Possessive nouns are used to show that someone owns something. An apostrophe (') is used to show the ownership.

Utilizamos s , despus del nombre de alguien o algo para mostrar que le pertenece.

Example: The dog's collar is too large.

The word "dog's" is the possessive noun. It tells you that the noun "collar" belongs to the dog. The dog possesses the collar.

Noun
Ana cat Juan

Possessive
Anas cat the cats tail Juans leg

Add 's to the end of a singular noun to make it possessive.

Rule #1

Example: The sky's color is changing.

sky + 's

Sally The man The teacher

Sallys recipe
(The recipe of Sally)

The mans hat

(The hat of the man)

The teachers pencil

(The pencil of the teacher)

Change the following statements to show possession (Cambia los siguientes enunciados para mostrar possession):
The hat of the boy. The frame of the picture. The ring belongs to Carlos. The wick of the candle. The monitor belongs to the computer.
boys hat

pictures frame Carlos ring

candles wick computers monitor

Add 's to the end of a plural noun that does not end with an s.

Rule #2

Example: We see the children's snowman

children + 's

men

The mens meeting

(The meeting of the men)

teeth

The teeths filling

(The filling of the teeth)

Form the possessive of the following plural nouns (Forma el posesivo de los siguientes sustantivos en plural):
The hats of the women. The jobs of the men. The odor of the feet . The toys belong to the children. The enamel of the teeth.
womens hats

mens jobs feets odor

childrens toys teeths enamel

Add only the apostrophe (') to the end of a plural noun that ends with an s.

Rule #3

Example: My sisters' names are Sofia and Patty

runners cows trees

runners' shoes
(The shoes of the runners)

cows' meal
(The meal of the cows)

trees apples
(The apples of the trees)

Write the possessive form of plural nouns that end in S (Escribe la forma posesiva de los sustantivos en plural que terminan en S ):
The kennels of the dogs. The engines of the cars. The dresses belong to the girls. The medals of the heroes. The offices of the partners.
dogs kennels

cars engines girls dresses

heroes medals partners offices

Para preguntar a quien le pertenece algo, empezamos la pregunta con WHOSE.

0 Para preguntar a quien le pertenece algo en singular,

empezamos la pregunta con Whose y utilizamos is.

Example: Whose bycicle is this? Its Carlos

0 Para preguntar a quien le pertenece algo en plural,

empezamos la pregunta con Whose y utilizamos are.

Example: Whose shoes are these? Theyre Davids