Expressar posse com 's (de): Betty's hotel, Roger's song… em inglês

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Expressar posse com 's (de): Betty's hotel, Roger's song…

Lembrete: para expressar posse, podemos usar adjetivos possessivos Possessive adjectives ou pronomes possessivos Possessive pronouns.

Nosso irmão mora em Galway.

- De quem é esta bicicleta? - É minha.

Você também pode usar esta estrutura: possuidor + 's + objeto.

O hotel de Betty fica em Londres.

O nome do cachorro é Oscar.

Quando o objeto já foi especificado, não é preciso repeti-lo depois do nome do possuidor.

- Este carro é seu? - Não, é do Roger. (= o carro do Roger)

Quando o possuidor termina em -s (-s), basta adicionar um apóstrofo (') depois do s.

É a casa dos meus pais. (possessor: my parents)

Quando há vários possuidores, o 's (apóstrofo s) é aplicado ao último nome da lista.

O hotel de Betty e Anna é único.


Exercício 1

Complete each sentence with the correct 's structure. Follow the example and use the “Help me” button if you're finding it hard.

Example: Peter This is Peter's house.

Magda That is bag.

My cats My eyes are big.

Anna and Timmy Those books are .

Example: Peter This is Peter's house.

Magda That is Magda's bag.

My cats My cats' eyes are big.

Anna and Timmy Those books are Anna and Timmy's.

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Complete each sentence with the correct 's structure. Follow the example and use the “Help me” button if you're finding it hard.

Example: Peter This is Peter's house.

Magda That is [not done] Magda's 1 bag.

My cats My [not done] cats' 2 eyes are big.

Anna and Timmy Those books are [not done] Anna and Timmy's 3.

1 Magda's:

Magda → That is Magda's bag. In general, we add 's after the name of the possessor (here, Magda) to show that something (here, the bag) belongs to them. Example: Jordan → Jordan's sunglasses are expensive.

2 cats':

My cats → My cats' eyes are big. When the possessor already ends in ‑s (here, the plural the cats), simply add an apostrophe ( ' ) after it. Example: the plumbers → the plumbers' tools are heavy.

3 Anna and Timmy's:

Anna and Timmy → Those books are Anna and Timmy's. When there is more than one possessor (Anna +Timmy), the 's is applied to the last name in the set. Example: Sam and Pat → Sam and Pat's shop is in the city centre.

Exercício 2

Drag and drop the correct options to rephrase the sentences below.

This is the bike of the boy This is the boy bike.

That phone belongs to my friends → That is my friends phone.

Roger and Timmy have a car → The car is Roger and Timmy.


Drag and drop the correct options to rephrase the sentences below.

This is the bike of the boy This is the boy's 1 bike.

That phone belongs to my friends → That is my friends' 2 phone.

Roger and Timmy have a car → The car is Roger and Timmy's 3.

1 's:

This is the boy's bike. Use the structure: possessor (the boy) + 's + object (bike) to explain who owns something. Example: Anna Anna's hotel is old.

2 ':

That is my friends' phone. When the possessor ends in -s (here, the plural my friends), simply add an apostrophe ( ' ) after the s. Example: the applicants → we need to check the applicants' CVs.

3 's:

The car is Roger and Timmy's. When there are several possessors (here, Roger + Timmy), the 's is applied to the last name in the set. Example: Steve and Mike → Steve and Mike's restaurant is in London.

Exercício 3

Reorder the tiles so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the original one.

This is the car of Lucy This is .The toys of the kids are cheap The are cheap.The food of the cat is delicious The is delicious.

Reorder the tiles so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the original one.

This is the car of Lucy This is Lucy's car 1.The toys of the kids are cheap The kids' toys 2 are cheap.The food of the cat is delicious The cat's food 3 is delicious.
1 Lucy's car:

This is the car of Lucy → This is Lucy's car To indicate that Lucy owns the car, use the structure: possessor (Lucy) + 's + object (car) . Example: John → John's job is very stressful.

2 kids' toys:

The toys of the kids are cheap → The kids' toys are cheap. When the possessor ends in -s, (here, the plural the kids), simply add an apostrophe (') after the final s. Example: the players → the players' shoes were dirty.

3 cat's food:

The food of the cat is delicious → The cat's food is delicious. You shouldn't be eating the cat's food. It belongs to the cat! To show who an object (here, the food) belongs to, add 's after the possessor (here, the cat). Example: my mum → my mum's room is always tidy.


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