1. THE
SAXON
GENITIVE!!!
Or “just”
Adding ‘S / ‘ to show possesion

2. MEANING + USE  George’s party was fun.
 NBA’s rules are only used in the USA.
 The cat’s paw was badly cut.
 England’s mountains are not very high.
We use the Saxon Genitive to say that SOMETHING :
Belongs or is a characteristic of a person, a group or organisation made up of people, an animal or a country.

3. Singular 1. The toy of the kid. The kid’s toy. 2. The pen of the girl.
The girl’s pen.
3. The bag of Juan.
Juan’s bag.

4. Singular ending in S 1. The toy of James. James’s toy.
2. The pen of Dolores.
Dolores’s pen.
3. The bag of Charles.
Charles’s bag.

5. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PLURALS THAT DON’T END IN S?
1. The toy of the children.
The children’s toy.
2. The rights of the people
The People’s rights
3. The tails of the mice.
The mice’s tails.

6. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PLURALS THAT END IN S?
1. The toy of the kids.
The kids’ toy.
2. The pens of the girls.
The girls’ pens.
3. The bag of the boys.
The boys’ bag.

7. summary Singular Not ending in s: FIFA’s End in s: Criss’s Plural
Not ending in s: Women’s
Ending in s: Cats’

8. GOOD-TO-KNOW FACTS We can use it two times in a sentence:
We went to Jack’s father’s restaurant
We can use it with complex noun phrases:
Uncle Fred’s boat is really big
Greg is his youngest daughter’s husband
We don’t use it with “things”:
The door’s handle  The door handle
The shop´s window  The shop window

9. WORK Superminds. Page 61. Exercise 1
Superminds Workbook. Page 61. Exercises 1, 2 and 3
Work individually.
When you finish, wait for the person next to you to finish and then compare your answers with him or her