POSSESSIONS

UNIT 4

DEMOSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

In English the demonstrative adjectives are used to indicate specific items in relation to ourselves. To indicate a specific sweater that I want you to look at, I will point to the sweater and ask "What do you think of this sweater." And you might reply, "I don't like that sweater"

THIS / THAT

The words "this" and "that" are demonstrative adjectives (i.e. they demonstrate or indicate nouns.) They indicate not only a specific item or items but also where they are in relation to the speaker.

The demonstrative adjectives serve the same purpose Spanish: este suéter" this sweater" or ese suéter" that sweater".

"This" and "These"

Singular Plural

Masculine este estos

Feminine esta estas

"That" and "Those"

Singular Plural

Masculine ese esos

Feminine esa esas

"That one over there" and "Those ones over there”

Este suéter This sweater

Estos suéteres These sweaters

Ese suéter That sweater

Esos suéteres Those sweaters

Aquel suéter That sweater over there

Aquellos suéteres Those sweaters over there

Esta blusa This blouse

Estas blusas These blouses

Esa blusa That blouse

Esas blusas Those blouses

Aquella blusa That blouse over there

Aquellas blusas Those blouses over there

This/that/these/those exercises

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1941

http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/this_that/this_etc.html

http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/wp-content/uploads/grammar/this_that_these_those/01.htm

Forming Possessives

Showing possession in English is a relatively easy matter (believe it or not). By adding an apostrophe and an s we can manage to transform most singular nouns into their possessive form:

the car's front seat

Charles's car

Bartkowski's book

a hard day's work

Possessives of Plurals

Most plural nouns already end in s. To create their possessive, simply add an apostrophe after the s:

The Pepins' house is the big blue one on the corner.

The lions' usual source of water has dried up.

The gases' odors mixed and became nauseating.

The witches' brooms were hidden in the corner.

The babies' beds were all in a row.

Possessive nouns exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/nouns/exercises?04

HAVE / HAS

They can both be used to show possession and are important in making the 'perfect tenses'.'Had' is the past tense of both 'has' and 'have'.

HAVE

Have is used with some pronouns and plural nouns:'I have a great English teacher.''You have toothpaste on your chin.''We have a meeting at 12.''Nurses have a difficult job.'

HAS

Has is used with the third person singular. For example:'She has a great personality.''He has a new haircut.''The washing machine has a leak in it'.'It has a hole near the door.'

contractions

I have = I'veyou have = you'vewe have = we'vethey have = They'vehe has = he'sit has = it's

negative contractions

has not = hasn'thave not = haven'thad not = hadn't

QUESTIONS

'Have you been to Australia?''Has Andrew left yet?''Who has my pen?''Has anyone seen my mobile phone?'

HAVE / HASEXERCISES

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=638

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=641