The possessive case: whose is it?
Angleščina · 7. razred
In English, we use the possessive case to show that something belongs to someone or to show relationships between people. It answers the question "Whose is it?", which means "Čigavo je?".
Ključni pojmi
- Whose
- The question word used to ask about ownership (Čigav).
- Apostrophe
- The punctuation mark (') used before or after 's' to show possession.
- Irregular plural
- Plural words like 'children' or 'women' that do not end in -s.
- Ownership
- The state of something belonging to a person or animal (lastništvo).
Asking Questions and Singular Nouns
To ask about ownership, we start the sentence with the word "Whose", such as "Whose shoes are these?". To show possession for one person or animal, we add an apostrophe and the letter s ('s) to the end of the noun. For example, we say "Peter's dog" or "the cat's tail". This rule applies to most singular names and animals.
- Start questions about ownership with the word 'Whose'.
- Add 's to singular nouns to show belonging.
Plural Nouns and Special Names
If a plural noun already ends in -s, we only add an apostrophe (') at the end, like in "the students' books". However, for irregular plurals that do not end in -s, like "children", we must add 's. For names that already end in the letter s, such as Lucas, you can choose to add just an apostrophe or 's. Both "James' bike" and "James's bike" are correct.
- Use only an apostrophe for plural nouns ending in -s.
- Use 's for irregular plurals like 'men' or 'people'.
Possession for Things
We usually use the 's rule for people and animals to show they own something. For objects and things, we often use the word "of" instead of an apostrophe. For example, we say "the legs of the table" instead of "the table's legs". Another example is "the name of the film".
- Use 'of' to show possession for objects and things.
- The 's rule is mostly for people and animals.
Zanimivosti
- For names ending in -s, like James, both James' and James's are perfectly correct!
- Instead of saying 'the film's name', English speakers usually say 'the name of the film'.
Povzetek
The possessive case helps us identify who owns an object using 's, an apostrophe, or the word 'of'. We use the question word 'Whose' to ask about ownership in English.
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In English, we use the possessive case to show that something belongs to someone or to show relationships between people. It answers the question "Whose is it?", which means "Čigavo je?".
Kaj je whose?
The question word used to ask about ownership (Čigav).
Kaj je apostrophe?
The punctuation mark (') used before or after 's' to show possession.
Kaj je irregular plural?
Plural words like 'children' or 'women' that do not end in -s.
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The possessive case helps us identify who owns an object using 's, an apostrophe, or the word 'of'. We use the question word 'Whose' to ask about ownership in English.
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