{"id":4634,"date":"2011-07-13T00:40:47","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T00:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=4634"},"modified":"2023-05-22T17:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T22:36:35","slug":"common-errors-in-english-possessives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/common-errors-in-english-possessives\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Errors in English: Possessives"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don\u2019t say:<\/span> \u201cI went to the house of my friend.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don\u2019t say:<\/span> \u201cI went to my friend house.\u201d<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Say:<\/span> \u201cI went to my friend\u2019s house.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>In English, we normally use<strong> \u2018s<\/strong> and not <strong>OF<\/strong> for possessives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>my sister\u2019s dog<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">the dog of my sister<\/span><\/li>\n<li>the teacher\u2019s car<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">the car of my teacher<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Paul\u2019s wife\u2019s dress<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">the dress of Paul&#8217;s wife<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When the word already ends in \u2013s, just add \u2018 (the pronunciation is the same):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jesus\u2019 words<\/li>\n<li>our boss\u2019 office<\/li>\n<li>my kids\u2019 toys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>How to form possessives in English<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\"><strong>NOUN<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"120\"><strong>POSSESSIVE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"397\"><strong>EXAMPLE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"121\">I<\/td>\n<td 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