’s = POSSESSION

🔁 ‘S — Possession

The lesson explains how ’s is used to show possession

🎯 Level: Beginner, Intermediate Time: 10–15 minutes 📘 Category: Grammar

 
 

📚 ’s = POSSESSION

👉 In Spanish, possession is expressed as “de”/ “of“.
👉 In English, we usually use ’s

Basic structure

Person + ’s + thing

  • John’s car → the car of John
  • Maria’s phone → the telephone of Maria
  • The teacher’s book → the book of the profesor

With people’s names

  • Ana’s bag
  • Carlos’s jacket
  • Joe’s laptop

With singular nouns

  • The dog’s tail
  • The student’s answer
  • My brother’s room

With places / time

  • Today’s class
  • Tomorrow’s meeting
  • Mexico’s culture
 

❌ Common mistakes

❌ The car of John
John’s car
❌ The phone of Maria
Maria’s phone

⚠️ Important reminder

’s here does NOT mean is or has.
It only shows ownership.

 

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