Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Possessive 's'====== ========== <html><P><IMG id=2337 style="HEIGHT: 86px; WIDTH: 135px" alt="voiture sports car" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/2337_ebb780875e9d4b4eba019439d8a12861.jpg" width=400 height=299> <B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">Wow! Do you like <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">John's</SPAN> new car? <?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /></SPAN></B><BR></P> <P> </P></html> ========== <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">We use a p<STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">ossessive 's' </SPAN></STRONG>to indicate possession. </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">This file belongs to Sophie. This is <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">Sophie's</SPAN> file.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P> </P></html> ========== <html><TABLE Table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; WIDTH: 466.1pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=621 border=0> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 466.1pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=621 colSpan=4> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">We add an apostrophe and the letter 's' after a singular noun and an apostrophe after a regular plural noun. <SPAN style="COLOR: red"><?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /></SPAN></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-row-margin-right: 312.1pt"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-cell-special: placeholder" width=416 colSpan=3> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 8pt"><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR style="HEIGHT: 19.85pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-row-margin-right: 4.0pt"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 19.85pt; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 19.85pt; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">One dog</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; HEIGHT: 19.85pt; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">More than one dog</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-cell-special: placeholder" width=5> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 8pt"><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR style="HEIGHT: 19.85pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-row-margin-right: 4.0pt"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; HEIGHT: 19.85pt; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">One boy</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; HEIGHT: 19.85pt; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">boy's </SPAN>dog.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; HEIGHT: 19.85pt; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">boy's</SPAN> dogs.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-cell-special: placeholder" width=5> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 8pt"><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR style="HEIGHT: 19.85pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-row-margin-right: 4.0pt; "> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; HEIGHT: 19.85pt; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">More than one boy</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; HEIGHT: 19.85pt; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">boys'</SPAN> dog.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; HEIGHT: 19.85pt; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt" width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">boys'</SPAN> dogs.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; mso-cell-special: placeholder" width=5> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 8pt"><FONT face=Calibri> </FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style=""><SPAN lang=EN-US style="; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"></SPAN></B> </P></html> =====Uses===== <html> <table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Uses</span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Examples</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>To replace 'of'</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>This is the coat of the girl. [This structure is rarely used - see note below.] </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>This is the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">girl's</span> coat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>To mean 'belong to'</span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>These dogs belong to Jeremy.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>These are <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Jeremy's </span>dogs.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>As a subject complement<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>The cup<span style="color: red;"> </span>on the left is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">mum's</span> and the other one is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">dad's</span>.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>As a subject </span></b></p> </td> <td width="385" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>Peter's</span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'> is the red car and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Jane's </span>is the blue one. </span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p> <br></p><p> <b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Note that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">1. </span></span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>If the subject noun is a building or an object, we do not normally use a possessive </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; 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font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The file is in my desk's drawer. </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;'><img width="34" height="33" style="width: 21px; height: 18px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="data:image/png;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAeAB4AAD/2wBDAAoHBwkHBgoJCAkLCwoMDxkQDw4ODx4WFxIZJCAmJSMgIyIoLTkwKCo2KyIjMkQyNjs9QEBAJjBGS0U+Sjk/QD3/2wBDAQsLCw8NDx0QEB09KSMpPT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT3/wAARCAAhACIDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAHwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtRAAAgEDAwIEAwUFBAQAAAF9AQIDAAQRBRIhMUEGE1FhByJxFDKBkaEII0KxwRVS0fAkM2JyggkKFhcYGRolJicoKSo0NTY3ODk6Q0RFRkdISUpTVFVWV1hZWmNkZWZnaGlqc3R1dnd4eXqDhIWGh4iJipKTlJWWl5iZmqKjpKWmp6ipqrKztLW2t7i5usLDxMXGx8jJytLT1NXW19jZ2uHi4+Tl5ufo6erx8vP09fb3+Pn6/8QAHwEAAwEBAQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtREAAgECBAQDBAcFBAQAAQJ3AAECAxEEBSExBhJBUQdhcRMiMoEIFEKRobHBCSMzUvAVYnLRChYkNOEl8RcYGRomJygpKjU2Nzg5OkNERUZHSElKU1RVVldYWVpjZGVmZ2hpanN0dXZ3eHl6goOEhYaHiImKkpOUlZaXmJmaoqOkpaanqKmqsrO0tba3uLm6wsPExcbHyMnK0tPU1dbX2Nna4uPk5ebn6Onq8vP09fb3+Pn6/9oADAMBAAIRAxEAPwDc1/xI2uzGKBitgh4UH/W+7e3oKt+HPEL6Sy212zPZN91upi/+x/lVfxV4Ql0ueTVNIQtbsd09uP4fdfasiC5Dxhh0I6GuNuUZXZ9FSp0K9DlgtPxTO08ReKBCDaaY6tMw+eZTkRj29T/KuRsNUuNGvjc2zksxzIjHiX6+/vUTSqq4UAD0FP0jQLrxPemJd8FhGcTz92/2V/xpOcpy0KhQo4ek1Pbr5nYp8Q9CMamS4aNyBuQqTtPpRWrF4d0mGFIk0+32ooUZQE4HvRXTap3PF5sP2f3nOeLvGCweZp+nSDePlmmH8P8Asr7+p7Vwy3AUccAVa8TeG7rw9dgOWltHJ8qb+h9/51J4V8J3HiW482bfFpkZ+d+hlP8AdX29TXLPnnOx7+HWHw2H9pF6d+5RN0GGQwP0roPCniz+yJPs1wS1mxyR3jP94e3qKn8Y+BPsqnUdCjwir++tl9B/Ev8AhXIaXYXOsXsdtYoWmf16IO5J7CladORanh8ZQbk9Ovke5R3MMsayRyoyMAykNwQaK5CL4bWoiTzdRvDJtG7Y+BnvgelFdXNPsfOulh/5/wADR8ff8ife/Qfzq/4Z/wCRa0//AK4rRRT/AOXj9Bv/AHZev6Gn61xHgP8A5Dmv/wDXxRRSn8SFQ/g1PRfmdxRRRWpyn//Z" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_113"></span></b></p><p> <b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><br></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>There are some exceptions, for example when talking about ships; when using an adjective or with plural object nouns. For example: </span></b></p><p> <b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>We took a walk on the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ship's</span> deck. </span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>T</span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>he <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">desk's</span> <u>top</u> drawer is stuck. </span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'></span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>All the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">hotel's</span> bedrooms were occupied that night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p> <b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p><p> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>2. We add an apostrophe and the letter 's' after </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>irregular plural nouns and an </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>apostrophe after irregular plural nouns that end in 's'. For example:</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">children's</span> playground</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">men's</span> washroom</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">people's </span>opinion</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>ladies' </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>bikes</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>babies'</span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> changing room</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p><p> <b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>3. </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Proper nouns that end in an 's' are usually followed by an apostrophe<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>'s'. However, you will sometimes see them followed by just an apostrophe, particularly with older names:</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Jesus'</span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> disciples</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Charles'</span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> wedding [<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Charles's</span> is also correct.]</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='color: red; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p><p> <b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>4. For compound nouns, the apostrophe 's' or the apostrophe comes after the last w</span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>ord. </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>I like my <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">brother-in-law's</span> new car.</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>I was dissatisfied with the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">bank clerk's </span>response.</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p><p> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>5. </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>The possessive 's' is </span></b><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>never</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> used with a pronoun or the possessive adjective 'its':</span></b><br></p><table style="margin: auto auto auto 40.85pt; 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border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 137.2pt; height: 19.85pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>It's profits increased. </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;'><img width="34" height="33" style="width: 21px; height: 21px;" alt="red x, red cross" src="data:image/png;base64,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" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_115"></span></b></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p> <br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>6. </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>If more than one person owns something, we add the apostrophe 's' or the </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>apostrophe to the last name. </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'></span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>I'm going to mum and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">dad's</span> wedding anniversary party at the weekend.</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Penny and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">James's</span> dog had four puppies. </span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Brian, Lisa and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Osborne's</span> birthdays are all in June.</span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p><p> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><br></span></b></p><p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>7. </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>When in doubt about where to place the apostrophe,</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> put it directly after the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>person/people/thing(s) to which the object of the sentence belongs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p><p> <b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><br></span></b></p><p><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'>8. </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Sometimes we use possessive 's' in time and measurement phrases. Here are some</span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>examples:</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>At the end of his contract, they gave him <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">two weeks'</span> salary as a bonus.</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>The contractor needs a <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">month's </span>notice before he can start.</span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>They only paid him two dollars for an <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">hour's</span> work. </span></b><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>He put fifty <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">euros'</span> worth of petrol in the car.</span></b></p><p> <br></p></html> =====Using 'of'===== <html><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><br></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"><br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>1. We do<span style="color: red;"> </span>not normally use a possessive 's' for:</span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.25pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>a. Position/location: </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'> </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>the top of the mountain</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>the bottom of the<span style="color: red;"> </span>page</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>the top of the stairs</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>the back of the room</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>the front of the building</span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 2cm; line-height: normal; text-indent: -21.8pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>b. Some expressions:</span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'> </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 77.95pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>on the tip of my tongue</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 77.95pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>the dish of the day</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 77.95pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>the winner of the award/prize</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 77.95pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>the end of the world</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 77.95pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>the love of my life</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 77.95pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>a friend of a friend</span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.55pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>2. We use 'of' to clarify that we are speaking about one of a<span style="color: rgb(255, 51, 153);"> </span>group rather than a single </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>person or thing:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>He\'s the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">company's</span> employee. [The company only has one employee.] </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>He\'s one of the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">company's</span> employees.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'></span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>or</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>He\'s an employee of the company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>She\'s my <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">sister's</span> friend. [This sounds like my sister only has one friend.] </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'> </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>She\'s one of my <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">sister's</span> friends. </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'></span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>or </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 78pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>She\'s a friend of my sister. </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'> </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>3. We use 'of'<span style="color: red;"> </span>when the apostrophe 's' may be confusing: </span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>This is </span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; ;'>John's</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> photo. [John is in the photo <u>or</u> the photo belongs to John.]</span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> This is a photo of John. [John is in the photo.] </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>This photo belongs to John.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>This photo is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">John's</span>. [It belongs to him.]</span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><br> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Omitting the object </span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>When we talk about certain buildings and places, we can omit the object but we keep the possessive 's' form. Here are some examples:</span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>I went to my <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">sister's</span> last night. [her home]</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I've got an appointment at the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">doctor's</span>/<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">dentist's</span>/<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">vet's</span>. [surgery]</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I'm going to the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">hairdresser's</span> tomorrow. [salon]</span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>See also <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">whose and who's</span>.</span></b></p></span><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><br></p></span><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><br></p></html> ========== <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"> <IMG id=3064 style="HEIGHT: 101px; WIDTH: 166px" alt="shop babies magazin bébé" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3064_77abb43097c1c9e24f3298b90dc2409c.jpg" width=479 height=320> <IMG id=3192 style="HEIGHT: 103px; WIDTH: 158px" alt="family dinner repas famille" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3192_0a42214e16170e9283a0d9722740b7b8.jpg" width=424 height=283></SPAN></B></P> <TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0 Table> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; 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BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 231.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=308> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN><FONT color=#000000 face="Times New Roman"><IMG id=91 style="HEIGHT: 99px; WIDTH: 155px" alt="party, people, colleagues, fête birthday" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/91_1a9e404c9ce8a7ff9aae46e1cced9028.jpg" width=273 height=221></FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 3"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 231.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=308> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">children's</SPAN> Halloween costumes were adorable. <SPAN style="COLOR: #ff3399"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 231.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=308> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">They're celebrating <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">Mary's</SPAN> birthday.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff3399"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 4"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 231.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=308> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"><IMG id=2994 style="HEIGHT: 138px; WIDTH: 121px" alt="William Kate prince" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/2994_45a69050656f06be5ef44321fcb895b1.jpg" width=661 height=1053></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 231.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=308> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US> <IMG id=3066 style="HEIGHT: 136px; WIDTH: 127px" alt="stairs office building " src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3066_4fab46215e192993a055e0326a7f2768.jpg" width=562 height=853></SPAN><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 5"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 231.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=308> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">Queen of England's</SPAN> grandson got married in 2011.<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff3399"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 231.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=308> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> All the <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">bosses'</SPAN> offices are on the top floor. <SPAN style="COLOR: #ff3399"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 6"> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 231.05pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" vAlign=top width=308> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; 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