Después de aprender las Short and Long Answers, en esta lección aprenderemos Showing Possession.
Hay 3 formas diferentes de mostrar posesión en inglés americano:
1. Have/ Has (Tener)
- I have a black pickup truck.
- The student doesn’t have a computer.
- What do you have in your purse?
- Do you have any friends in the area?
2. Belong/ Belongs (Pertenecer)
- The black car belongs to me.
- The jacket doesn’t belong to you.
- I belong to my career.
- Does those keys belong to you?
- Who does this computer belong to?
3. ’s (usado solo con la tercera persona en singular y plural) & ’ (used when the noun/name ends in s)
Esta es la forma más común porque se usa no solo para mostrar posesión, sino también como parte de una oración más larga y detallada:
- My friend’s father
- Alex’s house
- Carlos’ car
- The car’s tire
- The dog’s tail
- My parents’ house
- I love to go to my cousin’s house because he has a pool.
- Jane’s brother plays poker with my brother.
- We always listen to the students’ opinion in regards to our English lessons.
El uso de ‘s es muy común en el inglés americano del día a día, más ejemplos
- Apple’s taste
- Book’s cover
- Boss’s car
- Cat’s tuna
- Computer’s keyboard
- Deer’s antlers
- Diane’s book
- Diabetes’s symptoms
- Fish’s eggs
- Fez’s size
- Arizona’s climate
- Goddess’s beauty
- Gym’s rules
- House’s roof
Más ejemplos con ‘
- Americans’ ideals
- Babies’ shoes
- Cabbages’ nutrition
- Donors’ cards
- Eggs’ color
- Frogs’ croaking
- Garages’ fees
- Hampers’ conditions
- Igloos’ construction
- Inventions’ popularity
- Juices’ flavors
- Kites’ altitudes
- Lemons’ acidity
- Members’ votes
Cuando un sustantivo plural no termina con una «s», agrega un apóstrofe y una «s» para hacerlo posesivo. Aquí hay ejemplos de sustantivos posesivos plurales:
- Cattle’s pasture
- Geese’s eggs
- Women’s clothes
- Children’s toys
- Mice’s traps
- People’s ideas
- Feet’s toenails
- Nuclei’s form
- Cacti’s thorns
- Octopi’s legs
- Oxen’s diet
- Die’s roll
- Lice’s size
- Hippopotami’s strength
Pronombres posesivos singulares y plurales (Singular & Plural Possessive Pronouns)
- That is mine.
- My car runs great.
- His work is good.
- Her diet is working
- The bag is hers.
- The house is ours.
- I see your coat.
- It is all yours.
- Their smiles are welcome.
- It’s their fault.
- Its name is Bubbles.
Pronombres posesivos indefinidos (Indefinite Possessive Pronouns)
- One – One’s
- Another – another’s
- Anybody – anybody’s
- Each other – each other’s
- Each one – each one’s
- Nobody – nobody’s
- No one – no one’s
- Someone – someone’s
- Somebody – somebody’s
- Something – something’s
En la próxima lección aprenderemos Present Continous.
