Expressing possession with 's: Betty's hotel, Roger's song…
Reminder: to express possession, we can use possessive adjectives Possessive adjectives or possessive pronouns Possessive pronouns.
Our brother lives in Galway.
-Whose bike is this? -It's mine.
You can also use this structure: possessor + 's + object.
Betty's hotel is in London.
The dog's name is Oscar.
When the object has already been specified, you don't need to repeat it after the name of the possessor.
-Is this your car? -No, it's Roger's. (= Roger's car)
When the possessor ends in -s, simply add an apostrophe (') after the s.
That is my parents' house. (my parents)
When there are several possessors, the 's is applied to the last name in the set.
Betty and Anna's hotel is unique.
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