Possessive Adjectives

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Possessive Adjectives

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Possessive Adjectives

Hello, Dear Teachers.

Can I use “Guess Who Mix and Mash” Hasbro game to teach possessive adjectives?

For example: Monkey’s got panda’s eyes and pop star’s mouth.

Another option: Monkey’s got panda eyes and pop star mouth.

http://www.abcd-diaries.com/2010/09/guess-who-mix-n-mash-review.html

Thank you in advance

29 Sep 2016

douglas

I can ï¿½t say whether or not you can use it--that ï¿½s your choice. But if it produced the sentence above, I would be careful.

Monkey’s got panda’s eyes and pop star’s mouth.

Monkeys got a panda’s eyes and a pop star’s mouth.

Monkey’s got panda eyes and pop star mouth.

Monkeys got panda eyes and pop star mouths.

OBTW: "Monkey got" also sounds funny to me, but I assume it is a BE thing. I would say "Monkeys have"

Cheers,

Douglas

30 Sep 2016

yanogator

Douglas, I think you missed something. Glutenfree is using the British "has got" and talking about monkey, panda and as characters, rather than speaking in general. Monkey has got panda ï¿½s eyes and pop star ï¿½s mouth.

So, glutenfree, to be consistent, I would treat them all as characters and use the possessive.

Bruce

30 Sep 2016

douglas

Good point Bruce, thanks

30 Sep 2016