New Callan Edition Stage 9 , Lesson 144 , page 814 , and start with: "The possessive ;apostrophe"

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VOCABULARY:  The possessive apostrophe the last straw GRAMMAR:  For people and animals, we almost always use the apostrophe to communicate possession. For example. we say Mr Johnson's tie".  my uncle's house, the horse's tail" etc. We sometimes use it for things as well. For example. we can say "The book's main purpose is to teach", which is the same as saying "The main purpose of the book is to teach". However, for things, we generally communicate possession by using the word "of", and we say, for example, "the door of the house", or "the smell of the food". Idiom. "The last straw" = the last of several bad things that have happened. which makes you realize you cannot stand a situation anymore e.g. I've tried very hard to tolerate the noise from our neighbours but this is the last straw. I'm going to say something to them. MISSEPELLED WORDS:  tidying [tiding] fright [flight] stream [strem] caused [cost] SENTENCE STRUCTURE:  Mr. Mayamuto's shoes are clean. The door of this room's very big. CALLAN QUESTIONS:  Q When do we use the apostrophe to communicate possession? We generally use the apostrophe to communicate possession for people or animals Q How do we generally communicate possession for things? We generally communicate possession for things by using the word "of" Q What does the idiom "the last straw" mean? The idiom "the last straw" mean "the last of several bad things that have happened, which makes you realize you cannot stand a situation anymore" Q From your point of view, is it better to live in a big city or in the countryside? From my point of view, it's better to live in the countryside. Q As far as you're concerned, which country has the best food in the world? As far as I'm concerned, the country which has the best food in the world is Japan. Q When were using a screw to hang a picture on a wall, do we turn the screw clockwise or anti-clockwise? When we're using a screw to hang a picture on a wall, we turn the screw clockwise. Q When a member of the public is killed by a police officer, do you think there ought to be an official inquiry into the death? Yes, when a member of the public is killed by a police officer, I think there ought to be an official enquiry into the death.

The storm had cost a lot of damage on the beach, which took a lot tiding off.

It was the first time he had ever spoken in public, and it was clear that the poor man was suffering from stage flight.

Our plans where at a very advanced stage of development when we suddenly  had to change them entirely, and in doing so received a stream of emails protesting about our decision.

They all went to the railway station to wave goodby to their guests.