Apostrophe + S

There are three meanings:

1) Contraction of subject + is
2) Contraction of subject + has
3) Possession

1. The subject can be a subject pronoun, a question word, or a proper noun (name). Is must be followed by a noun or a present participle (verb + ING).

he is = he's she is = she's it is = it's what is = what's
who is = who's where is = where's when is = when's how is = how's
Mike is = Mike's Lucy is = Lucy's Detroit is = Detroit's France is = France's

2. The subject can be a subject pronoun, a question word, or a proper noun (name). Has must be followed by a past participle (verb +ED or EN).

he has = he's she has = she's it has = it's what has = what's
who has = who's where has = where's when has = when's how has = how's
Mike has = Mike's Lucy has = Lucy's Detroit has = Detroit's France has = France's

3. The possessive - 's shows that someone owns something. It is translated as the possessed of the
possessor in French (objet possédé DE possesseur). The word order is the reverse in English, however (possesseur + 's + objet possédé).

the hat of Luke = Luke's hat the dog of my family = my family's dog
the name of his cat = his cat's name the house of the man = the man's house

Rewrite the sentences with NO contractions:

1. My father's brother lives in California.
2. He's working really hard today.
3. She's eaten all of the cake!
4. When's your birthday?
5. Her sister's friend plays tennis.
6. Their son's travelling in Europe.
7. He's walked for 10 miles!
8. The house's door is green and red.