The possessive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

everyone!

Goals

At the end of this lesson...

• You know how and when to use the possessive --> bezitsvorm

Possessive  's - ' - of

Possessive (bezit)

's gebruik je om bezit aan te geven bij:

• namen van personen/dieren, ook als ze op een -s eindigen
• enkelvouden
• meervouden die niet op -s eindigen

Ben's bag is blue  /  Tess's bag is blue.

This is my dog's toy.

The children's rooms are big.

Possessive 

Alleen een ' gebruik je om bezit aan te geven bij:

• meervouden die op een -s eindigen

My sisters' rooms are always messy.

Our grandparents' garden is very big.

The giraffes' necks are long.

Possessive 

of gebruik je om bezit aan te geven bij:

• dingen
• geografische namen

The leg of the chair is broken.

The leaves of the trees are already brown.

Madrid is the capital of  Spain.

Possessive 

's 

'

of

Isn't this ______ book?

1. Peter
2. Peter's
3. Peters'
4. Peters

They are painting the ____ this week.

1. Children's room
2. room of the children
3. Childrens' room
4. Children room

Which is correct?

1. England's capital
2. The capital of England
3. Englands' capital
4. Englands capital

7. My ________ house is pretty far away.

1. grandparents's
2. grandparentss
3. grandparents'
4. grandparents

The ______ tail is white.

1. cats
2. cats'
3. cat's

Which is correct?

1. This is our friends dog.
2. This is our friends' dog.
3. This is the dog of our friends.

6. All the _____ books were in their lockers.

1. boys's
2. boy's
3. boys'
4. boys

Which one is correct?

1. He closed the door of the car.
2. He closed the car's door.
3. He closed the door's car.
4. He closed the cars' door.

Which "Possessive" is CORRECT?

1. The tables' legs are white.
2. The legs of the table are white.
3. The legs' table are white.
4. The table's legs are white.

Which possessive
is correct?

1. This is George's office.
2. This is Georges office.
3. This is George' office.
4. This is Georges's office.

Possessive
Which is correct?

1. This is Peter's pocket money.
2. This is the pocket money of Peter
3. This is Peters pocket money.
4. This is Peters' pocket money.

Which "Possessive" is CORRECT?

1. The houses' back
2. The house's back
3. The back of the house
4. The house of the back

Which possessive
is correct?

1. The Queens' dogs
2. The Queen's dogs
3. The Queen her dogs
4. The Queen of dogs

De stem van Adele is mooi

It was the summer ... ...

I will never be ... ...

The power ... ...

We're giants in a little ... ...

the colour ... ... ...

It's the .... ... the tiger
It's the thrill of the fight

Hoe goed begrijp je de grammatica nu op een schaal van 1 tot 10?

Homework:

Make ex. 29 page 75

Study page 96