Posessives: 's / ' / of

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Lesson Goals

• I know when possessive 's is used
  
• I can use the possessive 's in sentences

Possessive

How to say that something is yours, or from someone else

Possessive (bezit) 

In het Engels geef je bezit op 3 verschillende manieren aan:

's / ' / of

Maar wanneer gebruik je welke?

The posessive 's (I)

We use the posessive S after names of people, animals, time and place (to show possession). 

Mickey's ears are funny                               (enkelv., 1 Mickey)

Alexis's room is beautiful                            (enkelv., eindigt op -s / Alexis'= OK too)

An hour's walk from here                             (enkelv., 1 hour)

I went to my friend's (house)                      (plaats, 1 vriend, geen                                                                                                                       gebouw genoemd)

Posessive 's (II)

... ook bij meervouden die niet op -s eindigen.

... also with plurals that do not end in -s.

The men's toilets are on the left  

Possessive 

                           She's a docter    vs.    John's wife is French

Both 's look the same at first glance, but they are not!

In the first sentence, 's is short for is. 

But in the second sentence, 's is a form of the posessive

Possessive 

                 He's my best friend    vs.    My cat's whiskers are long

Again, in the first sentence, 's is short for is

But in the second sentence, 's is possessive 

Posessive '

--> bij meervouden die op -s eindigen

My neighbours' garden is nice
My sisters' rooms are messy
(meerdere zussen & kamers)

My sister's room vs. My sisters' room

Posessive of

zaken, hoeveelheden, aardrijkskundige namen 

things, quantities, geographical names

The roof of the house.

The capital of England.

A cup of coffee

A pound of apples

Is this possessive?: She's a doctor.

1. Yes
2. No

Does this sentence contain the posessive?:
John's wife is French.

1. yes
2. no

Is the 's short for 'is'?
My cat's whiskers are long.

1. No
2. Yes

Is the 's short for 'is'?
He's my best friend.

1. No
2. Yes

Choose the correct form of possessive:
My _________ was not expensive.
(parents/car)

1. parents' car
2. car's of parents
3. car of parents
4. parents's car

Choose the correct form of possessive:
Berlin is ….. (capital/Germany)

1. capital's of Germany
2. Germany's capital
3. Germanys' capital
4. the capital of Germany

I can use ''posessive 's'' correctly.

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Possessive - overview

's 

'

of