Possessive 's - ' - of

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Possessive 's - ' - of

Isn't this ______ book?

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

They are painting the ____ room this week.

1. Children's
2. Childrens
3. Childrens'
4. Children

Possessive (bezit)

's

namen, mensen en dieren enkelvoud

meervouden die niet op een s eindigen

uitdrukkingen van tijd

Als een naam eindigt met een s  dan gebruik je OOK de regel 'enkelvoud'

I like Tara's hair.

Who took Anthony's pen?

The cat's whiskers.

Men's clothing.

This is today's newspaper.

Lucas's iPad.

This is Charles's chair.

!!!! 

Meg and Tara's bicycles are stolen.

Possessive (bezit)

meervouden die op s eindigen

My parents' car. (mum and dad = parents)

His siblings' hobby. (siblings =                           )

'

Examples

 the car of John = John's car

the room of the girls = the girls' room

     clothes for men  = men's clothes

the boat of the sailors = the sailors' boat

Other examples

For God's sake!             (= exclamation of exasperation)

a stone's throw away     (= very near)

in my mind's eye           (= in my imagination)

Shall we go to Luigi's for lunch?

I've got an appointment at the dentist's at eleven o'clock.

Is Saint Mary's an all-girls school?

The ship's captain is at shore.

Examples with time

Examples with time

a day's work

a month's pay

today's newspaper

in a year's time

Waarom gebruik je hier 's ?

my friend's car
that dog's toy
Jaimy's bike

Wanneer gebruik je alleen ' ?

my parents' house
those ladies' shoes
the students' books

Waarom gebruik je hier 's ?

the children's clothes
women's voting rights

_____ trousers can be found on the top floor.

1. Men
2. Mens
3. Men's
4. Mens'

4. Did you read ______ newspaper?

1. yesterday
2. yesterdays
3. yesterdays'
4. yesterday's

5. David is ______ husband.

1. Anne's
2. Annes
3. Annes'
4. Anne

6. All the _____ books were in their lockers.

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

7. My ________ house is pretty far away.

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

Which is correct?

1. These are our friends cats.
2. These are our friends' cats.
3. These are the cats of our friends.

_______ and ______ bags are black. (Jack – Joe)

1. Jack's / Joe's
2. Jack / Joe's
3. Jack / Joes
4. Jack's / Joe

Where is the ______ shower? (ladies)

1. ladies
2. ladies'
3. ladies's

Let's meet at _____ for lunch. (Giovanni)

1. Giovannis
2. Giovannis'
3. Giovanni's

Sarah is ______ aunt. (Emily)

1. Emily's
2. Emilys'
3. Emilies