2DCQ Period 1 possessive 's / s'/ of

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome 

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Learning goal of this lesson

* You know when&how to use 's, s' and ... of ... .

Bezit  - 's /s'/ of

Wat is 'the possesive 's '?

-We use the apostrophe(') to indicate possession or to show the relationship between people.

Emma's house

    Emma's brother 

Bezit: s' 's + ....of.... 

Enkelvoud:    's                                                   my friend's book 

Meervoud:     '                 woord op -s          my parents'  room 

                           's               andere letter        the children's room 

Dingen/plaatsen/landen:           of              the back of the house

                                                                                  the citizens of England

                                                    

Stappen plan

1. Gaat de zin om het bezit van een land, plaats of ding?

     Ja: ... of .... 

2. Nee: Is degene die iets bezit een enkelvoud? 

     Ja: 's 

3. Nee: Is degene die iets bezin een meervoudsvorm die eindigd op een s? 

    Ja:  '

    Nee:  's

                                                                                        +

Please keep these in mind;

It is possible to use more than 1 possessive in a phrase!

-We had lunch at my friend's father's house. 

The possesive 's with singular and plural time expressions 

-an hour's drive

-three hours' journey  

-one year's experience

-two years' experience

If something belongs to more than one person, and we give a list of names, the 's  comes after the last name in the list.

-Jack is Anne and Gary's son. 

We use 's' at the end of names and nouns, even if the word ends in 's'

-James's cello

-Dickens's last novel 

-My boss's office

! The pronunciation can be /zız/ or /sız/  !

  

Tijd voor de test.....

Those are my _______.

enkelvoud: 's

-s = 's of '

meervoud: 's

-s = '

1. parents cars
2. parents cars
3. parent's car's
4. parents' cars

Possession / bezit

's 

s'

of

Dingen, landen, plekken

Personen

Woorden die in het meervoud eindigen op -s

1. Isn't this ______ book?

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

3. They are painting the ____ room this week.

1. children's
2. childrens
3. childrens'
4. children

(the foot-the bed)

1. the bed of the foot
2. the foot of the bed
3. the bed's foot

house.

party.

cat.

books.

Sarah

My friends

My mother

Thomas

's

'

's

's

'

4. Did you read ______ newspaper?

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

's / s' / '

1. two week's holiday
2. two weeks' holiday
3. two week' holiday

5. David is ______ husband.

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

( My friend-book)

1. My friends book
2. My friend's book
3. My friends' book
4. My friend book

(Amerika-largest city)

1. Amerika's largest city
2. Amerikas largest city
3. The largest city of Amerika
4. Amerikas largest city

(My friends-bikes)

1. The bikes of my friends
2. My friend´s bikes
3. My friends´ bike
4. My friends' bikes

's s'

1. James's dog
2. James' dog

's / s' ?
The cat ... name is Tiger

1. 's
2. s'