Possessive 's / ' of

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

The possessive

of te wel

De bezits vorm in Engels:

als je wilt aangeven dat iets van iemand is

Do you see a possessive form here?:
John's wife is French.

1. yes
2. no

Do you see a possessive form here?: She's a doctor.

1. Yes
2. No

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 possessive (bezits vorm)

Possessive (bezit) 

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

's / ' / of

Maar wanneer gebruik je welke?

The possessive 's 

We use the possessive 'S after names of people and animals to show possession. 

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

Alexis's room is beautiful                                    (enkelv., eindigt op -s)

Possessive 's (II)

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

The men's toilets are on the left  

Children's books

Possessive '

--> 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

Possessive 

2 dingen of geografische namen

The roof of the house.

The capital of England.

of

Possessive  's: Drag the sentence to is if 's = is

Drag the sentence to possessive if 's = possessive

is

Possessive

My name's Jenny.

My father's name is Bob

He's a doctor

 My mother's name is Karen

 She's Italian.

 My sister's a student. 

My brother's name is Jack.

 My dog's favourite food is steak.

Choose the correct form of possessive:
My _________ was not expensive.

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

Choose the correct form of possessive:
Berlin is …..

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

Possessive - overview

's 

'

of