genitive vs meervoud

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Genitive vs meervoud

What is the difference:

my mothers bike is red

my mother's bike is red.

my mothers' bike is red.

Genitive vs meervoud

What is the difference:

my mothers bike is red > kan niet

my mother's bike is red. > 1 moeder

my mothers' bike is red. > 2 moeders die samen 1 fiets hebben

Let op!

Nederlands: De fiets van mijn moeder/ mijn moeders fiets.

In het Engels mag alleen:

My mother's bike.

Niet: the bike of my mother

meervoud

genitive (bezit)

genitive én meervoud

girls

cookies

Bess's

boys'

Mary's

fathers'

stories

friend's

Tara's

houses

horse's

dogs'

meervoud

regel: +s

-medeklinker + y = +ies

-s = +es

-f/f = +ves

uitzonderingen: children, men, mice, etc.

bezit

enkelvoud: 's

glass = 's of '

meervoud: 's

glasses = '

Those are my _______.

enkelvoud: 's

-s = 's of '

meervoud: 's

-s = '

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

That is his ____________ house

enkelvoud: 's

-s = 's of '

meervoud: 's

-s = '

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

Those _____ dropped their ______ milk.

enkelvoud: 's

-s = 's of '

meervoud: 's

-s = '

1. girls, mother's
2. girl's, mother's
3. girls, mothers
4. girl's, mothers

Maak een zin met het woord: boys'

Maak een zin met het woord: friends

Maak een zin met het woord: father's

assignment

- In pairs.

- Do the exercise sheet.

- You have 20 minutes. Then we'll check your answers.

Interview

Pick one of the people on the next slide.

Think of 5-7 interview questions you could ask this person. (not yes/no questions)

Give your neighbour your questions and they will write down the answers (real/made up)

Homework

- Do the correct the mistakes assignment.

- Study grammar onregelmatige werkwoorden 1 t/m 90 page 49/50.

- Study genitive vs meervoud page 44.