grammatica les Jelle 19-9

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Grammar pitfalls

Apostrophe

Your - You're

What's the difference?

Peters - Peter's

What's the difference?

Hobby's - Hobbies

What's the difference?

Are you going to ___ party this weekend?

1. They're
2. Their

Mike said ___ waiting for me.

1. You're
2. Your

Paul took ____ dog for a walk

1. Jordan's
2. Jordans

Bob didn't do ____ homework

1. Hi's
2. His

I borrowed my ____ books.

1. Teacher's
2. Teachers

There were three crying ____ on the train today.

1. Baby's
2. Babies

Find the mistakes in this text.

My name is Fred. Im a marketing expert and I'm looking for a new job. I have previously worked at two different company's. I started working my first job at my friends company in 2019. Then, in 2021 I worked at new startup, but their out of business now. I would like to speak with you soon to show you're company what I have to offer.

Find the mistakes in this text.

My name is Fred. Im a marketing expert and I'm looking for a new job. I have previously worked at two different company's. I started working my first job at my friends company in 2019. Then, in 2021 I worked at new startup, but their out of business now. I would like to speak with you soon to show you're company what I have to offer.

You use the ' for:

-Contractions -  You are -> You're

-Possession with people and things - My father's car

You don't use the ' for:

-Plurals - hobby -> hobbies

-Possessive pronouns - my, your, his etc.