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Possessives
's rules
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Lesson goal
At the end of this lesson, I will know what the possessive is and have practiced using it.

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How do you say something belongs to someone in English?

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English

Indicates possesion


Dutch

Indicates that there is more than one
What does " 's " mean?

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  • Used to show that a thing belongs to someone or something
  • Singular noun: apostrophe + s  ('s)
  • Plural noun: apostrophe  (')

Example
The cat's couch (one cat)
The cats' couch (two or more cats)

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Notice how the number of couches does not matter
one couch
more than one couch
one cat
the cat's couch
the cat's couches
more than one cat
the cats' couch
the cats' couches

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This structure can be used for whole phrases
The cat next door's bed
(the bed of the cat next door)
The Queen of France's cat
(the cat of the queen of France)

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practice
The earrings of Isabella are very pretty.
Isabella's earrings are very pretty.

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Sarah is the aunt of Irene.

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These are the cats belonging to our friends.

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That pencil belongs to Nikola.

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Over to you
 write some things about yourself using this grammar. Write down at least 10 sentences.


You can use your book for help :)

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Recap
  • What did we do in this lesson?
  • What new rules did you learn?
  • When do we use these rules?
  • Can you give an example using the rules?
  • Have you reached the lesson goal?

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