POSSESSIVES

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• Leerjaar 1-6

Possessive: 's, ' and ... of ...

Possessive

We gebruiken de possessive om aan te geven dat iets van iemand is: bezit. 

Bezit van mensen/dieren: 's of '	Bezit van levenloos object en geografische locaties: ... of ...
's : achter namen en enkelvoud	The city of London
David's legs The teacher's book	The legs of the table
' : achter meervoud dat eindigt op een s	The province of Utrecht
My parent s ' house

1. Isn't this ______ book?

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

2. _____ trousers can be found on the top floor.

1. Men
2. Mens
3. Men's
4. Mens'

3. They are painting the ____ room this week.

1. Children's
2. Childrens
3. Childrens'
4. Children

4. Did you read ______ newspaper?

1. Yesterday
2. Yesterdays
3. Yesterdays'
4. Yesterday's

5. David is ______ husband.

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

6. All the _____ books were in their lockers.

1. boys's
2. boyss
3. boys'
4. boys

7. My ________ house is pretty far away.

1. grandparents's
2. grandparentss
3. grandparents'
4. grandparents

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https://engelsklaslokaal.nl/en/english-grammar-exercises/miscellaneous/possessives-s-of/#google_vignette