Possessives ('s / '/ of) uitleg 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Possession  's  '  of the

  Bezit   

Leg in eigen woorden uit wanneer het Engels de possessive 's gebruikt

Leg in eigen woorden uit wanneer het Engels de possessive ' gebruikt

Leg in eigen woorden uit wanneer het Engels de possessive of gebruikt

Possessive (bezit)

's

namen, mensen en dieren enkelvoud

meervouden die niet op een s eindigen

uitdrukkingen van tijd

Als een naam eindigt met een s dan gebruik je OOK de regel 'enkelvoud'

I like Tara's hair.

Who took Anthony's pen?

The cat's whiskers.

Men's clothing.

This is today's newspaper.

Lucas's iPad.

This is Charles's chair.

!!!! 

Meg and Tara's bicycles are stolen.

Possessive (bezit)

meervouden die op s eindigen

My parents' car. (mum and dad = parents)

His siblings' hobby. (siblings = brothers/sisters)

'

Possessive (bezit)

dingen van dingen

geografische namen

The  roof  of  the  house.

The  capital  of  England.

Please  open  the  door  of  this  room.

 The name of the school

The top floor of the building.

of

Examples

 the car of John = John's car

the room of the girls = the girls' room

     clothes for men  = men's clothes

the boat of the sailors = the sailors' boat

Other examples

For God's sake!             (= exclamation of exasperation)

a stone's throw away     (= very near)

in my mind's eye           (= in my imagination)

Shall we go to Luigi's for lunch?

I've got an appointment at the dentist's at eleven o'clock.

Is Saint Mary's an all-girls school?

The ship's captain is at shore.

Examples with time

Examples with time

a day's work

a month's pay

today's newspaper

in a year's time

Possessives - practice

This is my ________ car.

1. mothers
2. mothers'
3. mother's
4. mother

Did you read ______ newspaper?

1. yesterday
2. yesterdays
3. yesterdays'
4. yesterday's

_______ and ______ bags are black. (Jack – Joe)

1. Jack's / Joe's
2. Jack / Joe's
3. Jack / Joes
4. Jack's / Joe

My ____________ treehouse is brand new!

1. neighbours
2. neighbours'
3. neighbour's
4. neighbours's

Choose the correct option

1. that is Tess's book
2. that is Tess' book
3. that is Tesss book
4. That is the book of Tess

Which possessive
is correct?

1. The Queens' dogs
2. The Queen's dogs

Which possessive
is correct?
''Het werk van mijn collega's.''

1. My colleagues' job.
2. My colleague's job.

Which possessive
is correct?

1. I drove in my bosses car.
2. I drove in my boss' car.
3. I drove in my boss's car.
4. I drove in my boss car.

Translate:
de auto van onze vrienden

Translate:
de krant van vandaag

Translate:
de schilderijen van Charles

Translate:
de fietsen van de vrouwen

Exercise

Put the sentence in the correct order and make the correct possessive. 

Can't join the LessonUp? Write your answer down or yourself.

brought / I / the client (possessive)/ yesterday / document .

buildings (possessive) / shattered/ multiple / windows / today.

children (possessive) / colourful / are / very / our / backpacks .

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