Grammar Nouns 5H1 & 3 - IV

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

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Road map

• Read - 10 mins
• Reading list info
• Test info
• Grammar: nouns IV

              - Concord

              - Genitive 

Reading list 

Please hand in your definitive reading list on or before 24 Feb 2023.

List the titles of your books, their authors, their years of publication and their number of pages. Only after having handed in the list are you allowed to plan your oral exam. 

E.g.

• A Painted House by John Grisham (2001), 387 pages.
  
• The Circle by Dave Eggers (2013), 491 pages.
  
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1926/1974), 188 pages.

Friday's test (10 February)

• Alquin words
• questions on the use of  few-little-less-least etc. 
• change the nouns into their feminine forms
• change the nouns into their masculine forms
• make the nouns into their plural forms
• choose the correct combination (e.g. a collony of ants)
• sentences you should translate into English 

Concord 

'It is a measure of where Liverpool are that this was probably the most animated Klopp became all afternoon'. 

                                                                The Guardian 30 January 2023

'A total of 18 people have lost their lives either while in space or in preparation for a space mission, in four separate incidents'.

                                                              The New Scientist January 2023

Concord

the Genitive - Possession

Could these two high-profile journeys to the edge of space by wealthy businessmen Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson mean space travel is one step closer for the rest of us?

Well, to go anytime soon, you would need a lot of money. One seat on board billionaire Jeff Bezos's rocket ship was auctioned for 28 million dollars.

the Genitive - Possession

Shows to whom or what something or someone belongs 

Two possibilities:

1. People, places, time, distance, animals, means of transport, money:      Shaun's sheep is tired,     In three year's time

Yesterday's newspaper,    I'm staying at my aunt's (house)

2. Things:                    The roof of the house is leaking

                                         The legs of the chair 

the Genitive - Possession

Archimedes' law                    de wet van Archimedes

Jesus' life                                  het leven van Jesus

only '            :  their names end in s  and they are historical figures. Non-historical figures:

Mr Jones's bike                       de fiets van meneer Jones

Do

Assignments 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Ready? Check your answers and after that read your book!

Tue 7/2 (5H3) and Wed 8/2 (5H1): formative test on GRO/Alquin. Study the test material!

BBC One minute world news

• Watch the clip
• What are the two/three topics that are being discussed? 
• What is your idea/opinion about ..... 

www.bbc.com

Exam training 

This week

Wednesday: TKaM II

Friday: To Kill a Mockingbird III

Test 'Deeltoets II' on 10 February