Year 1 Possessive and don't have = Gram E Ch5 1AH

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Possessive (=bezit)

Possessive (= bezit / van)   ‘s  /  ‘  /  of

1    ‘s  bij personen of dieren  (en ook bij: tijd - This week's paper)

My mother’s office                      (Last year's holiday)

(het kantoor van mijn moeder; achterstevoren lezen, ‘s = van)

Julia’s party ; the children’s toys ;

the dog’s tail ; the woodpecker’s beak

Ook na s klanken:

Chris’s bike ; the coach’s shoes

Possessive (= bezit / van)  ‘s  /   ‘  /   of

2   ‘  (alleen apostrof) na woorden in meervoud met een       

          meervouds s.

The girls’ clothes = de kleren van de meisjes

( i.t.t. the girl’s clothes = de kleren van het meisje !!! )

the coaches’ shoes

Possessive (= bezit / van)  ‘s  /   ‘  /   of

3    of:  bij dingen of geografische namen

The mountains of Scotland are breathtaking.

The key of the house / the window of the car

Sue: Hey Liz, what’s up?
Liz: It’s my [1] brothers / brother’s / brothers’ birthday, you see.

Let me see. I’ve got the magazine here. Here it is, on [5] this magazine’s page / this magazines’ page
/ this page of the magazine.

Eminems / Eminem’s / Eminems’ new CD is on
special offer now.

It’s the [7] CD of the month / month’s CD / months’ CD. Your
brother is crazy about Eminem, isn’t he?

Fill in:  Complete the sentences.

Gebruik de woorden tussen haakjes.

1 They visited the (palace / queen) __________

2 The (door / car) __________ was broken.

3 (cars / our teachers) __________ are parked in front of the school.

4 Sorry sir, (cover / my textbook) __________ is torn.

5 Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find the (department / children)

__________?

6 The (bikes / boys) __________ looked pretty new.

7 (parents / my friend) __________ are both teachers.

8 Do you know which city is (capital / Spain) __________?

9 We were late, so we didn’t see the (beginning / film) _________

Answers

1 queen’s palace

2 the door of the car

3 the cars of our teachers

4 the cover of my textbook

5 children’s department

6 boys’ bikes

7 my friend’s parents

8 the capital of Spain

9 the beginning of the film

Make negations:
I have a few interesting friends.

Make negations:
Mary Blige has a beautiful voice.

Make negations:
Maolcolm Y has got a stressful life.