Unit 81

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Possessive

Unit 81

Possessive

In Dutch 'bezittelijk'.​

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Examples:​

The cat's tail.​

A cup of coffee.​

The city of London.

'S:

Is used for people, animals, and time (and sometimes organisations and places).​

Tom's computer.​

The dog's bone.​

Yesterday's newspaper​

's/':

Watch out for nouns ending with an –s!​

Noun is plural? Use ' only.​

The cats' tails. (more than one cat).​

Noun isn't plural? Use 's.​

James's house. (only one James).

's:

A bird's egg.​

A one hour's walk.​

Next week's meeting.​

Julian's grade.​

Mary's house.​

The children's toys.​

Tess's bag.

':

The kids' toys (plural).​

Two monkeys' tails (plural).​

My sisters' room (plural).​

Three weeks' holiday (plural).​

Ten minutes' walk (plural).

Give an example starting with your own name.

Give an example starting with 'my parents'.

Of...:

We use of with things and ideas and sometimes with organisations.

Examples:

The decision of the government.​

The back of the car.​

The beginning of the end.​

The door of the house.​

The name of the movie.

Exercise 81.1

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Give me the numbers of the sentences that are correct.

Is this the umbrella of your friend?

I've never met the daughter of Charles.

Have you met the son of Mary and Dan?

Do we still have the newspaper of yesterday?

The friends of your children are here.

The garden of our neighbours is very nice.

The hair of Bill is very long.

I couldn't go to the party of Catherine.

Have you seen the car of the parents of Mike?

Homework

- Finish exercises unit 81.

- Check answers units 69+70+71 (to be found in Teams.

This is for Thursday, second period.