possessives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Possessives

Goals

You know how to use possesives

You know the rules behind possesives

Planning

Recap

Instructions

Exercises

What do you remember about the Present Simple?

What do you remember about the Present Continuous?

Present continuous

	Positive	Negative	Questions	Short answer
I	I am cook ing now.	I am not cook ing now.	Am I cook ing now?	Yes, I am No, I am not .
he/she/it	She is cook ing now	She is not cook ing now.	Is she cook ing now?	Yes, she is No, she is not .
we/you/ they	We are cook ing now.	We are not cook ing now.	Are we cook ing now?	Yes, we are . No, we are not .

Possessive

Possessive (bezit)

mensen en dieren

enkelvoud

meervouden die niet op een-s eindigen

Bij uitdrukkingen van tijd

Lucas's iPad.

The cat's whiskers.

Men's clothing.

's

Possessive (bezit)

meervouden die op -s eindigen

My parents' car. (mum and dad)

His siblings' hobby.

'

Possessive (bezit)

dingen of geografische namen

The roof of the house.

The capital of England.

of

2. My sisters have a lot of nice friends.
I have more than one sister, all of them have nice friends.

 

    My sister's friends are all very nice.  

I am talking about one sister, her friends are really nice.  

 

     My sisters' friends are all very nice.

I am talking about more than one of my sisters, all of their friends are really nice.

-s for plurals (meervoud)

My sisters have a lot of nice friends. 
 

-'s for possessive (bezit)
My sister's friends are all very nice.   

-' for plurals + possesive (meervoud en bezittelijk)    
My sisters' friends are all very nice. 

Sarah is Emily____ aunt.

1. 's
2. s'
3. s

These are our _______
cats. (friends)

1. friend's
2. friends'
3. friends

Which is correct?

1. The name of the ship
2. The ship's name

Exercises

Make your own summary for the test (gebruik alle grammatica onderwerpen)

                                                    Done?

Make your own practice test

Goals

You know how to use possesives

You know the rules behind possesives