Possessive 's - '

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Possessive: 's, ' and ... of ...

Bezit: aangeven van wie iets is

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1.Possessive (bezit):      's

 Wanneer gebruik je apostrof+s? 

• Bij namen van personen of dieren
• .... in het enkelvoud
• .... in het meervoud als woorden niet op een S eindigen
• Bij expressions of time

I like Jim's hair.

The cat's whiskers.

The children's toys.

Yesterday's news.

2.Possessive (bezit):    '

My parents' car. (parents = meervoud met s)

His siblings' hobby. (siblings = meervoud met s)

Wanneer gebruik je alleen een apostrof? 

• Bij personen/dieren in het meervoud die wel op een S eindigen

3. Possessive (bezit):    of

dingen van dingen

geografische namen

The roof of the house.

The capital of England.

Write your name at the top of the page. 

 The name of the school

The top floor of the building.

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.

Wie weet het verschil?

My sisters' room.

My sister's room.

Which is correct?

1. The window of the room
2. The room's window

Sarah is ______ mother. (Charles)

1. Charles's
2. Charle's
3. Charless
4. Charles

1. Isn't this ______ book?

1. Peter
2. Peter's
3. Peters'
4. Peters

2. They are painting the ____ room this week.

1. Children's
2. Childrens
3. Childrens'
4. Children

3. _____ trousers can be found on the top floor.

1. Women
2. Womens
3. Women's
4. Womens'

4. Did you read ______ newspaper?

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

5. David is ______ husband.

1. Anne's
2. Annes
3. Annes'
4. Anne

6. All the _____ books were in their (=hun) lockers.

1. boys's
2. boyss
3. boys'
4. boy's

7. My ________ house is pretty far away.

1. grandparents's
2. grandparentss
3. grandparents'
4. grandparents

8.Sarah is ______ aunt. (Emily)

1. Emily's
2. Emilys'
3. Emilies
4. Emily