Possessives: 's, ' and ...of + conjunctions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today's Lesson

• Check your understanding of the passive
• How to express that something belongs to someone/something (possessives) 
• Quick recap on conjunctions

Which two parts do I need to make a sentence passive in the present and past simple?

Answer

Form of to be (present: am, is, are. Past: was, were)

+ voltooid deelwoord 

Voltooid deelwoord is  + ed voor regelmatig werkwoorden

Of 

3e rij voor onregelmatig werkwoorden

Write the passive form of this sentence:
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
(Remember your full stop!)

Write the passive form of:
Sophie draws a picture of a cat.

Make this passive sentence active:
The dinner was cooked by Sam.

I feel confident using the present and past passive voice

No, not at all

Occasionally

More often than not

I am a pro and I totally get this

Which possessives forms can you remember?

Possessives 

Three forms :    's / ' / of

When to use which: Ask yourself the following questions: 

Is it alive or related to time? 

Yes >  's / '     (people, animals & time)

 No> of  (objects, locations)

Difference between 's / '

Is it plural (meervoud) and it ends with a s?

> Yes, then add ' afterwards

E.g. The boys' changing room.

Is it singular (enkelvoud)? > Yes then add 's

Is it plural but doesn't end in a s > Yes then add 's

E.g. The cat's whiskers or The children's choice

Time

Singular met tijd + 's

In today's news......

Meervoud met tijd +  ' 

It's a two hours' drive to Belgium

Possessives -> ..of..

Wanneer ...of....:

- bij dingen -> the door of the car

- bij locaties -> London is the capital of England. 

Phrase with 'and' use 's

Michael drove his __(friend - car).

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

The __ (cat - tail) is black and white.

1. cats tail
2. cat's tail
3. cats's tail
4. cats' tail

This is the department for ................(men - clothes)

1. mens' clothes
2. men's clothes
3. mens clothes

5. David is ______(Agnes) husband.

1. Agnes's
2. Agneses'
3. Agnes'
4. Agnes

(The postman)...............bag is on the table.

1. The postmans'
2. The postmans
3. The postman's

The (boss) orders are frequently ignored at this office.

1. The bosses orders'
2. The boss's orders
3. The boss's orders'
4. The boss orders'

De band van mijn auto is lek.

1. My car's tyre is flat
2. The tyre of my car is flat

Add "The" if required
(Legend - Zelda) is a popular game.
(Use a full stop at the end)

POSSESSIVES

1. These are the ___ (boys – pencils).
2. This is the ___ (boy – bike)
3. ___ (Charles – CD player) is new.
4. My ___ (parents – car) was not expensive.
5. ___ (England - capital).
6. ___ (John – sister) is twelve years old.
7. Let’s go to your ___ (friends – house)!
8. The ___(children – room) is upstairs.
9. This is ___ (Peter – book).
10. Did you go to ________(Tim and Sally - party)?

POSSESSIVES

1. These are the boys' pencils.
2. This is the boy's bike.
3. Charles's / Charles' CD player is new.
4. My parents' car was not expensive.
5. The capital of England.
6. John's sister is twelve years old.
7. Let’s go to your friends' house!
8. The children's room is upstairs.
9. This is Peter's book.
10. Did you go to Tim and Sally's party? 

Conjunctions (voegwoorden)

so - or - and - because - because of - since - as - so that - but - yet - however - although - though - despite - until - before - after - when - while - if

Conjunctions - voegwoorden

Match the conjunctions to their functions 

(logisch) gevolg

keuze

opsomming

reden/oorzaak

tegenstelling

tijd

Voorwaarde

and

because (of), since, as 

until, before, after, when, while 

or

but, yet, however, (al)though, despite

so, so that

if

Although, though, however - linkers of constrast

> Although, though - can go at the beginning and in the middle of a sentence. 

I didn't buy the jacket, although I liked it and had enough money.

>However - can go at the beginning, middle or at the end but can't join two sentences together. There needs to be only one clause in the sentnece. 

I wasn't excited about seeing the Barbie film. However, I really enjoyed it.

(I really enjoyed it, however.  I really, however, enjoyed it.)

 

He's studying hard tonight, ...................... he has a test tomorrow morning.

1. so
2. because
3. or
4. since

I'll text you ___ I have arrived in Toronto.

1. after
2. or
3. so
4. when

My train got delayed

She is very rich. 

You can have chocolate

I didn't buy the dress,

I'm late for work.

, she's not very happy.

vanilla ice cream.

I really loved it.

although

or

so

however

I was at Sally's house ___ my mother picked me up.

1. until
2. before
3. but
4. while

It was a good holiday, ___ it rained most days.

1. after
2. or
3. so
4. although

He cut me off ____ I could finish my sentence.

1. after
2. when
3. before
4. while

I left early ____ I could catch the bus.

1. so
2. because
3. or
4. so that

Work together with your neighbour. Try as make the longest sentence possible using conjunctions.

Use conjunctions so, or, and, because, since, but, yet, until, before, after, when, while.

Turn to your books/ online

Unit 2, Lesson 5

Complete Ex. 3, 5, 6

Then come back and make Ex. 4