2.4 les 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 2

Unit 2.4 : possessive 's / ‘  / of

THE POSSESSIVE:  ‘S

We use the possessive ‘ s after names of people and animals

Mickey's ears are funny.

Single noun  (Enkelvoud)

Her dress is nice.
My sister's dress is nice.

Dus:    Enkelvouden =  's

Enkelvoud ( singular)

His bike is new.
My brother's bike is new.

(1 brother / 1 bike)

Plural nouns (meervouden)

Their dresses are nice.
My sisters' dresses are nice.

sisters = MV + eindigd op 's'

DUS: alleen '  (komma)

meervoud NIET op s

These children's books are famous.

meervoud

Their bikes are new.
My brothers'  bikes are new.

(More than 1 brother + ends in 's' DUS: alleen ' (komma)

possessive 'of'

The house has a leaking roof.
The roof of the house leaks.

Our car is blue.
The colour of our car is blue

The possessive 'of'

We use OF to show possession for two objects

The battery OF my phone is empty.

The possessive 'of'

We use OF to show possession for two geographical names

The capital of England.

In your notebooks!

Put in your earphones!

De band van mijn auto is lek.

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

kinder schoenen =

1. children' shoes
2. children's shoes
3. shoes of children

De stem van Adele is mooi.

1. The voice of Adele is beautiful.
2. Adele's voice is beautiful.

Vrouwen rechten ... are important.

1. The rights of women
2. Women's rights

I will never be ... ...

We're giants in a little ... ...

the colour ... ... ...

It was the summer ... ...

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