Possesive case (bezit): 's / ' / of

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Genitive / possessive (bezit)

Je geeft hiermee aan dat iets van iemand is of in haar/zijn bezit is.

Genitive / possessive (bezit) 

In het Engels geef je bezit op 3 verschillende manieren aan:

's / ' / of

Maar wanneer gebruik je welke?

Genitive / possessive (bezit) 

                           She's a docter    vs.    John's wife is French

Both 'S look the same at first glance, but they are not!

In the first sentence, 'S is short for is. 

But in the second sentence, 'S is a form of the possessive = genitive (bezit)

Genitive / possessive (bezit) 

                 He's my best friend    vs.    My cat's whiskers are long

Again, in the first sentence, 'S is short for is

But in the second sentence, 'S is possessive = genitive (bezit)

Genitive / possessive (bezit)

--> bij meervouden die op -s eindigen

My neighbours' garden is nice
My sisters' rooms are messy
(meerdere zussen & kamers)

My sister's room vs. My sisters' room

Genitive/possessive (bezit)- of

Zaken, hoeveelheden, aardrijkskundige namen 

The roof of the house.

The capital of England.

A cup of coffee

A pound of apples

Is this genitive?: She's a doctor.

1. Yes
2. No

Does this sentence contain the genitive?:
John's wife is French.

1. yes
2. no

Is the 's a genitive or short for 'is'?
My cat's whiskers are long.

1. Possessive
2. Is

Is the 's a genitive or short for 'is'?
He's my best friend.

1. Possessive
2. Is

Choose the correct form of possessive:
My _________ was not expensive.

1. parents' car
2. car's of parents
3. car of parents
4. parents's car

Choose the correct form of possessive:
Berlin is …..

1. capital's of Germany
2. Germany's capital
3. Germanys' capital
4. capital of Germany

Possessive  's: Drag the sentence to is if 's = is

Drag the sentence to possessive if 's = possessive

is

Possessive

My name's Jenny.

My father's name is Bob

He's a doctor

 My mother's name is Karen

 She's Italian.

 My sister's a student. 

My brother's name is Jack.

 My dog's favourite food is steak.

Possessive - overview

's 

'

of