Grammar 2.2 Possessive

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2.2 BEZITSVORM

Grammar 

"Possessive" 'S (bezit)

 Possessive - 'S

Het boek van John - John's book

Het boek van Tess - Tess's book

Het boek van Jamie - Jamie's book

's geeft aan dat iets van iemand is

Possessive - '

Het boek van mijn zussen - My sisters' book

Bij meervoud gebruik je ' als het zelfstandig naamwoord eindigt op -s

These children's books are famous.

bij meervoud die niet op s eindigt, gebruik je 's 

Possessive - "OF THE"

- The door of the house

- The name of this city is Kampen

- The capital of Australia is Caberra

Bij niet levende dingen/landen/plaatsen, gebruik je of 

Enkelvoud

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

Dus:    Enkelvouden =  's

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.

Let's see if you can do this!

Hoe zeg je:
"De stem van Adele is mooi." ?

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

Hoe zeg je:
"De band van mijn auto is lek." ?

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

Hoe vertaal je:
"Kinder schoenen."

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

Hoe vertaal je:
"Vrouwen rechten" ... are important. ?

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

Let's see if you can do this by completing the sentence.

"Her parents are Mexican and when she travels to Mexico she stays at her grandparents ... farm."

1. 's
2. '
3. of

"We are having a party at John ... house"

1. 's
2. '
3. of

"The leg ... the table is broken."

1. 's
2. '
3. of

"She's a successful manager and her speciality is dealing with customers ... problems"

1. 's
2. '
3. of

"Her children love the Rolling Stones. The walls ... their bedrooms are covered in posters of Mick Jagger."

1. 's
2. '
3. of

Now let's get to work!