The possessive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

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Today's lesson:

• Started with a new chapter   'Your world' 
• Study check
• The possessive (bezitsvorm)
• Check your understanding   homework

Goals

At the end of this lesson...

• You know how and when to use the possessive --> bezitsvorm

Possessive  's - ' - of

Possessive
(Bezitsvorm)

The Possessive (bezitsvorm)

's gebruik je om bezit aan te geven als de 'eigenaar' een:

• persoon is (ook als de naam op een -s eindigt)
• dier, land of organisatie is
• en bij de woorden: night, day, month en year

Ben's bag is blue  /  Tess's bag is blue.

This is my dog's toy.

Yesterday's newspaper

Possessive 

Alleen een ' gebruik je om bezit aan te geven bij:

• meervouden die op een -s eindigen

My sisters' rooms are always messy.

Our grandparents' garden is very big.

The giraffes' necks are long.

Possessive 

of gebruik je om bezit aan te geven bij dingen

The leg of the chair is broken.

The leaves of the trees are already brown.

The roof of the building.

Summary

's	'	of
- personen - dieren - landen - organisaties - day, night, month, year	- meervouden die eindigen op een -s	- dingen

It was the summer ... ...

the colour ... ... ...

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

I will never be ... ...

Which sentence is correct?

1. This is George's office.
2. This is Georges office.
3. This is George' office.
4. This is Georges's office.

Which one is correct?

1. He closed the door of the car.
2. He closed the car's door.
3. He closed the door's car.
4. He closed the cars' door.

Which sentence is correct?

1. The houses' back
2. The house's back
3. The back of the house
4. The house of the back

Which sentence is correct?

1. The tables' legs are brown.
2. The legs of the table are brown.
3. The legs' table are brown.
4. The table's legs are brown.

Which sentence is correct?

1. England's capital
2. The capital of England
3. Englands' capital
4. Englands capital

Which sentence is correct?

1. This is our friends dog.
2. This is our friends' dog.
3. This is the dog of our friends.

Isn't this ______ book?

1. Hans's
2. Hans'
3. Hans
4. Hanss'

They are painting the ____ this week.

1. Children's room
2. room of the children
3. Childrens' room
4. Children room

My ________ house is pretty far away.

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

The ______ tail is white.

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

All the _____ books were in their lockers.

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

Possessive
Which is correct?

1. This is Peter's pocket money.
2. This is the pocket money of Peter
3. This is Peters pocket money.
4. This is Peters' pocket money.

De honden van de koningin.

De deur van de auto.

De stem (voice) van Adele is mooi (beautiful).

Het huis van onze vrienden.

The power ... ...

It's the .... ... the tiger
It's the thrill of the fight

How well do you understand
'the possessive' now?
(on a scale from 1 to 10)

Op welke manier(en) kan je ervoor zorgen dat je het voor de toets toch begrijpt of beter begrijpt?

Homework:

Make ex. 30E and 31 page 75

and study page 96.

(Monday the 7th of April)

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