Possessive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Possessive

Bezittelijk

Possessive

Bezittelijk

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You use  's for names, persons, animals and expressions of time

Mike's book

The teacher's computer

The bird's nest

Yesterday's lesson

Names ending in -s can have both 's and ' !

Over to you

1. That is ... (guitar + Clara).

2. Have you seen ... (bone + the dog)?

3. I have finished ... (homework + tomorrow).

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Plural words ending in -s only get  ' 

The cats' toys

The teachers' books

The Bens' books 

(two people called Ben --> two Bens)

Over to you

1. Where are ... (eggs + the birds)?

2. He is making ... (food+ the babies).

3. John and John are having lunch. It's ... (lunch + the Jonhs).

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Things and geographical names take of

The coast of Wales

The keyboard of the computer

The price of those shoes

Over to you

1. I would love to see ... (pyramids + Egypt).

2. What is ... (size + coat)?

3. I read a book about ... (history + books).

Quiz time

Go to LessonUp.app

Use your own name!

bicycle + Chis

1. Chris's bicycle
2. Chris' bicycle
3. the bicycle of Chris

window + car

1. the car's window
2. the cars' window
3. the window of the car

hobby + my parents

1. my parent's hobby
2. my parents' hobby
3. the hobby of my parents

computer + Bella

1. Bella's computer
2. Bellas' computer
3. the computer of Bella

storm + last week

1. last week's storm
2. last weeks' storm
3. the storm of last week

house + my hamsters

1. my hamster's house
2. my hamsters' house
3. the house of my hamster