Possessive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4,5

POSSESSIVE

This is a book. 

This is my book.

Or is it your book?

No. That book is mine.

Are you sure it's yours? 

Maybe it is our book?

Ok then. It's ours. But not theirs!

This is Donald.

Genitive

This is Donald's hair. -> 

This hair belongs to Donald.

 Belongs to = 's

These are dogs.

How many are there?

Genitive

These are the seven dogs' treats ->

These treats belong to the seven dogs.

Belong to = '

These are a couple of children. ->

Genitive

This is the children's teacher.

This teacher belongs with the children.

Belongs with = 's

Rules Genitive (1)

People & Animals

Singular: 
+ 's  -----> the cat's food/Julie's dog/ James's coat.

Plural: 

/s/ sound? -> only an apostrophe ( ') ---> my  parents' room/the customers' coats.

no /s/ sound? -> + 's  ----> the children's room.

Genitive (2)

Things

The wheels of the bus.

The door of the classroom.

The roof of the building.

The manager of the museum.

when things possess something (or someone) we use: The...of...

Genitive (3)

Times

Singular:   today's news          Yesterday's match.

       's            an hour's rest.

Plural:         a three-weeks' holiday

        '             a six months' salary

Practise (translate)

1. Dit zijn de schoenen van Sophie.

2. Dit zijn de katten van onze vrienden.

3. De kamer van Charles is een rommeltje (messy).

4. De rits van de jas is kapot.

5. De bal van de voetballers is weg. 

Answers

1. These are Sophie's shoes.

2. These are our friends' cats.

3. Charles's room is messy.

4. The zipper of the coat/ jacket is broken.

5. The footballers' ball / the football players' ball is gone.

REFLECT

What do we do when the plural form has an /s/ sound?

We use.......

Next Week

Homework check:

 Farewell Scale exercises:

 E a+b, F

 D, G, H.