E: Writing and Grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

E: Writing and Grammar

Today's Program

• What are we going to do this week?
• E: Writing and Grammar
• Possessive: 's / ' / of
• Much and Many 

Learning goals

• Aan het einde van deze les kan ik een korte mail schrijven waarin ik de possessive en much / many gebruik

Possessive

• Drie manieren om bezit aan te geven  

'S

'

of 

's 

• Woorden in het enkelvoud

my family's house

my neighbour's garden

the waitress's uniform

the octupus's tentacles

's 

• Woorden in het enkelvoud

my family's house

my neighbour's garden

the waitress's uniform

the octupus's tentacles

• Woorden in het meervoud die niet op een -s eindigen 

the children's bikes

the mice's cage 

's 

'

• Woorden in het enkelvoud

my family's house

my neighbour's garden

the waitress's uniform

the octupus's tentacles

• Woorden in het meervoud die niet op een -s eindigen 

the children's bikes

the mice's cage 

• Woorden in het meervoud 

the giraffes' neck

the boys' team

's 

'

• Woorden in het enkelvoud

my family's house

my neighbour's garden

the waitress's uniform

the octupus's tentacles

• Woorden in het meervoud die niet op een -s eindigen 

the children's bikes

the mice's cage 

• Woorden in het meervoud 

the giraffes' neck

the boys' team

Let op!

Bij namen die eindigen op een -s kun je zowel 's als ' gebruiken

James's skates

James' skates

Of

• Dingen die geen persoon, dier, land of organisatie zijn. Iets hoort bij iets anders  

The back of the house

The top of the mountain 

• Soms ook bij personen maar dan gaat het om hun functie. 

the pirates of the Caribbean

the Queen of England

• Gebruikt geen of als er een tijdsbepaling bij staat  

today's newspaper

last year's event

This is _________ book.

1. Peter's
2. Peter'

My _________ car was not expensive.

1. parents's
2. parents'

______ CD player is new.

1. Charles's
2. Charles'

Practice

• What?
• Red: 30 (1st), 31a
• White & Blue: 30e (1st), 31 (1st), 32a
• How? Individually or in pairs
• Time? 5 minutes
• Note? If you have any questions, please ask!
• Done? Study Vocab or practice some more with the possessive

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Much and Many

• Both mean 'a lot of'
• Who knows when we use much
• Who knows we use many

Many

• Woorden die je kunt tellen 
• 'countable nouns' 

I have five pens on my desk.

This plant has twenty flowers.

There are hundreds of children at school.

Many

• Woorden die je kunt tellen 
• 'countable nouns' 

I have five pens on my desk.

This plant has twenty flowers.

There are hundreds of children at school.

I have many pens on my desk.

This plant has many flowers.

There are many children at school.

Many

Much

• Woorden die je kunt tellen 
• 'countable nouns' 

I have five pens on my desk.

This plant has twenty flowers.

There are hundreds of children at school.

I have many pens on my desk.

This plant has many flowers.

There are many children at school.

• Woorden die je niet kunt tellen 

There is one sand in the desert.

There is much sand in the desert 

Many

Much

• Woorden die je kunt tellen 
• 'countable nouns' 

I have five pens on my desk.

This plant has twenty flowers.

There are hundreds of children at school.

I have many pens on my desk.

This plant has many flowers.

There are many children at school.

• Woorden die je niet kunt tellen 

There is one sand in the desert.

There is much sand in the desert 

ten coffee

one work

three time

twenty money

eleven food

Many

Much

• Woorden die je kunt tellen 
• 'countable nouns' 

I have five pens on my desk.

This plant has twenty flowers.

There are hundreds of children at school.

I have many pens on my desk.

This plant has many flowers.

There are many children at school.

• Woorden die je niet kunt tellen 

There is one sand in the desert.

There is much sand in the desert 

ten coffee

one work

three time

twenty money

eleven food

much coffee

much work

much time

much money

much food

There are ________ things you can count.

But we don't have _________ time to count them all.

One example quickly turns into ________ more.

Practice

• What? 
• Red: 31c (1st), 32a, 32b, 33, 34
• White & Blue: 32c (1st), 33, 34
• How? Individually or in pairs
• Time? The remainder of today's class
• Note? If you have any questions
• Done? Practice some more with much and many using the following exercises or study Vocab 

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Ik kan een stukje schrijven waarin ik de possessive en much/many gebruik.

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