possessives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

She has a dog. It's her dog.  The dog is __________

You have a house.   It's ______ house. The house is _____ 

This belongs to me. It's _______

Anna has a book. It's her book, the book is hers. It's Anna's book.

Today we will learn another way to say that something belongs to someone or something

    Singular (only one)

The book of Anna       =         Anna's book 

The bowl of the dog        =         The dog's bowl 

The house of the girl       =         The girl's house 

(NL) De vader van Emma = Emma's vader 

                                

This is __________ birthday

1. Tom
2. Tom's

My ___________ dog is so cute!

1. sister
2. sister's

     Rule 1: singular nouns add apostrophe + s

    (mostly people and animals)

                            

    Example:    brother   =  My brother's laptop 

Plural nouns (more than one)

The dogs' bowls 

The children's toys.

My parents' wedding day

This is the dog's house

1. 
2. 

My cousins' party

1. 
2. 

Rule 2a : plural nouns, just add an apostrophe

example:  brothers = My brothers' party

Rule 2b: plural nouns that do not end in -s, add apostrophe s

example:  children   = The children's toys.

Which one is correct

1. The title of the book
2. The book's title

Rule 3: for things  we mostly use 'of'

example:  book  =   The pages of the book

_______ is very long.

1. The hair of David
2. David's hair

I work on ____________________

1. the ground floor of the building
2. the building's ground floor

What are the rules for 's and -of ?

Rule 1: Singular nouns add apostrophe + s

Rule 2: Plural nouns, add an apostrophe 

or apostrophe + s

Rule 3: for things we use 'of'