possessives havo 3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's class

- You will be able to use the possessive pronouns in English sentences.

- You will be able to use the possessive 's in English sentences

- You will be able to answer questions about an English text.

possessive pronouns

Two different types of possessive pronouns

When using the first form of possessive pronouns you place the pronoun in front of the noun.

When using the second form of possessive pronouns you place it at the end of the sentence, after the form of to be.

Where do you place your in a sentence?

1. At the end of the sentence
2. In front of a noun.

ours

My

hers

That coat is...............

enk

That is ............... car

This house is ................

mv

possessive 's

When to use 's

This possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups of people, countries, and animals. It shows a relationship of belonging between one thing and another.

- Canada's flag is red with white.

- The dog's collar is a little to big.

How

To form the possessive, add apostrophe + s to the noun. If the noun is plural (meervoud), or already ends in s, just add an apostrophe after the s.

- He is John's best friend.

-She is James' girlfriend.

- My aunt is my cousins' mother.

some ways to use the 's

Belonging to' or 'ownership' is the most common way to use the possessive.

    John owns a car. = It is John's car.
    America has some gold reserves. = They are America's gold reserves.

The possessive can also show where someone works, studies or spends time

    John goes to this school. = This is John's school.
    John sleeps in this room. = This is John's room.

The possessive can show a relationship between people.

    John's mother is running late.
    Mrs Brown's colleague will not be coming to the meeting.

fixed expressions

there are also some Fixed expressions in which the 's is used:

    a day's work
    a month's pay
    today's newspaper
    in a year's time

Worksheet + workbook

online class: You will find the worksheet in teams, under the assignment for today.

physical class: I will give you a worksheet.

Done? workbook page 119 exercise 14
page 125 exercise 25

reading assignment