Possessive, much and many

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Learning objective
I can use the possessive and much and many correctly.

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Possessive ('s)
You use 's to indicate possession with:
- singular forms
- names of persons and animals, also if they end in -s already.
- plural forms that don't end in -s.
- expressions which indicate time.

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Possessive ('s)
Examples:
The dog's collar is green.
That is Thomas's/Thomas' bike.
This children's book is my favourite.
Today's newspaper.

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Possessive (')
Plural names of people, animals and things ending in -s only get a '.
The giraffes' necks.
My parents' house.
The elephants' ears.
However, NOT  children' but children's.

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Possessive (of)
Of is used to connect two things together. It is used with things and geographical names.
The name of the ship is Triton.
The corner of the street.
The capital of Australia.

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Wat is een possessive?
A
werkwoordsvorm
B
voegwoord
C
bezitsvorm
D
persoonsvorm

Slide 7 - Quiz

Welke "Possessive" is GOED geschreven?
A
Peter's grandparents
B
Peters grandparents
C
Peters' grandparents
D
The grandparents of Peter

Slide 8 - Quiz

Much & Many
Much and Many mean "a large amount of" or "a lot of". To know if you need to use much or many, you check if you can count something. In the examples below you can replace 'two'with many.
Two beach balls - Many beach balls.
Two panda bears - Many panda bears.

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Is the word 'water' countable?
A
Countable
B
Uncountable

Slide 10 - Quiz

Is the word 'book' countable?
A
Countable
B
Uncountable

Slide 11 - Quiz

Much & Many
When a word is counted in units, such as sand (kilos), training (hours) or time (seconds, minutes, hours etc.), you use much to say there is a lot of these things.
How much sand is there in the desert?
Did the dolphin need much training?
We don't have much time.

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Which word should be used to complete the sentence: There are ____ books on the shelf.
A
Much
B
Many

Slide 13 - Quiz

Which word should be used to complete the sentence: ____ money do you have in your bank account?
A
How much
B
How many

Slide 14 - Quiz

_______ times
A
many
B
much

Slide 15 - Quiz

Welke "Possessive" is GOED geschreven?
A
My grandparents house
B
My grandparent's house
C
My grandparents' house
D
The house of my grandparents

Slide 16 - Quiz

Welke "Possessive" is GOED geschreven?
A
The trees leaves
B
The tree's leaves
C
The trees' leaves
D
The leaves of the trees

Slide 17 - Quiz

Welke "Possessive" is GOED geschreven?
A
A birds nest
B
A bird's nest
C
A birds' nest
D
The nest of the bird

Slide 18 - Quiz

Welke "Possessive" is GOED geschreven?
A
The mens toilets
B
The men's toilets
C
The mens' toilet
D
The toilet of the men

Slide 19 - Quiz

_____ time
A
many
B
much

Slide 20 - Quiz