whose and '

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

whose and '

Possessive

You add -'s to singular (enkelvoud) things: 
my friend's car       that dog's toy      Jaimy's bike

You add ' to a name that end in -s:

Charles' photograph    

You add '  to plural (meervoud) things that end in -s: 
 my parents' house     those ladies' shoes      the students' books

You add -'s to plurals without an -s:  children's clothes 

Whose or who's

Whose = bezit     The boy, whose pen got lost, was .... 

Who's = short for who has / who is 

The boy who's sitting next to me.... (who is)

The boy who's lost his pen..... (who has)

1. Isn't this ______ book?

1. Peter
2. Peter's
3. Peters'
4. Peters

2. _____ trousers can be found on the top floor.

1. Men
2. Mens
3. Men's
4. Mens'

3. They are painting the ____ room this week.

1. Children's
2. Childrens
3. Childrens'
4. Children

4. Did you read ______ newspaper?

1. Yesterday
2. Yesterdays
3. Yesterdays'
4. Yesterday's

5. David is ______ husband.

1. Anne's
2. Annes
3. Annes'
4. Anne

6. All the _____ books were in their lockers.

1. boys's
2. boyss
3. boys'
4. boys

7. My ________ house is pretty far away.

1. grandparents's
2. grandparentss
3. grandparents'
4. grandparents

8. That singer, ____ name I don't remember, has such weird hair.

1. Who's
3. Whose

9. The kids, ____ parents are away this week, made a mess of the entire house.

1. Who's
3. Whose

1. Is that the kid ____ helped arrest the thief last week?

1. Who's
3. Whose