Apostrophes for Possesion

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Singular possessive nouns 

need and apostrophe

Before the "s"

<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">The teacher's desk is tidy.</span><div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">The baby's mother is tired.</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">That's my friend's house.</span></div><div><br></div>

regular plural possessive nouns 

need and apostrophe

After the "s"

<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">The tTeacher's desk is tidy.</span><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">The dogs' bowl. (There are two dogs)</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">The teachers' desk. (There are lots of teachers)</span></div><div><br></div>

Singular nouns that already end in an 's' only get an apostrophe

'of'

Noun phrase + of + possessive pronoun

We can talk about possession using the pattern: noun phrase + of + possessive pronoun:

A friend of mine told me that all of the tickets have sold out.

A: Where’s Martin?

B: He’s gone to pick up a cousin of his at the station.

Is Linda McGrath a close friend of yours?

Fill in the right possessive form, there is one girl

1. This is the girls horse
2. This is the girl’s horse.
3. This is the girls' horse
4. This is the girls horse'

Fill in the right possessive form,

1. Mary and Kate's house is big.
2. Mary and Kates house is big.
3. Mary's and Kate's house is big.
4. Mary and kates' house is big.

Fill in the right possessive form,

1. Janes sister is twelve years old.
2. Janes' sister is twelve years old.
3. Jane's sister is twelve years old.
4. Janes sister' is twelve years old.

Fill in the right possessive form, 

1. The mens clothes are on the top floor.
2. The mens' clothes are on the top floor.
3. The men's clothes are on the top floor.
4. The mans clothes are on the top floor.

Fill in the right possessive form,

1. Let's go to the children's school
2. Let's go to the childrens school.
3. Let's go to the childs school
4. Let's go to the childrens' school.

Fill in the right possessive form,

1. My uncle's new bike was very expensive
2. My uncles' new bike was very expensive
3. My uncles new bike was very expensive
4. My uncles new bike' was very expensive

Fill in the right possessive form

"My Mum and Dad sleep here. This is my parents__ room."

These bikes belong to the girls. The boys__ bikes are over there.

Johnny and Julia sleep in the same room. Johnny points to a bed: "This is my sister__ bed."

The car belongs to Andreas. So it is Andreas___ car.

Her father is called John and her mother___name is Jennifer.

A friend wants to ride Thomas___ bike.