(A2) Possessives: 's, ' and ... of ...

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Possessives

's, ' and ... of ...

Possessives: 's, ' and ... of ...

Possessive

We gebruiken de possessive om aan te geven dat iets van iemand of iets is: bezit. 

     Rule 1: singular nouns add apostrophe + s

    (mostly people and animals)

                            

    Example:    brother   =  My brother's laptop 

Bezit van mensen/dieren of uitdrukkingen van tijd: : 's of '	Bezit van levenloos object en geografische locaties: ... of ...
's : achter namen en enkelvoud	The city of London
David 's legs The teacher 's book	The legs of the table
Yesterday 's paper	The province of Utrecht
Let op: enkel ' voor meervoud:My parent s ' house

This is __________ birthday

1. Tom
2. Tom's

Isn't this ______ book?

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

The cat is eating my _____ food.

1. dog
2. dogs'
3. dog's
4. childrens

Did you read ______ newspaper?

1. yesterday
2. yesterdays
3. yesterdays'
4. yesterday's

David is ______ husband.

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

Plural nouns (more than one) ending with s: only '

The dogs' bowls 

The children's toys.

My parents' wedding day

This is the dog's house

1. 
2. 

My cousins' party

1. 
2. 

All the _____ books were in their lockers.

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

_____ trousers can be found on the top floor.

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

They are painting the ____ room this week.

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

My ________ house is pretty far away.

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

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https://engelsklaslokaal.nl/en/english-grammar-exercises/miscellaneous/possessives-s-of/#google_vignette