Genitive (bezit): 's / ' / of

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Welcome!   

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Outline of this lesson
  • Genitive (bezit) - review
  • Time for questions

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After this lesson
  • I know when genitive is used
  • I can use the genitive  in sentences

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Is this genitive?: She's a doctor.
A
Yes
B
No

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Does this sentence contain the genitive?:
John's wife is French.

A
yes
B
no

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Is the 's a genitive or short for 'is'?
My cat's whiskers are long.
A
Possessive
B
Is

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Is the 's a genitive or short for 'is'?
He's my best friend.
A
Possessive
B
Is

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Genitive
                           She's a docter    vs.    John's wife is French

Both 's look the same at first glance, but they are not!

In the first sentence, 's is short for is
But in the second sentence, 's is a form of the genitive

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Genitive / possessive
                 He's my best friend    vs.    My cat's whiskers are long

Again, in the first sentence, 's is short for is
But in the second sentence, 's is possessive = genitive

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Possessive (bezit) GR 18
In het Engels geef je bezit op 3 verschillende manieren aan:

's / ' / of

Maar wanneer gebruik je welke?
RB 70

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The genitive 's (I)

We use the genitive S after names of people, animals, time and place (to show possession). 


Mickey's ears are funny                                        (enkelv., 1 Mickey)
Alexis's room is beautiful                                    (enkelv., eindigt op -s)
An hour's walk from here                                     (enkelv., 1 hour)
I went to my friend's (house)                             (plaats, 1 vriend, geen                                                                                             gebouw genoemd)


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Genitive 's (II)
... ook bij meervouden die niet op -s eindigen.

The men's toilets are on the left  

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Genitive '
--> bij meervouden die op -s eindigen

My neighbours' garden is nice
My sisters' rooms are messy
(meerdere zussen & kamers)

My sister's room vs. My sisters' room

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Genitive of

zaken, hoeveelheden, aardrijkskundige namen 

The roof of the house.
The capital of England.
A cup of coffee
A pound of apples


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Possessive  's: Drag the sentence to is if 's = is
Drag the sentence to possessive if 's = possessive
is
Possessive
My name's Jenny.
My father's name is Bob
He's a doctor
 My mother's name is Karen
 She's Italian.
 My sister's a student. 
My brother's name is Jack.
 My dog's favourite food is steak.

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Choose the correct form of possessive:
My _________ was not expensive.
A
parents' car
B
car's of parents
C
car of parents
D
parents's car

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Choose the correct form of possessive:
Berlin is …..
A
capital's of Germany
B
Germany's capital
C
Germanys' capital
D
capital of Germany

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Possessive - overview
's 

'

of

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Our goals today
  • I know when possessive  is used
  • I can use possessive  in sentences

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Vragen?
Are there any questions?
Good luck with your
Kijk- & Luistertoets (II)

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