Possessive 'of' 's

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Possessive 's 

Possessives

answer the questions in LessonUp

The books - John

Clothes for men

largest city - The Netherlands

Possessives

= bezit 

's / of 

Mom's car 

The seat of the car

When to use which one?

Posessive 'of'

Als het gaat om 'dingen van dingen' of geografische locaties gebruik je 'of':

The name of the game is Super Mario
The title of the book is The Shining

The state of Arizona
The Capital of Germany

Possesive 's / '

• Als het gaat om dingen van personen / dieren
• Uitdrukkingen van tijd 
• Let op! Bij namen die eindigen op S doe je ook 's

Claire's backpack

My parents' house 

Yesterday's newspaper

Tess's dog

Spelling rules

• The girl's room (EV)
• The girls' room  (MV)
• Thomas' Thomas's book (both correct)

--> answer the questions in LessonUp

Roof - school

1. The roof of the school
2. The roof's school

door - car

1. The car's door
2. The door of the car

friend - Mr Brown

coat - Mary

the brakes - the train

the leg - the table

I can use the possessive 'of'
(ik kan bezit met 'of' gebruiken)

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