possessive 's, ' or ...of...

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• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Possessives

possessive 's

The dog's food

An hour's walk

The girl's laptop

's gebruik je bij personen, dieren en tijd

possessive '

The boys' phones

A two weeks' holiday

The cats' shelter

' gebruik je bij personen, dieren en tijd in het meervoud

possessive ...of...

The top of the page

The leg of the chair

The roof of the house

The city of Nijmegen

...of... gebruik je bij dingen of (geografische) locaties

Choose the correct one

1. This is my sisters book
2. This is my sisters' book
3. This is my sisters's book
4. This is the book of my sisters

Choose the correct option

1. That is Samis phone
2. That is the phone of Sami
3. That is Samis' phone
4. That is Sami's phone

Choose the correct option

1. the wall's colours
2. the colours of the walls
3. the walls' colours

Choose the correct option

1. Those are my parents shoes
2. Those are my parents's shoes
3. Those are my parents' shoes
4. Those are the shoes of my parents

Choose the correct option

1. that is Tess's book
2. that is Tess' book
3. that is Tesss book
4. That is the book of Tess

Choose the correct option

1. These are Michaels' feet
2. These are Michael's feet
3. These are Michaels feet
4. These are the feet of Michael

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1. the windows of the house
2. the house's windows
3. the house' windows

de vriendin van James

de fiets van de jongen

een rit (drive) van 3 uur

de remmen (brakes) van de auto

het voer van de honden

de stad London