grammar possessive - Bezit 's

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

possessive 's / ' /of

THE POSSESSIVE S

We use the possessive S after names of people and animals. 

Mickey's ears are funny.

Alexis's room is beautiful.

Single noun  (Enkelvoud)

Her dress is nice.
My sister's dress is nice.

Dus:    enkelvouden =  's

Single noun (Enkelvoud)

His bike is new.
My brother's bike is new.

(1 brother)

Plural nouns (meervouden)

Their dresses are nice.
My sisters' dresses are nice.

(meerdere zussen)

sisters = MV + eindigd op 's'

DUS: alleen '  (komma)

meervoud

Their bikes are new.
My brothers'  bikes are new.

More than 1 brother + ends in 's' -> DUS: alleen ' (komma)

meervoud NIET op s  -> 's

These children's books are famous.

The possessive 'of'

We use OF to show possession for objects or locations.

The battery OF my phone is empty.
The capital OF the state.

possessive 'of'

The house has a leaking roof.
The roof of the house leaks.

De schoenen van de kinderen =

1. The children' shoes
2. The children's shoes
3. The shoes of children

De band van mijn auto is lek.

1. My car's tyre is flat
2. The tyre of my car is flat

De stem van Adele is mooi.

1. The voice of Adele is beautiful.
2. Adele's voice is beautiful.

"De rechten van vrouwen"
... are important.

1. The rights of women
2. Women's rights
3. Womens' rights

We're giants in a little ... ...

I will never be ... ...

the colour ... ... ...

It was the summer ... ...

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