2A English Possessives

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• Studiejaar 2

English 2a

Possessives

Today

- Possessive pronouns

- The possessive S  

Goals

You know different ways to indicate possession and when to use the correct form.

Last week

Articles:

- a

- an

- the

Word order:

Place before time

Look at the words....

Those notes are hers.

I'm looking forward to that presentation of yours.

She is a friend of ours.

The promotion was his. 

What do you notice?

Possessive pronouns

Bezittelijke voornaamwoorden:

Mine

Yours

His / hers

Ours

Theirs

Andere manieren om
bezit aan te tonen
in het Engels?

Possessive 

''Of'' bij plaatsen, landen of dingen.

- The centre of Groningen.

- The cliffs of Dover.

- The countryside of France.

Possessive '

Wanneer gebruik je alleen een apostrof '

Woord = meervoud en eindigt op ''s''

My parents' house.

Possessive 's

Wanneer het niet een land, plaats of ding is en geen meervoud dat eindigt op s = het een apostrof s / 's

Mary's phone. 

The dog's tail.

The meeting's notes.

My coworker's computer.

Exercise

Choose the correct possessive on the next slide.

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Which possessive
is correct?

1. The Queens' dogs
2. The Queen's dogs

Which possessive
is correct?
''Het werk van mijn collega's.''

1. My colleagues' works.
2. My colleague's work.

Which possessive
is correct?

1. This is Bob's office.
2. This is Bobs office.
3. This is Bobs' office.
4. This is Bobs's office.

Which possessive
is correct?

1. I drove in my bosses car.
2. I drove in my boss' car.
3. I drove in my boss's car.
4. I drove in my boss car.

Exercise

Put the sentence in the correct order and make the correct possessive. 

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brought / I / the client (possessive)/ yesterday / over / document

buildings possessive/ shattered/ multiple/ windows/ today

I handed / my / last night/ you / coworker (possessive) / last night / work

Extra practice 

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