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Possessives: 's, ' and ... of ...

Possessive

We gebruiken de possessive om aan te geven dat iets van iemand of iets is: bezit. 

enkelvoud = 's

    iets is van 1 persoon of dier

                            

    Example:    brother   =  My brother's laptop 

This is __________ birthday

1. Tom
2. Tom's

Isn't this ______ book?

1. Peter
2. Peter's
3. Peters'
4. Peters

David is ______ husband.

1. Anne's
2. Annes
3. Annes'
4. Anne

's

    iets hoort bij de woorden

    night, day, month, year

                             

    Example:    last night's date

                            yesterday's newspaper

Did you read ______ newspaper?

1. yesterday
2. yesterdays
3. yesterdays'
4. yesterday's

enkelvoud = 's

    iets hoort bij een land of organisatie

                       

    Example:    Germany's capital

                            Amnesty's website

.............. flag is blue, white and red.

1. France
2. France's
3. Frances
4. Frances'

meervoud 

                           

iets is van meerdere        

personen of dieren

meervoud woord eindigt op een   s

      

example:  kamer van mijn zussen
                      my sisters' room 

iets is van meerdere 

personen of dieren

meervoud woord eindigt NIET op   s

      

example:  speelgoed van de kinderen
                      children's toys

'

's

All the _____ books were in their lockers.

1. boys's
2. boyss
3. boys'
4. boys

_____ trousers can be found on the top floor.

1. Men
2. Mens
3. Men's
4. Mens'

They are painting the ____ room this week.

1. Children's
2. Childrens
3. Childrens'
4. Children

My ________ house is pretty far away.

1. grandparents's
2. grandparentss
3. grandparents'
4. grandparents

The cat is eating my _____ food.

1. dog
2. dogs'
3. dog's
4. childrens

This is the dog's house

1. 
2. 

My cousins' party

1. 
2. 

ding - ding = of the

    iets hoort bij iets

                       

    Example:    dak van de kerk

                            roof of the church

                          

The 5th .....................

1. letter of the alphabet
2. alphabet's letter
3. letter's alphabet
4. alphabets' letter

The 5th .....................

1. road's end
2. road end
3. end of the road
4. end the road