Possessives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

 Today

At the end of this class, you ...

• Can translate the words from vocabulary H
• Know the 3 ways of making the possessive in English
• Have practiced with using the possessive

• Planning: 7 June SO / 11 June Rep
  


• Explain grammar: possessive


• Quizizz about grammar
• Work on homework exercises

Please open Word or pages!

What is the difference?

Possessive (bezit)

's gebruik je om bezit aan te geven bij:

• namen van personen/dieren, ook als ze op een -s eindigen
• enkelvouden
• meervouden die niet op -s eindigen

Ben's bag is blue  /  Ross's bag is blue.

This is my dog's toy.

The children's room are big.

Possessive 

' gebruik je om bezit aan te geven bij:

• meervouden die op een -s eindigen

My sisters' rooms are always messy.

Our grandparents' garden is very big.

The giraffes' necks are long.

Possessive 

of gebruik je om bezit aan te geven bij:

• dingen
• geografische namen

The door of the house is open.

The leaves of the trees are already brown.

London is the capital of England.

Possessive 

's 

'

of

PLEASE NOTE!

When talking about time, we also use the 's!

Yesterday's newspaper was brought by the mail man.

What will we do at tonight's show?

           Quizizz

Grammar: possessive

Work on homework

Finished?

• Study vocabulary for the word test
  

Next class

• Gerund vs Infinitive
  

Do: Exercise 24 & 25 (page 162-163)