Possessive s

Possessive s

By Nora Krause

Mit dem possessive s sagen wir, zu wem oder was etwas gehört.

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This is Mike's dog.

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This is my sister​'s football.

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Um zu sagen, wem etwas gehört, musst du meist ein Apostroph s ('s) an die Person hängen

They are my mother's friends.

This is Katie's jacket.​

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Multiple Choice

This T-shirt belongs to Peter.

• It is Peter's T-shirt.

• It is Peter T-shirt.

• It is Peters' T-shirt.

Multiple Choice

This skirt belongs to Jane.

• It is Janes' skirt.

• It is Jane skirt.

• It is Jane's skirt.

Multiple Choice

This shirt belongs to Tom.

• It is Toms' shirt.

• It is Tom's shirt.

• It is Tom shirt.

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This football belongs to the boys.

• It is the boy's football.

• It is the boy football.

• It is the boys' football.

Es gibt aber auch Ausnahmen zu der Regel, dass der Besitz mit 's angezeigt wird!

​Wenn etwas mehreren Personen gehört und deswegen schon ein s am Ende vom Wort steht, musst du nur noch ein Apostroph an das Wort hängen!

​The boy's ball.

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The boys' ball.​

​The boy's ball.

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The boys' ball.​

Multiple Choice

The students' books.

The books belong to ...

• one student

• more than one student

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The student's books.

The books belong to ...

• one student

• more than one student

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My mother's skirt.

The skirt belongs to ...

• one mother

• more than one mother

Multiple Choice

My parents' house.

The house belongs to ...

• one parent

• more than one parent

Multiple Choice

The teacher's bag.

The bag belongs to ...

• one teacher

• more than one teacher

Multiple Choice

The teachers' bag.

The bag belongs to ...

• one teacher

• more than one teacher

​Wenn etwas zu jemandem oder etwas gehört, das auf s, x oder z endet, wird NUR ein Apostroph angehangen!

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​This is Jonas' shirt.

That is Deniz' football.​

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Multiple Choice

The book belongs to Deniz.

• It's Deniz book.

• It's Deniz's book.

• It's Deniz' book.

Multiple Choice

The book belongs to Deniz.

• It's Deniz book.

• It's Deniz's book.

• It's Deniz' book.

​Wenn etwas zu mehreren Personen gehört, die aber einen unregelmäßigen Plural haben, wird 's angehängt.

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​This is the children's ball.

That is the men's bathroom.​

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