Session 28

 

4th May 2026

sunny, cool 

Monday

POSSESSIVE 

Iustina's sister 

Alex's eyes 

cat's eyes 

the door of the house 

1. People v. things – can the underlined words take the ´s genitive or not?     

 1. Jane / house - ______________________     Jane's house

2. book / title - _______________________     the title of the book 

3. film / director - _____________________    the director of the film 

 4. my brother / wife - ___________________   my brother's wife

 5. boy / name -________________________   the boy's name  

 6. girls / school - _______________________    the girls' school

 7. children / parents -_____________________     the children's parents 

8. problem / cause - _____________________    the cause of the problem 

 9. page / top - _________________________   the top of the page 

 10. street / name - ______________________   the name of the street

 11. men / work - _______________________    the men's work 

12. waitress / job - ______________________  the waitress' s job 

  13. car / key - _________________________ the key of the car

2. The ´s genitive can be used not only with names (people) but also other expressions –       animals, geographical expressions, time expressions. Are the following phrases right or not?           

1.  the office of the teacher              The teacher' s office

2.  children’s shoes     

3.  the world’s population     

4.  Britain’s scientists                  The scientists of Britain

5.  the letter’s top                        The top of the letter

 6.  the dog’s kennel     

7.  the club’s owner             The owner of the club

8.  the company’s director       The director of the company

9.  yesterday’s news         The news of yesterday 

10. next week’s meeting    The meeting of  next week

11. the horses’ stable     

12. a table’s leg     The leg of a table

13. the book’s cover    The cover of the book

14. the twins’ mother     

15. a man’s voice      

16. my sister-in-law’s father     

17. the boss’s secretary         The boss' secretary

18. Charles’s address      Charles' address

19. (I’m staying) at my aunt’s     

20.  China’s policy    the policy of China

Homework 

EVERYBODY- write and learn 

The genitive case in English (often called the possessive case) is a grammatical structure used to show ownership, relationship, origin, or description, typically using an apostrophe + s ('s) or just an apostrophe ('). It commonly links two nouns, indicating that the first possesses or is associated with the second.

Key Rules for Forming the Genitive

• Singular Nouns: Add 's (e.g., the dog's bone, Sarah's car).
• Plural Nouns ending in -s: Add only an apostrophe ' (e.g., the dogs' bones, the sisters' house).
• Irregular Plural Nouns: Add 's (e.g., children's toys, men's clothing).
• Singular Nouns ending in -s: Both 's (e.g., James's) and a simple apostrophe (e.g., James') are acceptable, though 's is more common.
• Usage and Context
• • People and Animals: Generally used for living beings (e.g., my mother's house).
  • Organizations/Places: Used for groups, organizations, and places (e.g., the company's policy, the school's staff).
  • Time Expressions: Used for time (e.g., today's news, three hours' delay).
  • "Of" Alternative: The structure "Noun + of + Noun" can often replace the genitive, usually for inanimate objects (e.g., the top of the page rather than the page's top)
  • Special Cases
  • • Joint Possession: For shared ownership, add 's to the last name only (e.g., Sam and Lucy's house).
    • Individual Possession: Add 's to each name (e.g., Sam's and Lucy's cars).

7, 9 pag 63 - Dominic 

EVERYBODY 

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/contractions/genitive-case-write-2.html

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