Supplementary Material

The Genitive Case

(Compulsory Supplementary Material for Beta Lower Module Suggested Supplementary Material for Gamma Lower Module.)

The genitive case is used to indicate possession when we refer to animate (living) nouns. When we talk about inanimate (not living) nouns we normally dont use it. Examples: I like Paulas house. The bottom of the bottle. Paula is an animate noun. Bottle is an inanimate noun.

To form the genitive, we need to pay attention to the final letter of the noun: If the noun ends in s we add apostrophe + s. If the noun ends in a letter which is not s, then we add apostrophe to a plural noun ending in s, and we can add an apostrophe + s to a plural not ending in s.

Examples:

Johns mistake, the heroeswelcome, the childrens toys.

Here we have some We can use the __________ of ________________ pattern with things. For example: The top of the mountain, the leg of the table, etc. The genitive can be optional with nouns that refer to a group of people or to places where people live, to institutions,etc. Americas resources ,Santiagos heavy traffic, the companys head office.So we can also say : The heavy traffic of Santiago, the resources of America or the head office of the company. The possessive form can also express time, length of time of an event, etc. Examples: a years work, have you read yesterdays newspaper?, a fortnights holiday, theres going to be an hours delay. Another use of the possessive form is to refer to the home or the shop of someone and to express purpose. There is a childrens playground. There is a bakers (shop) near my house. She was sitting and waiting at the dentists (office) for a long time. My friends ate at Eduardos (flat).

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EXERCISE 1. Use the possessive form and rewrite the following ideas. Example: This is a newspaper that appeared yesterday. This was a yesterdays newspaper.

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This is a newspaper that appears on Sunday. This is ______________________________________________________________________

2)

He has a holiday of a week. He has _____________________________________________________________________

3)

They have a holiday of two weeks. They have __________________________________________________________________

4)

The father of the young man. The young ___________________________________________________________________

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The car of your mother. Your ________________________________________________________________________

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The bowl of the cat. The ________________________________________________________________________

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The work of a day. A __________________________________________________________________________

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I heard the voice of a man. I heard a ____________________________________________________________________

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The poems of Keats. Keats ______________________________________________________________________

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The privilege of a boss. A __________________________________________________________________________

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The bone of a dog. ___________________________________________________________________________ 2

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The genitive case is used to indicate: 1) place or shop, 2) person(animate), 3) duration, 4) purpose. EXERCISE 2. Look at the following examples and indicate whether the idea refers to 1) place or shop, 2) person (animate), 3)duration, 4)purpose. A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) Julia stopped at the butchers for a piece of steak.(_____) They havent been to the doctors.(_____) This is Elizabeths dictionary.(____) The teachers role is always clear.(____) The dog s head.(____) Todays program is to finish this task.(____) It will take you an hours drive.(____) You can take a weeks holiday in September.(_____)

EXERCISE 3. Complete the sentences with the correct name of the shop. Butchers, Greengrocers, Pharmacy, News-stand and Bakers. A) B) C) D) E) I am going to the_______________. Can you get me a magazine,please? Can you get me a loaf of bread? I am going to the_______________? He is going to get some toothpaste and toothbrush.Where is the nearest ___________________? Where is the__________? I am going to buy some steaks. She is going to the____________because she needs to buy some fruit and vegetables.

KEY CHECK EXERCISE 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. This is a Sundays newspaper. He has a weeks holiday. They have a two weeks holiday. The young mans father. Your mothers car. The cats bowl. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. A days work. I heard a mans voice. Keatspoems. A bosss privilege. A dogs bone.

EXERCISE 2. A. F. 1 4 B. G. 1 3 C. H. 1 3 D. 1 E. 2

EXERCISE 3. A. newstand B. bakers C. pharmacy D. butchers. E. greengrocers 3