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Possessive Case Genitive

The document provides examples and exercises on using the possessive case (genitive) in English. The possessive case is formed using an apostrophe and 's' to indicate ownership or association between a noun and another person, place, or thing. For singular nouns, the possessive is formed by adding 's; for plural nouns already ending in s, the possessive is formed by adding just an apostrophe. The exercises provide examples of correctly and incorrectly using the possessive case and ask the reader to identify, rewrite, complete, and rewrite phrases using possessive forms.

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Possessive Case Genitive

The document provides examples and exercises on using the possessive case (genitive) in English. The possessive case is formed using an apostrophe and 's' to indicate ownership or association between a noun and another person, place, or thing. For singular nouns, the possessive is formed by adding 's; for plural nouns already ending in s, the possessive is formed by adding just an apostrophe. The exercises provide examples of correctly and incorrectly using the possessive case and ask the reader to identify, rewrite, complete, and rewrite phrases using possessive forms.

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POSSESSIVE CASE: GENITIVE ('s)

The book The boy

The boy’s book

Indicates a relation of ownership The girls' dresses. People's names


or association with a person a For example:- that end in "s" you
group of people or animals take an apostrophe ( ' ). can write (') or ('s).
For example:- Plural nouns that end in " s " For example:-
Lynne's web site kept growing larger - Charles' job was
and larger. on the line, or
The member's forum. Singular and plural nouns Charles’s job was
The dog's tail. that don't end in 's' take -'s. on the line.
For example:-
Lynne's web site.

 Exercises with Genitive (-‘s)


A) Mark with an “X” the correct answer.

1. the coats of the ladies


 the ladies’s coats
 the ladies' coats 6. the bathtub of Archimedes
 no genitive possible  Joel's bathtub
2. the countries of Blair and Chirac  Joel's bathtub
 John's house and Susan's  Joels' bathtub
 John and Susan’s house 7. the business of Anne and Francis
 John and Susans house  Mary and Francis' business
3. the hobbies of the women  Mary's and Francis' business
 the womens hobbies  Mary and Francis's business
 the woman's hobbies  Mary's business and Francis's
 the women's hobbies 8. the diary of my boss
 the womens' hobbies  my boss's diary
4. the shoes of the players  my boss' diary
 the players' shoes 9. the clothes of men
 the players's shoes  mens clothes
 the player's shoes  men's clothes
5. the future of our boys  mens' clothes
 our boy's future 10. the girlfriend of my brother-in-law
 our boys' future  my brother-in-law's girlfriend
 our boys's future  my brother's-in-law girlfriend
 my brother's-in-law's girlfriend
B) Rewrite the sentences correctly:

1. Billy blue car is in the garage. 6. My friends cousins are beautiful.


_______________________________________ _______________________________________
2. Mr. John secretary is here. 7. We love Grandma cookies.
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
3. They sell ladies clothes in this store. 8. The police officer sunglasses are broken.
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
4. The doctor kids are very nice. 9. I don’t like boys sneakers.
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
5. The women boyfriends are late. 10. Bring the baby toys.
_______________________________________ _______________________________________

C) Complete the exercise with 's or '.


1. The woman __ dogs. 6. My brothers__ children.
2. My grandmother__ car. 7. My parents__ furniture.
3. The student__ books. 8. My family__ car.
4. The girl__ mother. 9. The cow__ milk.
5. The basket __ handles. 10. The farmer__ truck.

D) Write apostrophe’s correctly.

Example: I met _______ sister yesterday. (Mandy)


Answer: I met Mandy's sister yesterday.

1. This is __________________ book. (Peter) 6. __________ shoes are on the second floor. (men)
2. Let's go to the __________________. (Smiths) 7. My _________ car was not expensive. (parents)
3. The ______________ room is upstairs. (children) 8. ________________ CD player is new. (Charles)
4. ____________ sister is twelve years old. (John) 9. This is the __________________ bike. (boy)
5. ________ and_________ bags have blue 10. These are the _______________ pencils. (boys)
stickers. (Susan - Steve)

E) Rewrite each phrase below using a possessive form.

Example: the engine of the boat the boat’s engine

1. the dish of the puppies ____________________________

2. the pages of the encyclopedia ____________________________

3. the red saddle of the horse ____________________________

4. the fishing tackle of the men ____________________________

5. the spells of the witches ____________________________


6. the homework for the class ____________________________

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