GENITIVE CASE

GENITIVE CASE EXERCÍCIOS DE

O Genitive (Possessive) Case indica relações de posse, autoria

e parentesco, acrescentando (’) ou (’s) ao termo que representa o FIXAÇÃO
“possuidor”.
Com substantivos comuns (pessoas e animais) e nomes próprios,
no singular, terminados ou não em –s. 01. (AFA) No one could avoid noticing my _______ or ________ dress
during the party.
Exemplos:
These are Paul’s glasses. a) wives - daughter

That boy’s backpack is very lively and beautiful. b) wife - daughter’s

My dog’s back legs are a little swollen. c) wife’s - daughter’s

d) wive’s - daughter’s
Nomes não famosos terminados em –s ou –es, no entanto,
utilizam ’s. 02. (UNESP) Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna.
Exemplos: The __________ uncle was dead.
I can’t find Thales’s books. a) writer c) writer of e) writers of the
Charles’s house is in Alagoas. b) writers d) writer’s
Usamos apenas (’) com substantivos no plural terminados em –s
ou –es. 03. Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna.
Exemplos: Where have you put your _____________?
The students’ rooms are over there. a) mother purses’
The dogs’ kennel is on the back yard. b) mother purse’s
c) mother’s purse’s
Com nomes famosos terminados em –s ou –es usamos apenas (‘).
d) mothers’ purse
Exemplos:
e) mother’s purse
This phenomenon is related to Archimedes’ Law.
I live Moses’ story. 04. Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a lacuna.
Com substantivos compostos usamos ao final da composição. How many ____________ nests did you find?
Exemplos: a) birds’s d) of birds’s
My father-in-law’s only child is a woman. b) bird’ e) of the bird’
Stop talking! I can’t hear the police officer’s voice. c) birds’

Quando houver mais de um “possuidor”, a colocação de (’) ou (’s) 05. (AFA) Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence:
depende do que se pretende transmitir.
The __________ offices are very modern.
Exemplos:
a) businessmen’ c) businessmans’
Paula and Vera’s mothers. (As mães são de Paula e Vera, juntas)
b) businessmens’ d) businessmen’s
Paula’s and Vera’s mothers. (Paula tem uma mãe e Vera tem outra)

Use (’s) ou uma construção com of se o “possuidor” for o 06. (UDESC) __________ father is in Europe.
governo, um lugar ou uma organização. a) The Mary’s and George’s
Exemplos: b) Mary’s and George
The government’s intentions ou The intentions of the government. c) Mary and George’s
The London’s museums ou The museums of London. d) Mary’s and Georges’s
e) The Mary and George’s
Para expressar a posse com substantivos abstratos e objetos,
devemos utilizar a estrutura possuidor + of + objeto possuído.
07. (UNESP) _________ farm is that large one? It is __________.
Exemplos:
a) Which - Peter’s d) Which - for Peter
The name of the ship
the roof of my house b) Whose - Peter’s e) What - Peter’s
The name of love c) Whose - of Peter

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08. (ESPCEX) The correct sentence is: Frequent travelers to Rio may share 6tips too. Before and after
a) My father’s friend called me yesterday. its peak travel season, the city attracts a number of regular visitors
seduced by the charm of the Brazilians and the culture of their
b) The table’s leg is broken. proudest city. These repeaters readily brave long flights, like the 12-
c) I have an appointment at the office’s doctor. hour trip from New York with not a single nonstop to be found.
d) My brother neighbour’s sister is a nurse. (Adapted from: KUGEL, Seth. The New York Times, 20 Feb. 2005.)

e) The girls school is far from St Bartholomew’s.

The use of ‘S is the same in ANYONE’S PARTYING SPIRIT (ref. 5) and in:
09. (EFOMM) His __________ sickness is worrying him very much. a) Everyone’s invited for Carnival in Rio.
a) mother’s-in-law b) The American’s luggage was checked carefully.
b) mother-in-law c) My friend Jeremy’s arrived.
c) mother’s-in-law’s d) Nobody’s pleased with the situation.
d) mother-in-law’s e) The Mexican tourist’s coming tomorrow.
e) mothers-in-law’s
02. (FATEC 2003)
IT’S NOT THE CARBS, STUPID
10. (EEAR 2016)
A REGION’S SOCCER STRONGMEN ARE FACING A HARD FALL In the mid-19 century, William Banting first popularized the
th

low carbohydrate weight-loss plan that has once again grabbed the
After rising as a governor under Brazil’s military dictatorship, José media’s collective attention. Banting was a well-meaning London
Maria Marin became such a towering figure in the world of Brazilian undertaker who grew so fat in middle age that he could not descend a
sports that the headquarters of the nation’s soccer federation was staircase face first, for fear of being toppled by his copious paunch. His
recently named in his honor. friend and physician, the noted British aural surgeon William Harvey,
Now, the United States Justice Department’s charging Mr. Marin, prescribed a regimen focused on meat, small amounts of fruit and
83, and 13 other senior sports officials and executives across the liberal lashings of Claret, sherry and Madeira, which helped Banting
Americas with taking part in a sweeping bribery and kickback scheme drop 35 pounds in 38 weeks.
within FIFA, the governing body of global soccer. (ELLEN RUPPEL SHELL Newsweek, August 5, 2002)

Of the 14 men named as defendants in the indictment, all but

Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o uso correto do caso possessivo,
two of them are citizens of Latin American and Caribbean nations, a
como no substantivo “media” em “the media’s collective attention”.
reflection of the investigation’s focus on corruption in the hemisphere.
(Fonte: www.nytimes.com)
a) mens’ garment
b) womens’ wear
GLOSSARY
but: exceto c) mental’s disturbance
bribery: suborno
headquarters: sede d) children’s clothes
All the extracts below, in the text, present a possessive noun, except: e) disappointment’s feeling
a) “[…] the nation’s soccer federation […]”
03. Assinale a alternativa quee preenche corretamente a lacuna.
b) “[…] under Brazil’s military dictatorship […]”
My little puppy doesn’t seem to like your ___________ red handkerchief.
c) “[…] a reflection of the investigation’s focus […]”
a) father’s-in-law
d) “[…] the United States Justice Department’s charging Mr. Marin
b) father-in-law’s
[…]”
c) father’-in-law
d) father-in-law’
EXERCÍCIOS DE
e) fathers’-in-law

TREINAMENTO 04. (UNESP) Indique a alternativa que expressa o mesmo significado

da expressão em destaque na sentença: It is important to remember
01. (UFRGS 2007) Most tourists in Rio spend most of their time that THE BEHAVIOR OF DEPRESSED CHILDREN may change.
downtown or in the city’s “Zona Sul”, or southern zone, where the a) The depressed children’s behavior.
“Rua dos Oitis” is located. But in the 50 weeks of the year not devoted
b) The behavior’s depressed children.
to “Carnaval” or New Year’s Eve, it can be easy to 1miss the party. It
takes some guidance to develop the sense of where the “Cariocas” c) The behavior of the depressed children’s.
will be exercising their native “joie de vivre”. d) The children’s depressed behavior.
A working knowledge of Portuguese is an easy in, but even e) The depressed behavior’s children.
lacking that, with a little advance work and a few English-speaking
Brazilian contacts you can get involved ________ the action and have 05. (ITA) Assinalar a alternativa em que o uso do caso genitivo esteja
an idea of the real scene. CORRETO:
I received my initial orientation at home in New York, from a) For goodness’ sake, this is my brother-in-law’s dog.
acquaintances and friends of friends. Many Brazilians, gregarious by
b) For goodness’ sake, this is my brother’s-in-law dog.
nature, are happy enough to help steer a traveler, especially if they
think they may be coming north sometime to collect _______ a return c) For goodness sake’s, this is my brother-in-law’s dog.
of the favor. 3Local advice is also comforting, of course, given Rio’s d) For goodness sake’s, this is my brother’s-in-law dog.
reputation for crime. 4While the danger does not seem to 2dampen e) For goodness sake’s, this is my brother-in-law dog’s.
5
anyone’s partying spirit, violence is much feared and the threat is
much discussed _______ the locals.

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06. (EFOMM) Betty, Jane and I were invited to a party at __________ 03. (FATEC) Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente a frase
home. “________ was the first to be corrected”.
a) your friend’s Carol d) your friend’s Carol’s a) Mariana exam
b) our friend Carol e) her friends’ Carol b) Mariana’s exam
c) our friend Carol’s c) Mariana’ exam
d) Mariana exam’s
07. (CN 2017) Mark the INCORRECT option according to the Genitive e) “a” e “b” são corretas
Case.
a) The door’s car is open. 04. (UEL) Como se diz, em inglês, “A sala de estudos das garotas fica
b) The world’s population is increasing. bem ao lado da dos rapazes”?
c) I’m going to Grandma’s. a) The girls’ study hall is right next to the boys’s.
d) Which are Fred’s and Eric’s cars? b) The girls’ study hall is right next to the boys’.
e) This is my mother-in-law’s house. c) The girls’s study hall is right next to the boys’.
d) The girls’s study hall is right next to the boys.
08. John and Mary are cousins. Have you met the parents of John e) The girl’s study hall is right next to the boy’s.
and of Mary?
a) John and Mary are cousins. Have you met John and Mary’s parents? 05. (UFRS) Choose the right alternative.
b) John and Mary are cousins. Have you met John’s and Mary’s parents? a) Rosemary boyfriend’s is Márcia’s cousin.
c) John and Mary are cousins. Have you met John’s and Mary parents? b) The Rosemary boyfriend’s is Márcia’s cousin.
d) John and Mary are cousins. Have you met John’s and Mary’s parents’? c) Rosemary’s boyfriend’s is Márcia’s cousin.
e) John and Mary are cousins. Have you met John’s and Mary’s parent’s? d) Rosemary’s boyfriend is Márcia’s cousin.
e) The Rosemary boy’s friend is Márcia’s cousin.
09. (UFF 2008) Mark the option in which the apostrophe S is used as
in “curiosity’s virtue”.
06. (CFOE) The option which contains the use of the same rule of
a) “it’s the inner signal” Genitive Case (’s) applied to - from kids’ bodies is:
b) ”that’s still unknown” a) girls’
c) ”it’s usually directed” b) Louis’
d) ”that’s a fact” c) walrus’
e) ”student’s best friend” d) childrens’

10. (UFRGS 2014) Which of the alternatives below has the same structure 07. (COM. AERONÁUTICA) Choose the alternative in which the (’s)
as The fans’ transgression of bourgeois taste? means the same as belongs to.
a) The government’s interference with middle class education. a) Mary’s an air hostess.
b) The students’s discussion and their argument. b) The pilot’s talking to the tower.
c) The girl’s reading an interesting book. c) The pilot’s eaten a sandwich.
d) The fan’s harsh criticizing went unnoticed. d) Mary’s uniform is fashionable.
e) The teacher’s introduced quite complex matters.
08. (EPCAR) Choose the option that has the same meaning of “Parents
usually don’t know their child is a cyberbully.”
EXERCÍCIOS DE a) Parents’ child usually don’t know he is a cyberbully.

COMBATE b) Parents child’s usually don’t know he is a cyberbully.

c) Child parents’ usually don’t know he is a cyberbully.
d) Child’s parents usually don’t know he is a cyberbully.
01. (PUC-SP) Assinale a alternativa correta:
09. (EPCAR) Mark the option which shows the same meaning as in “A
Ben and Bill are brothers. Do you know _______?
person’s body size or weight”.
a) Ben and Bill’s parents
a) A person and body size or weight.
b) Ben’s and Bill parents
b) The body size or weight of a person.
c) Ben’s and Bill’s parents
c) Body size and person’s weight.
d) Bem and Bill parents’
d) The body’s size or weight of a person.
e) Bem and Bill parents’s
10. (AFA) Mark the option which shows the same meaning as in
02. (UNESP) Assinale a alternativa correta. “Americans’ dependence on family.”
a) The children of my sister’s-in-law are very smart. a) The family’s dependence on Americans’.
b) My sister’s-in-law children’s are very smart. b) The Americans family dependence.
c) My sister-in-law children’s are very smart. c) The Americans dependence of family’s.
d) My sister-in-law’s children are very smart. d) The dependence of Americans on family.
e) My sister-in-law’ children are very smart.

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GABARITO
EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO
01. C 04. C 07. B 10. D
02. D 05. D 08. A
03. E 06. C 09. D
EXERCÍCIOS DE TREINAMENTO
01. B 04. A 07. A 10. A
02. D 05. A 08. B
03. B 06. C 09. E
EXERCÍCIOS DE COMBATE
01. A 04. B 07. D 10. D
02. D 05. D 08. D
03. B 06. A 09. B

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