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Genitive Case (Types of Nouns used in the Genitive Case (Collective nouns…
Genitive Case
Genitive Case
+ 's EX: My SISTER'S little girl fell downstairs.
Two ways for plural
GRANDMOTHERS' dreams
CHILDREN'S toys
Use of the Genitive Case
Dependent genitives EX: He stared at his aunt's face.
Group Genitive EX: A minute or two's rest
Double Genitive EX: A friend of my husband's
Independent genitives EX: My car is faster than John's
Local independent genitives EX: I bought these buns at the baker's.
Semantic types of the genitive case
Objective Genitive EX: Kennedy's assassination - Somebody assassinated Kennedy
Genitive of source EX: The general's letter - The general wrote a letter
Temporal Genitive EX: Ten days' absence - The absence lasted ten days
Subjective Genitive EX: The people's choice - The people chose
Equational Genitive EX: A mile's distance - The distance is a mile
Possessive Genitive EX: Mrs. Johnson's passport - Mrs. Johnson has a passport
Genitive of destination EX: A women's college - A college for women
Types of Nouns used in the Genitive Case
Collective nouns EX: The government's plans
Geographical names EX: Europe's future
Animal nouns EX: The horse's tail
Locative nouns EX: The world's economy
Personal names EX: George Washington's statue
Temporal nouns EX: A day's work
Personal nouns EX: The boy's car
Other nouns EX: The mind's development