H4 unit 4 genitive


Genitive
Grammar p.70
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This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Genitive
Grammar p.70

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Genitive
This is Donald.

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Genitive
This is Donald's hair. -> 
This hair belongs to Donald.

 Belongs to = 's


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These are seven cute dogs.



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Genitive
These are the seven dogs' treats ->
These treats belong to the seven dogs.
Belong to = '



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These are a couple of children. ->

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Genitive
This is the children's teacher.
This teacher belongs with the children.
Belongs with = 's

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Rules Genitive (1)
People & Animals
Singular: (enkelvoud)
+ 's  -----> the cat's food/Julie's dog/ James's coat.
Plural: (meervoud)
ends with - s -> only an apostrophe ( ') ---> my  parents' room/the customers' coats.
doesn't end with -s -> + 's  ----> the children's room.

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Genitive (2)
Things
The wheels of the bus.
The door of the classroom.
The roof of the building.
The manager of the museum.
when things possess something (or someone) we use: The...of...

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geographical names:

the city of Hardenberg
the county of Hampshire
the capital of England
quantities:

a bottle of water
a pound of sugar
a barrel of beer

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Genitive (3)
Times
Singular:   today's news          Yesterday's match.
       's            an hour's rest.

Plural:         a three-weeks' holiday
                   a six months' salary

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Genetive (4) distance
a ten miles' drive

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Genetive (5) place
at my friend's (enkelvoud)
at my friends' (meervoud)
at the butcher's 

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(newest book - the author) is a bestseller.

Slide 14 - Open question

There were four eggs in (nest - the bird)

Slide 15 - Open question

(next week - charity show) will be broadcast by the BBC.

Slide 16 - Open question

(daughter - Mike) will be going to university next year.

Slide 17 - Open question

(the castle - the gates) were built to withstand an attack.

Slide 18 - Open question

Practise (translate)
1. Dit zijn de schoenen van Sophie.
2. Dit zijn de katten van onze vrienden.
3. De kamer van Charles is een rommeltje (messy).
4. De rits van de jas is kapot.
5. De bal van de voetballers is weg. 
6. We gaan bij mijn oom TV kijken. 
 7. Het is maar een rit van twee kilometers.

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Answers
1. These are Sophie's shoes.
2. These are our friends' cats.
3. Charles's room is messy.
4. The zipper of the coat/ jacket is broken.
5. The footballers' ball / the football players' ball is gone.
6. We are going to watch TV at my uncle's.
 7. It is only a two kilometres' drive.

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