Double genitive

• English
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 6

ELOS-

-identify double genitive case in sentences

-select the correct genitive structure to complete the given sentences

-create sentences of their own including double genitive case

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                PEP

Imagine someone called Mr. Rao has come to see your father. Your Father and Mr. Rao have been friends for thirty years.

Page number-187,write your response in the studio            book

STUDIO

Page-187

For example:

— “Alfonso is a friend of Miriana’s.” = There are two possessives in this sentence: of and ‘s. Therefore we call this structure the double genitive.

— “This is the SIM card of hers.” =  There are two possessives in this sentence: of and the possessive pronoun hers.

Examples

This is a cousin of George‘s.

Winnie-the-Pooh is a friend of Piglet‘s.

It’s the password of Mark‘s.

The postman is a neighbour of mine.

This is the SIM card of hers.

It is the keyboard of theirs.

We form the double genitive with noun + of +

1. possessive adjective
2. possessive Pronoun

Leah and Maggie are friends of ....

1. my
2. mine
3. me
4. I

Companion -Page number-93

Complete 7A in the companion.( Page number-93)

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Complete 7B in the Companion-page number 94(First five sentences)

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OMG !! Rahil is too fat. He is a cousin of .............

1. Tina
2. Tina's
3. Tinas'
4. Tina's'

See that man? He's a friend......

1. of my uncle
2. of my uncle's
3. of my uncles'
4. of me uncle

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-identify double genitive case in sentences
-select the correct genitive structure to complete the given sentences
-create sentences of my own including double genitive case

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