H4 unit 4 genitive

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Genitive

Grammar p.70

Genitive

This is Donald.

Genitive

This is Donald's hair. -> 

This hair belongs to Donald.

 Belongs to = 's

These are seven cute dogs.

Genitive

These are the seven dogs' treats ->

These treats belong to the seven dogs.

Belong to = '

These are a couple of children. ->

Genitive

This is the children's teacher.

This teacher belongs with the children.

Belongs with = 's

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.

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...

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

Genitive (3)

Times

Singular:   today's news          Yesterday's match.

       's            an hour's rest.

Plural:         a three-weeks' holiday

        '             a six months' salary

Genetive (4) distance

a ten miles' drive

Genetive (5) place

at my friend's (enkelvoud)

at my friends' (meervoud)

at the butcher's 

(newest book - the author) is a bestseller.

There were four eggs in (nest - the bird)

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

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

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

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.

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.