Possessive / Genitive Case

 POSSESSIVE CASE  

  a person/people: …‘s or …s‘:

 

Mary’s sister, the men’s suits, my friends’ cars, Susie's ice cream

 

  Things: the … of …:

 

the colour of my bike , the number of the worksheet

 

  Animals, towns and countries: either: ...'s/...s' or: the ... of ...:

 

New York’s taxis – the taxis of New York; 

the lion’s teeth – the teeth of the lion;

Germany’s big cities – the big cities of Germany

Now try the exercises:

1.  Mary – room: Mary’s room

2.  cat – cheese: the cat’s cheese / the cheese of the cat

3.  Mike – brother: 

4.  New York – museums:  or 

5.  our neighbours – dog: 

6.  Bob – hair: 

7.  Ronnie – schoolbag: 

8.  week – days: 

9.  room – corner: 

10.              children – feet: 

11.              a baby – skin: 

12.              Tina – trousers: 

13.              the girls – bikes: 

14.              Jack – trainers: 

15.              cheese – smell: 

16.              flower – colour: 

17.              shoes – size: 

18.              Grandma – shoes: 

19.              our cat – eyes:  or 

20.              tiger – teeth:  or 

21.              Canada – big cities:  or 

22.              women – new blouses: 

23.              my brothers – old bikes: 

24.              Vienna – beautiful buildings:  or 

25.              desks – colour: 

26.              Shakespeare – dramas: 

27.              my friends – rooms: 

28.              Sydney – sights:  or 

29.              house – number: 

30.              cupboard – price: 

31.            my parents - friends: 

        

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