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Genitive case

I) Main uses:

➡️ Saying that the dress belongs to Mary:

 Mary's dress.

      ➡️  You can add adjectives:

The young girl's  beautiful dress.

➡️  's is used for human beings:

Patrick's foot.

The leg of the chair.

➡️ 2 possessors:

 Peter and Anna's children.

(Peter and Anna are both the parents of these children.)

Peter's and Anna's children.

(Peter has children and Anna has other children)

➡️  Plural:

 My sisters' room

Irregular plural forms:

The children's bedroom

The women's purse

Caution!

Can also be used for:

➡️   time or distance:

Two weeks' delay.

 A five kilometres' walk.

 Tomorrow's meeting

➡️ Geography:

France's history.

 London's monuments.

The government's policy.

➡️  Groups:

The company's policy

In everyone's interest

Often with these words:

Brother – pilot – horse – everyone –each other - team – company …

➡️  With a name:

'Whose coat is this?' 'It's Lucile's'

II) General views:

A man's job

A master's degree

A dog's life 

III) ELLIPSIS:

This isn't your book, this is Luc's.

➡️ Often omitted: shop, house, church, cathedral, school, hospital

He's going to Saint John's.

➡️ For homes:

 Betty went to Peter's. (Peter's house)

IV) IDIOMS:

 For peace's sake

At arm's length
     
 At stone's throw

Out of harm's way

 To one's heart's content

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