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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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