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Huong Ho Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Please see if I did this task right.
Write the form of the genitive ( ie with ‘s or of) which could be related to the following sentences. If the two are possible, give them both.
1. John has a sister. ( John’s sister)
2. Joseph wrote plays. ( Joseph’s plays)
3. The cow gives milk. ( milk of cow)
4. The captain made an error. ( the captain’s error)
5. The ship has a siren. ( the ship’s siren)
6. The world has problems. ( the world’s problems/ the problems of the world)
7. Someone has a hat. ( someone’s hat)
8. Something has a name. ( the name of something)
9. The school has a history. ( the history of the school)
10. The holiday lasted a history. ( a week’s holiday)
1. John has a sister. ( John’s sister)
2. Joseph wrote plays. ( Joseph’s plays)
3. The cow gives milk. ( milk of cow)
4. The captain made an error. ( the captain’s error)
5. The ship has a siren. ( the ship’s siren)
6. The world has problems. ( the world’s problems/ the problems of the world)
7. Someone has a hat. ( someone’s hat)
8. Something has a name. ( the name of something)
9. The school has a history. ( the history of the school)
10. The holiday lasted a history. ( a week’s holiday)
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Huong Ho The holiday lasted a history. week. I think you meant 'week'.
- Huong Ho The holiday lasted a history.
- week.
- I think you meant 'week'.
- 3.
- the cow's milk; the milk of the cow 9.
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Huong HoThe holiday lasted aI think you meant 'week'.history.week.
3. the cow's milk; the milk of the cow
9. 'the school's history' is also possible.
Otherwise, all are correct.
CJ
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The answers to questions like this can sometimes be fuzzy. For example, while "John's sister" is very much the usual form, "the sister of John" is not impossible in the right context. If we just stick to the usual forms, your answers seem correct except for (3) and (9). I think you mistyped (10).
Please note that you should not put a space after an opening bracket. For example, this is in
Please note that you should not put a space after an opening bracket. For example, this is in
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Thank you both for your help. I really mistyped. I will sure be more careful next time. 
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