Genitive

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The Noun Phrase Genitive case: The inflected genitive and the of construction or periphrastic genitive. The grammatical status of the genitive. Genitive meanings. The post genitive or double genitive.

OVERVIEW I. II. III. IV. V. VI. Objectives Lead in Preliminary Activities Practice Follow-up Activities Bibliography

I. OBJECTIVESBy the end of this class you will: have activated your knowledge of the genitive case. have identified a genitive construction. have identified the some possible genitive meanings. have identified the grammatical roles of the inflected genitive. be able to produce your own sentences using the inflected genitive and the periphrasticgenitive. be able to choose between the inflected genitive and the periphrastic genitive when more appropriate.

II. LEAD IN1- a) Read the text below and complete the first paragraph of the text with one of the following noun phrases. The childrens The millionaires Mr Joness Anna and Janets

b) Underline the genitive forms you find in the second paragraph. Multi-millionaire found dead The multi-millionaire, Mr Bruce Jones, is dead. A maid found _______________ body at his luxury flat in London. _____________________ children, Anna and Janet, werent with him. ________________ mother, Mrs Caroline Jones, is in hospital suffering from shock. ______________ grandmother, Mrs Emma Jones, is now looking after them. Mr Bruce Jones was the chairman of Britains biggest company and one of the countrys richest men. He had just returned from a three weeks trip to Greece. The night before his death he stayed at his brother in laws in north London. It seems he went to the chemists to buy some medicine because he had been feeling badly. The police have refused to answer reporters questions(Adapted from Bolton and Goodey, 1996: 217)

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III. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES1a) Match the sentences below to the meaning expressed by the genitive. Genitive Meanings POSSESSION

Examples Cathys eyes stared in horror as the man fell to the floor. Give the envelope to Michaels assistant. Gregs dog has been barking all night. Kates neighbour is moving to a new house. Peoples happiness is more important that wealth. Why don't you all come over to my parents house for coffee?

HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS TRAITS

b) Choose a noun from the box and write three different sentences illustrating the meanings dealt with above. The actress Jane My cousins

Possession _____________________________________________________________ Human Relationships ___________________________________________________ Traits __________________________________________________________________

2- Read the following sentences and classify the genitives into determiner or modifier. a. My uncles new car is really amazing. ____________ b. That old mans son has worked with Susan for three years now. ____________ c. My job involves reading lots of childrens literature. ____________ d. Even her two childrens clothes disappeared. ____________ e. His hair felt like a birds nest. ____________ f. Helen and Betty attend a womens university in New Zealand. ____________


IV. PRACTICE ACTIVITIES1- Add s or to a noun in the phrases below so that they contain an inflected genitive. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. those men families my sisters cars the island inhabitants Dickens novels Mrs Johnson coat Socrates beliefs For God sake

2- Rewrite these sentences using the inflected genitive a. I visited the birthplace of Charles Darwin. _______________________________________ b. He stole the girlfriend of his best friend. _________________________________________ c. The room of the children is quite large. __________________________________________ d. The birthday of the twins is April 20th. ___________________________________________ e. Whats the name of the wife of the friend of Bill? __________________________________ f. I borrowed the car of George and Martha. ________________________________________ g. She wore the dress of her sister to the dance. _____________________________________ h. She wore one of the dresses that her sister has. ___________________________________(Adapted from Sellen, 2002:111)

3- Complete the description of Lily Finch using the inflected genitive or the periphrastic genitive.Lily Finch is a friend of my sisters. She doesnt like her name. Lily is _____________________ (name /her mother). Her father chose it because its ___________________________ (name / his favourite flower). Lily likes reading ___________________________ (magazines / women) and listening to _____________________________ (music / a new heavy metal band). She doesnt like ___________________________ (terrible weather / England). Every year she has __________________________ (holiday / a month) in Portugal. She plays badminton for ________________________ (team / local girls). She is __________________________ (best player / team). ____________________ (house / her parents) is in the country, but she spends a lot of time at her _____________________ (boyfriend). Hes got a flat in London. 3MARA CANDELARIA LUQUE COLOMBRES

(Adapted from Bolton and Goodey, 1996: 220)

V. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES1- In the following pairs of sentences, there is one sentence which sounds more natural or is better. Choose the most appropriate sentence. Justify your choice. a. The familys car was found abandoned. The car of the family was found abandoned. b. On occasions, the courage of Martha didnt help her. On occasions, Marthas courage didnt help her. c. I was so ill that I was at deaths door for three days. I was so ill that I was at the door of death for three days. d. The tables leg is broken. The leg of the table is broken. e. Do you want to have lunch together sometime, just for old times' sake? Do you want to have lunch together sometime, just for the sake of old times? f. That lady is the sister of the man that is holding the party. That lady is the man that is holding the partys sister. 2- Write sentences that contain the words in parentheses in a double genitive construction a. Teacher / my mother The old lady over there was a teacher of my mothers. b. Classmate / my brothers ____________________________________________________________ c. Students / Mary ____________________________________________________________ d. Books / the children ____________________________________________________________ 3 - Find authentic examples on the internet to illustrate the following uses of the genitive. a. Independent Genitive b. Double genitive c. Genitive as determiner d. Genitive as modifier


VI. BIBLIOGRAPHYReferences Bolton, D., and N. Goodey (1997), Grammar Practice in Context, London: Richmond Publishing. Sellen, D. (2002), Grammar Goals Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students, Sao Paulo, Brazil: SBS editora. Consulted Bibliography Biber,D., S. Conrad and G. Leech (2002), Longman Students Grammar of Spoken and Written English, Essex: Pearson Education Limited. Celce-Murcia, M. and D. Larsen-Freeman (1999) The Grammar Book An ESL/EFL Teachers Course (2nd Ed), Heinle and Heinle Publishers. Close, R.A. (1975), A Reference Grammar for Students of English, London: Longman. Greembaum,S. (1991), An Introduction to English Grammar, Essex: Longman. Huddleston R. And G.K. Pullum. (2002), The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, Cambridge: CUP. Leech, G. And J. Svartvik. (1975), A Communicative Grammar of English, London: Longman. Meehan, P. et al (2010), An Introduction to Grammar Practice, Cordoba: Impresiones FL de Natalia Rondini. Quirk, R and S. Greenbaum. (1990) A Students Grammar of the English Language, Harlow: Longman.

Suggested Bibliography for Further Practice Biber, D., S. Conrad, and G. Leech. (2002), Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English Workbook, Essex: Pearson Education Limited. Bolton, D., and N. Goodey (1996), English Grammar in Steps, London: Richmond Publishing. Bolton, D., and N. Goodey (1997), Grammar Practice in Context, London: Richmond Publishing. Chalker, S. (1992), A Students English Grammar Workbook, Essex: Adison Wesley Longman Limited. Murphy, R. (1994), English Grammar in Use. A self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students (2nd ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Sellen, D. (2002), Grammar Goals Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students, Sao Paulo, Brazil: SBS editora. Yule, G. (2006), Oxford Practice Grammar, Oxford: Oxford University Press.


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