Ch 12 Grammar

Question 1

What are four common uses of the genitive case?

Answer 1

1. possession
2. origin
3. material
4. partitive

Question 2

What does the genitive of possession show?

Answer 2

1. expresses ownership or belonging

guinea pigs of Hope

Question 3

What does the genitive of origin show?

Answer 3

1. expresses the place from which a person or group originates (Hope of Maricopa

Question 4

What does the genitive of material show?

Answer 4

expresses the material from which something is created (cup of glass)

Question 5

What does the partitive genitive show?

Answer 5

expresses the whole or group of which a part is mentioned (slice of pizza)

Question 6

What keywords are used with the genitive of possession?

Answer 6

belonging to

guinea pigs belonging to Hope

Question 7

What key words are used with the genitive of origin?

Answer 7

from

Hope of Maricopa

Question 8

What key words are used with the genitive of material

Answer 8

made of

cup made of glass

Question 9

What key words are used with the partitive genitive

Answer 9

part of

a slice is part of a pizza