TEST ON CASE

Name.............................................................Program..................FNo..................

Classify the genitive phrase in the following sentences according to the structure:

1. Is Nevada's population smaller than Arizona’s?- LOCATIVE GENITIVE

2. Tom's new book was used twice before the errors were found.- SIMPLE GENITIVE

3. Don and Sylvia's oldest daughter begins school next September.- GROUP GENITIVE

4. Revising the memorandum was someone else's idea, not Adrian's.- SIMPLE
GENITIVE

5. One of the most profitable departments in our Chicago store is the Toy's.- LOCATIVE
GENITIVE

6. A friend of Mrs. Block's provided the snacks for the party.- DOUBLE GENITIVE

7. Mr. Brown, the accountant's, office overlooks the Hudson River Valley. SIMPLE
GENITIVE -, LOCATIVE GENITIVE

8. Let's take lunch at Myra's.- LOCATIVE GENITIVE, POSSESSIVE GENITIVE

9. Mark, a neighbour of ours' has been to The States recently.- DOUBLE GENITIVE

10. Kushman's lecture was better attended than Deutch's- ELLIPTIC GENITIVE.

Classify the genitive phrase in the following sentences according to the meaning.

1. Two hours' delay would be disastrous to the public.- QUANTITATIVE GENITIVE

2. Children's clothes are on the fourth floor.- POSSESSIVE GENITIVE

3. The accountant's records were taken to the secretary's office.- GENITIVE OF

AUTHORSHIP

4. The dentist's husband works as her receptionist.- POSSESSIVE GENITIVE

5. Mr. Canton's theory suits best our research project.- QUALITATIVE

6. Gardeners' tools are sold in the hardware store. GENITIVE OF AUTHORSHIP

7. The team's arrival went unnoticed by the local press.- OBJECTIVE GENITIVE

8. The professor's remark startled the students.- SUBJECTIVE GENITIVE

9. Johnson's murder caused trouble at police headquarters.- SUBJECTIVE GENITIVE

10. The mayor's opinion was that we should support Harry's idea.- SUBJECTIVE

GENITIVE