Saxon genitive

1. Draw Laura’s family tree.

a. John is Laura’s father.

b. Mary is John’s wife.
c. Bernard and Rosemary are Mary and Anne’s parents.
d. Alice has got two brothers: Tony and John.
e. Laura is Joe and Alison’s granddaughter.
f. Anne’s son, Peter, is Laura’s cousin.

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g. Tom is Anne’s husband.
h. Martin is Alice’s son.

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i. Sarah is Tony’s daughter.

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2. Use the two sentences to make one sentence. Follow the example.

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a. Daniel has got a dog. The dog is called Bobo.
Daniel’s dog is called Bobo.
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b. Peter has got two sisters. Their names are Sarah and Nicky.
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c. The children have got new hamsters. The hamsters are behind the bookcase.
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d. I’ve got six cousins. Their surname is Parker.

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e. We’ve got a pet cat. Her name is Dolly.

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f. Jess has got two brothers. They’re at university.

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g. James has got a beautiful girlfriend. She comes from Spain.

h. The twins have got a nice new French teacher. He isn’t very strict.

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3. Write the questions and answers using the pictures and names.

Whose bow is this? – Lulu

It’s Lulu’s bow.

Whose books are these? – John

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Whose chair is this? – Mary

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Whose desk ? – Alex

Whose ro ? – Joey
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? – Greg
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? – Stella
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? – Mr Michael
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? – Peter
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? – Archie

? – Vicky

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 Saxon genitive
1. Draw Laura’s family tree.

a. John is Laura’s father.

b. Mary is John’s wife.
c. Bernard and Rosemary are Mary and Anne’s parents.
d. Alice has got two brothers: Tony and John.
e. Laura is Joe and Alison’s granddaughter.
f. Anne’s son, Peter, is Laura’s cousin.

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g. Tom is Anne’s husband.
h. Martin is Alice’s son.

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i. Sarah is Tony’s daughter.

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Joe Alison
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Bernard Rosemary
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Alice Tony John Mary Anne Tom
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Martin Sarah Laura Peter

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2. Use the two sentences to make one sentence. Follow the example.
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a. Daniel has got a dog. The dog is called Bobo.

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Daniel’s dog is called Bobo.

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b. Peter has got two sisters. Their names are Sarah and Nicky.
Peter’s sisters names are Sarah and Nicky
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c. The children have got new hamsters. The hamsters are behind the bookcase.
The children’s new hamsters are behind the bookcase.
d. I’ve got six cousins. Their surname is Parker.
My six cousins’ surname is Parker.
e. We’ve got a pet cat. Her name is Dolly.
Our pet cat’s name is Dolly.
f. Jess has got two brothers. They’re at university.
Jess’ two brothers are at university.
g. James has got a beautiful girlfriend. She comes from Spain.

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James’ beautiful girlfriend comes from Spain.

h. The twins have got a nice new French teacher. He isn’t very strict.
The twins’ nice new French teacher isn’t very strict.

3. Write the questions and answers using the pictures and names.

Whose bow is this? – Lulu

It’s Lulu’s bow.

Whose books are these? – John

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They are John’s books.

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Whose chair is this? – Mary

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It’s Mary’s chair.

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Whose desk is this? – Alex

It’s Alex’s desk.

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Whose computer is this? – Joey
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It’s Joey’s computer.

Whose letters are these? – Greg
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They are Greg’s letters.

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Whose tractor is that? – Stella

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It’s Stella’s tractor.

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Whose watch is this? – Mr Michael

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It’s Mr Michael’s watch.

Whose horse is this? – Peter

It’s Peter’s horse.

Whose money is this? – Archie

It’s Archie’s money.

Whose car is this? – Vicky

It’s Vicky’s car.

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