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GENITIVE CASE

GENITIVE CASE. Andressa Ribeiro do Amaral. GENITIVE CASE. O Genitive Case é usado para indicar posse . REGRA GERAL: acrescenta-se ’s ao substantivo possuidor:

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GENITIVE CASE

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  1. GENITIVE CASE Andressa Ribeiro do Amaral

  2. GENITIVE CASE • O Genitive Case é usado para indicar posse. • REGRA GERAL: acrescenta-se ’s ao substantivo possuidor: • “We used the Human Rights Act to challenge the police's failure and get justice. Without human rights, people like the women I represent wouldn't have anything to fall back on if their cases aren't investigated.” • Quando o substantivo terminar em s, acrescenta-se apenas o ’: • “Human rights exist to give people the power to challenge the wrongs in our society. We must unite against the Conservatives’ plan to strip away these protections.”

  3. GENITIVE CASE • SPECIAL CASES: • 1. Nomes famosos terminados em s, acrescenta-se apenas o ’: • Pay attention to Jesus’ words. • II. Quando há dois ou mais possuidores: • A) Se for algo comum a todos, acrescenta-se ’s ao último: • I went to Mike and Andrew’s apartment. • B) Se cada possuidor tiver um pertence distinto, acrescenta-se ’s em todos: • I went to Mike’s and Andrew’s apartments.

  4. GENITIVE CASE • III. Pode-se omitir o substantivo quando for um lugar relacionado ao possuidor: • They wanted to visit Westminster’s. (abbey) • IV. Usa-se o ’s com certas expressões de tempo, peso ou espaço: • It’s a two month’s journey.

  5. REFERENCES • http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/aug/27/rape-cases-tories-human-rights-law

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