Презентация на тему "Possessive case".

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  The
  Possessive
  Case
  

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  The Possessive Case is formed by means of the ending -`s which is pronounced [s] after voiceless consonants except sibilants, [z] after voiced consonants except sibilants and after vowels, and [iz] after sibilants.
  

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  If a noun in the plural ends in
  –s, only the apostrophe is added in the plural Possessive Case which does not affect the pronunciation of the word.
  

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  The Possessive Case is mainly used with nouns denoting living being. Besides the names of living beings the following nouns can be used in the Possessive Case:
  

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  a) Nouns denoting time and distance;
  b) names of countries and towns or cities;
  c) names of cosmic bodies;
  d) collective nouns like government, party, army, crew, family, society, etc.
  

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  The Possessive Case is used in some set expressions.
  

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  The ending -`s is added not only to nouns but also to some pronouns and some adverbs of time; it may refer to a whole word combination.
  

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  Someone's book
  yesterday's excursion
  Ann and Kate's room