The Genitive Case

The genitive case is one of the 4 main cases in modern English. Whilst it has other uses, it is predominantly the form used to indicate possesion. For nouns, it is usually created by adding ´S to the word or by preceding in with ¨of¨.






Type                                            Example                       Genitive Case
Singular noun                               Dog                               Dog´s dinner.
Plural nouns                                 Dogs                              Dogs´ dinner.
Singular  noun ending S               Chris                              Chris´ hat or Chri´s hat.
Plural nouns not ending S            Men                                Men´s room.