5. Paco's sister (Saxon genitive)

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The Saxon Genitive

Sonia is Paco's sister. She is very good at English. Sonia's English teacher is really happy with her. Sonia's friends at school also like English a lot. They get very good marks in English.

Paco is studying English at the moment. He is learning the Saxon Genitive and he is a bit confused, so he asks his sister Sonia for help. Sonia teaches her brother Francisco the Saxon Genitive by reading a text about Britain's National Day:

Paco y su hermana Sonia
Elaboración propia
  • Scotland's National Day is Saint Andrew's Day (30 November).
  • Saint David's Day (1 March) is the National Day of Wales.
  • England's National Day is Saint George's Day (23 April).
  • Saint Patrick's Day (17 March) is an official Bank Holiday in Northern Ireland.

Paco is learning how to use the Saxon genitive by observing the examples above. And you?

Identify all the Saxon genitive cases you can find in the text.

 

Importante

Watch this presentation on the Saxon genitive.

Vídeo de Bluebloc Notes (Aprender Inglés) en Youtube

The Saxon genitive case may affect people, animals or any other word. Look at these examples of literary works:

Bed time stories
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We even can find a double genitive case, like in Love's Labour's Lost, by W. Shakespeare.

Comprueba lo aprendido

Pregunta

Rewrite the following sentences in the genitive case.

The father of Paco

Respuestas

Paco's father

Father 's Paco

Retroalimentación

Pregunta

Andrés is a friend of Paco

Respuestas

Andrés is Paco friend's

Andrés is Paco's friend.

Retroalimentación

Pregunta

The parents of Paco live in Granada.

Respuestas

Paco's parents live in Granada.

Paco parents' live in Granada.

Retroalimentación

Curiosidad

Haggies and tatties food.
Scotland's flag
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Commemorating the birthday of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796), Burns' Night is a patriotic festival celebrated on 25 January, wherever Scots gather together.

First commemorated by the Burns Clubs soon after the poet's death, the evening begins with traditional food: powsowdie (sheep's head broth), cabbie-claw (dried cod with horseradish and egg sauce), Finnan toasties (smoked haddock) and haggis (minced mutton, offal, oatmeal and spices boiled in a sheep's stomach.

The meal ends with patriotic and sentimental speeches, Scottish dancing and performances of Burns' narrative poems.