School of Education, Culture and Communication Teaching Grammar in efl classrooms in Swedish Upper-Secondary School

Exercises on the genitive case
Fill in the gaps
The order of the words underneath is always ”owner – owned”. Please fill in the gaps so that the sentences appear grammatical.

Is this your ____________________________?

parents – bungalow

How adorable! The _____________________ are so short!

dog – legs

Have you ever been to the ___________________________?

skyscraper – top

Do you have _____________________________?

yesterday – newspaper

What do you think of _____________________________?

James – children

The _______________________ has been attacked by fungi.

house - floor

Grammatical or ungrammatical?

Are the following sentences grammatical or ungrammatical? If a sentence is ungrammatical, please write the proper sentence on the line provided. G for grammatical, UG for ungrammatical.

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My dads lawnmower is not working properly. G [ ] UG [ ]
______________________________________________.

I have never seen a cat’s teeth before. G [ ] UG [ ]

______________________________________________.

The childrens’ toys are everywhere! G [ ] UG [ ]

______________________________________________.

The table’s legs are not sturdy enough. G [ ] UG [ ]

______________________________________________.

Having been to many countries in the past has made me realize that Sweden’s economy is fairly stable. G [ ] UG [ ]

_____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________.

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Appendix 4 – Materials used for the GCR approach