The genitive or possessive case (Koen Van Cauwenberge)

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Put the next nouns between brackets in the possessive or genitive case. See the Contrastive Reference Grammar (pp. 181 - 185).

1. my (nephew) dog
2. (Julie) new boyfriend
3. the (men) room
4. my (sister - in - law) husband
5. the (women) leader
6. the (officers) residence
7. for (goodness) sake
8. (Jesus) resurrection
9. the (prince) palace
10. the (Prince of Wales) secret love affair
11. (Clinton) saxophone
12. the (children) toys
13. a (three - hour) drive
14. the (labourers) union
15. (Burns) employees
16. (Beethoven) 9th symphony
17. (Aristoles) yacht
18. (Aristotle) work
19. (Bush) daughter
20. (Andy) girlfriend