Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
subjective genitive and objective genitive
What is the difference between them? Is "the principal's resignation" subjective or objective?
Top answer
The principal resigned. (subject)
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anonymous What is the difference between them? Is "the principal's resignation" subjective or objective?
Note an ambiguous case which may illustrate the difference for you:
the principal's punishment
1. The principal punished someone. (subjective)
2. Someone punished the principal. (objective)
CJ
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subjective genitive and objective genitive
What do you mean by subjective or objective genitive? Is it a genitive phrase functioning as a subject or object? So, if that's the case, then, for example, as a subject or object it could be used like this:
My/His/Her/Bob's car has broken down. (A GP as a subject.)
She is visiting Martin's grandparents next wee
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