attributive genitive case

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attributive genitive case

The student wrote "the dog's bone" as an example of the attributive genitive case.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A grammatical construction: The "attributive genitive case" is a grammatical term for a noun or pronoun in the genitive case that functions to modify another noun, acting similarly to an attributive adjective. It indicates a relationship of possession, origin, or association between the two nouns.
Usage
  • This term is used in the technical analysis of grammar and syntax, specifically when describing the function of a genitive form within a noun phrase.
  • It describes a word that is the genitive case and is being used an attributive modifier.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • In the phrase "the car's engine," the word "car's" is in the attributive genitive case.
    • The classic example of the attributive genitive case is "John's" in the phrase "John's book."
Advanced Usage
  • Distinction from Predicative Use: The attributive genitive is contrasted with a genitive used predicatively (e.g., "This book is John's"). The attributive genitive directly precedes and modifies the head noun.
  • Syntactic Role: While in the genitive case, its syntactic role within the larger noun phrase is that of a determiner or a modifier, not the head noun.
Variants and Related Words
  • Attributive Genitive (noun): A shortened, more common form of "attributive genitive case."
  • Genitive Case (noun): The grammatical case that typically expresses possession or close association.
  • Saxon Genitive (noun): A term often used for the English possessive construction (e.g., ), which is a primary example of the attributive genitive.
Synonyms
  • Possessive Modifier: A less technical term describing its function.
  • Genitive Attribute: A synonymous grammatical term.
Related Phrases/Constructions
  • Double Genitive: A construction that combines the attributive genitive with an "of"-phrase (e.g., ). The word "John's" in this construction is still analyzed as an attributive genitive.
attributive genitive case

The student wrote "the dog's bone" as an example of the attributive genitive case.

Noun
  1. a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective
    • an example of the attributive genetive is `John's' in `John's mother'

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