Walt Whitman
Member
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2012
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Italian
- Home Country
- Italy
- Current Location
- Italy
English teacher
I was wondering if native speakes would never say phrases like these (and if yes, why):
the street's name
the table's leg(s)
the door's handle
the window's pane
the book's pages / index
the house's roof / windows etc.
and other similar phrases where the first noun refers to inanimate objects.
I'm going to deal with possessive case with my 11-year-old students and I'd like to give them expressions / examples which are idiomatic and natural to a native's ear.
Thank you so much.
WW
I was wondering if native speakes would never say phrases like these (and if yes, why):
the street's name
the table's leg(s)
the door's handle
the window's pane
the book's pages / index
the house's roof / windows etc.
and other similar phrases where the first noun refers to inanimate objects.
I'm going to deal with possessive case with my 11-year-old students and I'd like to give them expressions / examples which are idiomatic and natural to a native's ear.
Thank you so much.
WW