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27. The possessive case is used to express several
relations for which the preposition of
is or may be used
in English:
a. Logical subject for the action implied in the
modified word: en larers arbeide, a teacher's work, the
work of a teacher (i. e., the work a teacher does).
b. Logical object for the action implied in the
modified word: Amerikas opdagelse, the discovery of
America. This relation may also be expressed by av:
opdagelsen av Amerika; but possession can not be expressed
by av:
c. The relation of source or origin: vindens sus,
the sighing of the wind; bplgernes brusen, the roar of
the waves.
28. In many instances prepositional phrases take
the place of possessives.
a. Guttens bukk, bukken til gutten.
b. Husets tak, taket paa huset.
c. Bo kens blad, bladene i bo ken.
d. Amerikas opdagelse, opdagelsen av Amerika.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS.
29. The relative pronouns are som, der, hvem, hvilken,
and hvad. The possessive is hvis.
a. Som is the relative generally used. When
governed by a preposition, the preposition comes last :
Her er pennen som han skrev med. When used objec-
han skrev
tively, som may be omitted: Her er pennen
med.
b. Der is used as subject only. This relative is
quite common in literature, but seldom used in spoken
language. Der is used instead of the relative som
when the adverbial conjunction som occurs in the same