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The Possessive Case ( )




1. 's (.. s), [s], [z] [iz], .. (. ):

  • the student's bag -

2. :

  • the students' bags -

-s, , , -'s:

  • the children's room -

3. 's :

  • my mother-in-law's house -
  • Peter-the-First's reign -

4. , :

  • Peter and John's book -

5. , , of:

  • the walls of the town -
  • the legs of the table -

, :

  • coffee table -
  • tennis ground -

6. , :

  • the student's new dictionary -
  • Kate's best dress -

7. house, office, shop , :

  • I dined at my friend's (house). - ( ).

8. :

, : second, minute, hour, day, night, week, month, year, fortnight:

  • a month's leave -

, , , : country, city, ship, world, nature, earth:

  • Moscow's theatres are the best in the world. - .

9. -s, 's:

  • Denis's ['denisiz] new book -
  • Charles's ['t∫a:lziz] wife -

, , , 's [iz]:

  • Dickens' novel ['dikinsiz] -
  • Socrates' ['sokrtisiz] ideas -

10. :

  • for order's sake -
  • at a stone's throw -
  • for all acquaintance's sake -


Exercise 1. Write the titles using either of or a possessive form (with s or s)

1. the mistake/the sailor___________________________________________

2. the bottom/the boat________________________________________________

3. the middle/the night________________________________________________

4. the man/the car____________________________________________________

5. the money/the pirates_____________________________________________

Exercise.2. Rewrite the sentences by using (s):

Example:

) the sister of Jane Jane's sister

) the order of the captain the captain's order

) the dog of my brother my brother's dog

1. The father of James. 2. The clothes of the boys. 3. The coat of the boy. 4. The club of the women. 5. The fur of the fox. 6. The shop of the Jones Brothers. 7. The orders of the Commander-in-Chief. 8. The name of the ship. 9. The name of my sister-in-law. 10. The poem by Pushkin. 11. The park of St. James. 12. The poems by Lermontov and Pushkin. 13. The hats of ladies. 14. The toys of my children. 15. The music by Chaikovsky. 16. The population of the world. 17. The instructions of the harbour master. 18. The cabins of the sailors.

 

Exercise.3. Rewrite the sentences by using (s):

Example:

The parents of all the other boys were invited too. All the other boys' parents were invited too.

 

1. At midnight the clock of the ship will be put one hour ahead. 2. He has done the work of a whole day. 3. It was the cabin of the captain. 4. The order of the captain was to abandon the ship.5. What is the name of your friend? 6. The stories by Leacock are well-known in our country.

 





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