Workout
Replace the of-phrase by the Possessive Case.
Example: The name of my friend my friends name.
A meeting of students
The flat of my mother-in-law
The rays of the sun
A distance of two miles
The joys of life
The house of his parents
The theatres of Moscow
The children of my sister Mary
Translate into English.
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Paraphrase the following word combinations.
Example: the order of the captain the captains order
The dress of the girl, the light of the moon, the squares of Moscow, a walk of two miles, the brother of George, the noise of the morning, the friend of Tom, the journey of two weeks, the skates of the boy, the house of the peasant.
4. Use `s or of
Example: the door / the room the door of the room
the mother / Ann Anns mother
1. The camera / Tom -
2. The eyes / the cat
3. The top / the page
4. The daughter / Charles
5. The newspaper / today
6. The toys / the children
7. The name / your wife
8. The name / this street
9. The name / the man I saw you with yesterday
10. The new manager / the company
11. The result / the football match
12. The car / Mikes parents
13. The birthday / my father
14. The new headmaster / the school
15. The garden / our neighbours
16. The ground floor / the building
17. The children / Don and Mary
18. The economic policy / the government
Self-study practice
Replace the of-phrase by the Possessive Case.
Example: the assistant of the director the directors assistant
clothes of men
games of children
information of the dean -
stories of Mark Twain
the birthday of my girl-friend
the books of her pupils -
the camera of my friend -
the car of Charles -
the coat of his brother -
the coat of my cousin
the dog of the woman walking down the street -
the duties of men-servants
the flats of the workers -
the nephew of Sir Charles
the new house of the Parkers
the order of the Commander-in-Chief
the pen of Jack -
the population of London
the rooms of the daughter and the son
the shoes of the girl -
the watch of the teacher
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Workout
Choose the right pronoun.
1. Mark is (their / theirs) cousin.
2. This (our / ours) car. It is (our / ours).
3. These books are (her / hers).
4. (Her / Hers) house is very big.
5. Yellow is (my / mine) favourite colour.
6. You cant take this book. It isnt (your / yours).
7. Is this (your / yours) coat?
8. Bob and Fred are (their / theirs) cousins.
9. This dog is (my / mine).
10. Look at (her / hers) new hat. Its nice.
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11. Tom is a friend of (my / mine).
12. Shes got a pen of (your / yours).
Replace the italicized words by pronouns.
Hamlet
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, learns from Hamlets fathers ghost that Hamlets father was killed by Claudius, Hamlets uncle, now married to Hamlets mother. Hamlet engages a group of players to re-ennact the murder: the players performance exposes Claudius, but Hamlet is reluctant to kill Claudius. Instead, Hamlet offends Hamlets mother, drives Hamlets girlfriend, Ophelia, mad, and kills Ophelias father. Not surprisingly, Hamlet is sent abroad, but Hamlet returns to make more trouble, and the film comes to the films end, with everyone dead, and Denmark in the hands of Denmarks enemies.
Use possessive pronouns.
1. (He) composition is very interesting.
2. (We) son goes to school.
3. (You) sister is young.
4. (They) knowledge of the subject is very poor.
5. (He) name is John.
6. (I) family lives in Kiev.
7. (She) friends often visit her.
Give the right form of personal pronouns.
1. I often see (they, them) in the bus.
2. She lives near (we, us).
3. (We, us) always walk to school together.
4. He teaches (we, us) English.
5. She sits near (I, me) during the lesson.
6. I always speak to (he, him) in English.
7. What is the matter with (he, him) today?
8. He explains the lesson to (we, us) each morning.
9. There are some letters here for you and (I, me).
10. I know (she, her) and her sister very well.
