1. Образуйте устно множественное число следующих существительных:

1. box, match, inch, brush, page, bus, house

2. ball, room, tie, table, pencil

3. light, book, cup, flat, hat, cup

4. knife, wife, shelf, life, leaf

5. child, man, woman

6. family, factory, story, faculty, city

2. Поставьте существительные, заключенные в скобках, во множест­венное число; следите за правильным чтением и написанием окон­чаний:

1. These (bookcase) are big. 2. The (shelf) are on the wall.

3. These (man) are young. 4. These (woman) are teachers. 5. These (factory) are small. 6. These (page) are clean. 7. How many (box) have you? 8. The new (house) are very good. 9. My friend has three (child). 10. These (city) are very old. 11. His (parent) are dead.

STEP 24.

Притяжательный падеж имен существительных. Вопросительное слово whose. (§ 24)

my sister's flat — the flat of my sister квартира моей сестры

my sisters' flat — the flat of my квартира моих сеcтер -

sisters

3. Переведите на русский язык:

а) 1. Olga is Boris's wife. 2. Boris is Olga's husband (муж).

3. Ann is Boris's and Olga's daughter. 4. Peter is Comrade Smirnov's son.

б) 1. My sister's name is Ann. 2. Your brother's family is large. 3. His friend's mother is dead. 4. Your children's books are on the shelf. 5. Their parents' flat is in an old house. 6. John's sons are quite young.

4. Замените существительные с предлогом of притяжательным паде­жом, где возможно:

The mother of these children is young.

These children's mother is young.

1. The textbooks of these students are on the desk. 2. The families of these workers are large. 3. The flat of my friend is small. 4. The project of this engineer is good. 5. The floor of the room is brown.

5. Переведите следующие словосочетания и предложения на английский язык:

а) дом вашего преподавателя, картины современных художников, проекты молодых инженеров, новые планы этих рабочих, фамилии этих студентов, сын моего брата, дочь моей сестры

б) 1. Сестра моего друга замужем. 2. Отец этих детей — архитектор. 3. Мать этой девочки больна.

6. Дайте полные ответы на следующие вопросы по образцам:

а) What is your son's name? — My son's name is Nick.

1. Is your children's room large? 2. Where are your brother's children? 3. What is your daughter's name? 4. Is your friend's father old?

б) Whose book is this? — This is my son's book.

1. Whose bag is this? 2. Whose textbook is that? 3. Whose flat is in a new house? 4. Whose parents are workers? 5. Whose pictures are these?

Абсолютная форма притяжательных местоимений (§ 25).

Личные местоимения	Притяжательные местоимения
	простая форма	абсолютная форма
I Не She It We You They	My His her its our your their	Mine his hers its ours yours theirs