V. Possessive case / genitive

Exercise 41. Translate the sentences. Comment on the use of the possessive case / genitive.

1. Peter's brother's name is Ray. 2. In the evening I dined at Smiths’. 3. Next week's meeting has been cancelled. 4. Mary’s and Betty’s rooms are very tidy. 5. Mary and Betty’s rooms are very tidy. 6. They got a fax from the Pakistani Prime Minister's office. 7. Her eyes met her friend's. 8. She didn't have a mind like a woman's at all, more like a man's. 9. That was a favourite game of his grandfather's, pulling surprises out of his pockets. 10. Let’s meet at the optician’s. 11. Mrs. Pell's response was as warm as her daughter's. 12. Occasionally I have a snack at McDonald's. 13. I picked up a city map at the station's tourist office. 14. Fascinated, Harry thumbed through the rest of the envelope's contents. 15. Aren't you going to introduce that new partner of Lonny's to us? 16. If you want to leave your job you must give at least four weeks’ notice. 17. Can you see the difference between these two word combinations: ”the boys football team” and “the boys’ football uniforms”? 18. The job requires five years' secretarial experience. 19. The first computers were extremely slow by today's standards. 20. Supporters of women's rights are protesting against the court's decision.

Exercise 42. Insert the correct possessive form.

1. I met ___ sister yesterday. (Mandy) 2. Let's go to the ___. (Smiths) 3. The ___ room is upstairs. (children) 4. While I was a student, my parents' support and encouragement were very important to me. 5. Since the ___ strike, thirty of the mines in the area have been closed. (miners) 6. People in these parts tend to be way behind the times when it comes to issues such as ___ rights. (women) 7. My ___ car was not expensive. (parents) 8. What's the name of ___ partner? (Charles) 9. I could hear high-pitched laughter coming from the ___ bedroom. (girls) 10. Try to attract the ___ attention (waitresses) 11. Now comes the ___ end. (journey) 12. Prague isn't more than a ___ journey from here. (day) 13. And this is our ___ room. (cat and dog). They live here together. 14. ___' salaries are just a fraction of the total cost of the project. (employees) 15. I'll go home, snatch a couple of ___ sleep and meet you at four. (hours) 16. ___ and ___ bags have blue stickers. (Susan and Steve) 17. The crew were extremely attentive to the ___ safety. (passengers) 17. When Mr Johns retired after 45 ___ service, the company held a party in his honour. (years) 18. There are no easy answers to ___ environmental problems. (today) 19. After an ___ work, I had only cleaned a small area of the carpet. (hour)

Exercise 43. Put the following into the Genitive.

1. The dog of the doctor.

2. The bags of the ladies.

3. The head of the porter.

4. The prayers of the brethren.

5. A journey of a day.

6. The fan of Aunt Sally.

7. The books of Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones (they have different libraries).

8. The shop of my uncle John the

butcher.

9. The anger of the sailors.

10. For the sake of kindness.

11. The votes of the people.

12. The Square of St. James.

13. An interval of two weeks.

14. The umbrella of the man.

15. The clothes of the men.

16. The daughter of Charles.

17. The newspaper of yesterday.

18. The birthday of my mother.

19. The poems by Burns.

20. The toys of the children.

21. A break for five minutes

22. The garden of our neighbours.

23. The children of Don and Mary. 24. The economic policy of the government. 25. The husband of Catherine.

26. The husband of the woman talking to Mary.

27. The car of the parents of Mike. 28. The wedding of the friend of Helen.

29. The anthem of the country

30. A visit for five days.

31. The policy of France.

32. The new manager of the

company.

33. The duties of a child.

34. The history of the world.

35. The speech of the President.

36. The novels by Ch. Dickens.

37. A conference of doctors.

38. The difficulties of the companies.

39. The teas of India.

40. A holiday for two weeks.

Exercise 44. Answer the following questions.

Where do you go if you want to ...

1. have your hair cut? 2. buy vegetables? 3. have your eyes examined? 4. buy some nails, pliers, hammers, etc? 5. get fast food? 6. have your clothes cleaned? 7. buy pens, pencils, paper? 8. buy a gold ring? 9. have advice about your health? 10. buy cakes and chocolate? 11. buy a lot of small different things? 12. have your teeth examined? 13. buy medicine? 14. buy meat? 15. buy flowers? 16. get information about travelling? 17. have your watch repaired? 19. have your pet examined?

Exercise 45. Rewrite in the correct possessive form.

1. (my brother-in-law, toupee) is ridiculous. 2. (the day before yesterday, reception) was off. 3. I was put off by (Nicholas, manners). 4. (the palace, the furniture) dates from the 17th century. 5.  She loves (Spain, way of life). 6.  She wants to open (a carpenter, workshop). 7. (my dog and cat, food) costs very little. 8.  ‘What’s (Charles, occupation)?’ 9. (my pals, bikes) are better than mine. 10. These are (my housekeeper, keys). 11. (her partner, words) came straight from his heart. 12. We shall have to erase that bad experience from (our daughter, memory). 13. (that guy, pekinese) is very gay. 14. This rucksack isn’t yours. It’s (Eve). 15. If my memory serves me correctly, it’s (Elmer, birthday). 16. (my uncle vineyards) are the best spot to be on (one, own). 17. (the day after tomorrow, dancing contest) will take place in the afternoon. 18.  They like (Aristophanes humorous plays). 19. He says that he touched (the mermaid, tail) in his dream. 20. (Tess, children) are a picture of health.

Exercise 46. Choose the correct variant.

1. I met ___ when I was at the store. (the daughter of Mrs. Brown)

A) Mrs. Browns' daughter

b) Mrs. Brown's daughter

C) Mrs. Browns's daughter

2. Welcome to our home. You may sleep in ___ tonight. (the bedroom of my son.)

A) my sons' bedroom

B) my sons's bedroom

C) my son's bedroom

3. I met ____ at a party last week. (the sister of Frank)

A) Franks' sister

B) Frank's sister

C) Franks's sister

4. Why are you reading ___?   (the newspaper from yesterday)

A) yesterday's newspaper

B) yesterdays' newspaper

C) yesterday's newspapers

5. The ___ is damaged. (the bicycle belonging to the child)

A) the bicycle's child

B) the child's bicycle

C) the childs' bicycle

6. Sarah is ___.    (the name of my wife)

A) my wife's name

B) my wifes' name

C) my name's wife

7. I heard ___ ringing earlier.   (the bell of the cow)

A) the cows's bell

B) the cow's bell

C) the bell's cow

8. ___ is about to leave.   (the friend of Paul)

A) Pauls' friend

B) Pauls's friend

C) Paul's friend

9. On Thanksgiving, ____ is short! (the life of a turkey)

A) a turkey's life

B) a turkeys' life

C) a turkeys's life

10. Abraham Lincoln was ____ . (the 16th President of America)

A) Americas 16th President

B) Americas's 16th President

C) America's 16th President

11. This is the computer ___. (of my brother and my sister)

A) my brother and my sister's computer.

B) my brother's and my sister's computer.

C) my brother and my sisters’.

12. Is there ___ in the kitchen? (the bag of Maggie)

A) Maggie's bag

B) Maggies bag?

C) Maggy’s bag?

13. It's a journey of 700 kilometers.

A) It's a 700 kilometers's journey.

B) It's a 700 kilometers' journey.

C) It's a 700 kilometer's journey.

Exercise 47. Read the following phrases and explain their meaning.

a)

1. Archimedes’ principle. 2. Noah's ark. 3. Hobson's choice. 4. Rubik's cube. 5. Parkinson's disease. 6. Aesop's fables. 7. Achilles' heel. 8. Aladdin's lamp. 9. Murphy's law. 10. Pandora's box. 11. Caesar's wife. 12. Christie's. 13. Halley's comet.

b)

1. An old wife's tale. 2. Love's old sweet song. 3. Wolf in sheep’s clothing. 4. Ass in a lion's skin.

Exercise 48. Correct the mistakes where they are.

1. Hardy's mother's Danish. 2. He's his own worst enemy. 3. The cat has lost it's ball. 4. Hardy's mother thinks it's not a good idea. 5. Can you tell me where the mens toilet is? 6. The boys' coats are in their rooms. 7. The boys' father is waiting for him. 8. That's a picture of my parent's house. 9. Next weeks meeting has been cancelled. 10. That's not mine. Its Simon's. 11. Paris is France's largest city. 12. I have two sisters. That's my room and that's my sisters room. 13. She is the childrens teacher. 14. I met Helen's daughter's boyfriend. 15. What do you think of it's price? Is it too expensive?

Exercise 49. Add s, 's, s' where necessary.

1. Student grades depend on their tests. 2. Charles met Helen at my parents house. 3. We all went to Charles wedding. 4. The Brown painted their cottage green. 5. The Brown cottage is shining like a new pin. 6. The juror gave a fair verdict. 7. The juror verdict was fair. 8. Tedd is driving someone else car today. 9. Let's drop in at "The Smith". 10. Women fashions change more frequently than men. 11. Their house stood on the water edge. 12. The sun rays give us light, warmth and energy. 13. Last night game was something. 14.1 need some children toys for my small nephew. 15. By going to the sale I hope to get my money worth. 16. His work was much better than many other student works. 17. Frederick was satisfied with his semester work.

Exercise 50. Translate into English.

1. Це ідея когось іншого, а не моя. 2. Ми перенесли все з кімнати Марка і Ендрю у кімнату Джесіки. 3. Голос Роджера затремтів. 4. Роберт працює у фірмі Барна і Меркена. 5. До цього палацу година їзди машиною. 6. Де вони? – У Маріоттів. 8. Це була улюблена гра його дідуся. 9. Таке враження, що син наших сусідів шукає пригод на свою голову. 10. Реакція матері була така ж несподівана, як і її дочки. 11. Ти ще не викинув вчорашні газети? 12. У нього тритижневі канікули. 13. Це зауваження Метью було зовсім недоречним. 14. Нам потрібно підготуватися належним чином, а то завтрашня програма дуже напружена. 15. Це не мої папери, це папери Віктора. 16. Дипломні роботи Пітера і Роджера дуже цікаві.