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II.Change the following sentences using the plural form of nouns.

1.This contract is not profitable for us. 2.This hotel is rather expensive, but it’s very nice. 3.There is a children’s playground in the park. 4.There is a new office block not far from here. 5.It’s a nice new model of cotton dress. 6.This man is an engineer, that woman is a secretary. 7.This child is her son. 8.Look at this white mouse, it’s so funny! 9.This phone in the office is out of work. 10.This machine-tool is made of wood. 11.His offer really interests me. 12.Has he got a price-list? 13.There is a man and a woman in the hall. 14.This lady is this gentleman’s wife. 15.This shoe is too large for my foot. 16.Is this an offer from Parker & Co? 17.What is the term of the contract? 18.Is this stand-attendant an Englishman or a German? – He is not a stand-attendant, he is a manservant. 19.Does your tooth still ache? 20.His child does well at school. 21.This is a modern district of our town.

II.Change the following sentences using the singular form of nouns.

1. The books are on the table. 2. The stars are in the sky. 3. Are the men in the room? 4. Are there trains in the station? 5. There are some books on the table. 6. Those are mountains. 7. Those are managers. 8. These are faxes for you. 9. These are orders from Green & Sons. 10. They are our customers.

IV.Alter the following word combinations, using the possessive case.

1.The ball of the dog. 2.The skateboard of this man. 3.The songs of the children. 4.The umbrella of my grandfather. 5.The room of my friend. 6.The questions of my son. 7.The wife of my brother. 8.The table of our manager. 9.The poems of Pushkin. 10.The voice of this girl. 11.The new club of the workers. 12.The letter of Mr. Graham. 13.The car of my parents. 14.The life of that woman. 15.The handbags of these women. 16.The speech of the leader. 17.The flat of Liz. 18.A novel by Sheldon. 19.The life of students. 20.The boyfriend of Bess. 21.The rights of people. 22.The books of her sons. 23.The toys of her child. 24.The hobbies of my parents. 25.A show of actors. 26.A poem by Keats. 27.The rays of the sun. 28.The news of today. 29.The progress of the world. 30.A break of ten minutes.

VI.Paraphrase the word combinations given in bold type by the possessive case.

1.The office of our company is large. 2.The children of my brother are at home. 3.The room of the boys is light and warm. 4.The work of these students is rather interesting. 5.The computer of my son is modern. 6.He was a friend of my cousin. 7.Future of a girl very much depends on her character. 8.The life of students is full of fun. 9.The uniform of policemen in England is very beautiful. 10.The working hours of secretaries at this office are too long. 11.The dog of my neighbours is barking all the nights. 12.The new car of Tess is a Fiat. 13.The professional life of a businessman is hard, but interesting. 14.The Wilsons are having a birthday party of their daughter on Sunday. 15.Tonight I’ll stay at the house of my friends. 16.The cover of this book is very bright. 17.The leg of the new table is broken. 18.A holiday for a week will do you good. 19.My seat was at the wing of the plane. 20.The plan of this manager seems to be interesting.

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