Притяжательный падеж существительных (Possessive Case)
Examples:
The child’s toys – the children’s toys
The boy’s books – the boys’ books
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4. Make these sentences plural.
1. This man is an engineer. 2. That woman is my sister. 3. This child is my son. 4. That goose is big. 5. This mouse is white. 6. This man is a doctor.
7. That woman is my cousin. She is a teacher. 8. That girl is my niece. She is a pupil. 9. Is this a man? 10. Is that a ball? 11. Is that a train? 12. Is that a plane? 13. Is the window open? 14. Is the door closed? 15. Is the boy near the window? 16. That is not a king. 17. That is not a queen. 18. That is not a bus. 19. This isn't a mountain. 20. That isn’t a goose. 21. This isn’t a mouse. 22. It is a sheep. 23. It is a cat. 24. It is not a girl. 25. It isn't a bag. 26. It isn't a tree. 27. It is not a bad egg. 28. It is a good egg. 29. Is that a flower?
5. Translate into English.
1. Та книга не моя. 2. Эта книга – моя. 3. Это моя книга, а то – её. 4. Эти ее карандаши, а те – наши. 5. Возьмите те карандаши. Они новые.
6. Ваша ручка плохая, возьмите мою. 7. Эти книги мои, а те – их.
8. Мои книги интересные. 9. Это его сестра. 10. Они мои братья.
11. Это её стол. 12. Эта книга не моя, она твоя.
6. Choose the correct form of pronouns.
1. Is this (your/yours) book?
2. It’s (their/theirs) door, not (our/ours).
3. They are new students, I don’t know (their/theirs) names.
4. (My/Mine) flat is bigger than (her/hers), but (her/hers) is nicer.
5. That’s not (my/mine) book. (My/Mine) is new.
6. They took (our/ours) books and we took (their/theirs).
7. Are these pencils (her/hers)?
7. Paraphrase these word combinations and sentences using Possessive Case.
1. The room of my friend. 2. The questions of my son. 3. The wife of my brother. 4. The table of our teacher. 5. The voice of this girl. 6. The new club of the workers. 7. The letter of Pete. 8. The car of my parents. 9. The life of this woman. 10. The handbags of these women. 11. The flat of my sister is large. 12. The children of my brother are at home. 13. The room of the boys is large. 14. The name of this girl is Jane. 15. The work of these students is interesting.
8. Translate into English using Possessive Case.
1. Он показал мне письмо своей сестры. 2. Она взяла коньки своего брата. 3. Дайте мне тетради ваших учеников. 4. Принесите вещи детей 5. Вчера дети нашли птичье гнездо. 6. Это – семья моего друга. Отец моего друга – инженер. Мать моего друга – преподаватель. 7. Чья это сумка? – Это сумка Тома. 8. Чьи это словари? – Это словари студентов. 9. Вы видели книгу нашего учителя? 10. Мне нравится почерк этого мальчика. 11. Я слышу голос моей сестры.
9. Put the correct form of the verb to be in Present Simple.
1. I ... a pupil. 2. My father ... not a teacher, he ... a scientist. 3. ... your aunt a doctor? – Yes, she ... . 4. ... they at home? – No, they ... not at home, they ... at work. 5. My brother ... a worker. He ... at work. 6. ... you an engineer? – Yes, I.... 7. ... your sister a typist? No, she ... not a typist, she ... a student. 8. ... your brother at school? – Yes, he ... . 9. ... your sister at school? – No, she ... not at school. 10. My sister ... at home. 11. ... this your watch? – Yes, it ... . 12. She ... an actress. 13. This ... my bag. 14. My uncle ... an office-worker. 15. He ... at work. 16. Helen ... a painter. She has some fine pictures. They ... on the walls. She has much paper. It ... on the shelf. The shelf ... brown. It ... on the wall. Helen has a brother. He ... a student.