The Genitive case

1. Rewrite the following sentences, using the form of + genitive or of + possessive pronoun.

a) Lewis is one of Mary’s cousins  Lewis is a cousin of Mary’s.

1. I was talking to some of my friends.

2. James is one of my colleagues.

3. Some of Ms Blake’s neighbours complained about the dog.

4. Some of my books got lost.

5. This painting by Chagall is extremely valuable.

6. One of Michael’s teachers is in hospital.

7. Do you remember that symphony composed by Mozart?

8. She knew one of my close friends.

9. That record which belongs to Angela is scratched.

10. Some of Alan’s poetry was published in Poetry Review.

2. Find and correct mistakes.

   1. Elizabeth is a good friend of him.

   2. I’m really fed up with my landlord’s wive’s endless complaints about noise.

   3. As the English say, ones’ home is ones’ house.

   4. You should pay attention to what he says; he’s a close associate of the managing director.

   5. She’s been put in charge of childrens’ activities at the summer camp in Maine.

   6. My brother’s-in-law’s parents have decided to emigrate.

   7. We don’t know him very well; he’s just an acquaintance of us from our university days.

   8. There’s something wrong with that buses’ brake lights.