The nephew of the sister of my friend is going to become a professional hockey player next year.. The hobby of friends of her sister-in-law requires a lot of time and money.. The kitten
Trang 1‘s and s’
To make possession after a singular noun the ‘s is used Example: Helen ’s hair is red and shoulder-long In case of possession after a plural the apostrophe is put
after the noun Example: Girls ’ toys are everywhere Pay attention to the irregular
plural forms If they end not on s the possession is formed alike with singular form Example: Children ’s clothes are in the laundry.
Exercise 01 Open the brackets
1 (Martin) (parents) (neighbors) _ dog is too loud in the evenings
2 (Those women) uniforms are of different colors
3 (Tim) (sister) _ son is a good friend of mine
4 (My mother) (boss) _ daughter is a fine athlete
5 (My friends) (cousins) pet is a Cretan iguana
6 (His neighbors) (children) _ playground was designed by our studio
7 (Theodor) (grandparents) 50 years of marriage anniversary is in September
8 (St.-Petersburg) (founder) birthday is at the end of May
9 (Her doctor) reliability helps her to keep trying
10 (Susan) (Geometry) (tests) _ results leave much to be desired
Exercise 02 Say in other words
1 The nephew of the sister of my friend is going to become a
professional hockey player next year
2 The distant relatives of my wife won't be present at our
family reunion
3 The best skill of the son of his partner is his capability to
arrange really great parties
4 The wool of these sheep is not good enough to use it for
coats
5 The handwritings of colleagues of my brother give nothing
but a headache to anyone who tries to read it
6 The hobby of friends of her sister-in-law requires a lot of
time and money
7 The name of the inventor of the telephone is Alexandr
Graham Bell
8 The kitten of neighbors of their friends climbed the tree one
day and couldn't get down without help
9 The clothes of these strangers looked weird as if made of
paper
10 The heels of the shoes of my niece need an urgent
repairing
11 The lie of the friend of her brother cost us a large sum of
money
12 The garage of team mates of Kimi will be sold to pay out
the debts
13 The decision of friends of our parents to move to another
country made us feel sad and a bit lonely
14 The mistake of the newsperson of BBC radio program cost
him his job
15 The performance of grandchildren of the friend of my aunt
was a piece of a very well done work
Exercise 03 Put the apostrophe
1 My uncles bar is located not far from here They invest a lot in it
2 Our teachers computer room was equipped with new laptops a month ago All teachers enjoy spending their free time there
3 Their fathers birthday is in June They will present him an expensive watch
4 His nephew friends car hit mine two weeks ago The guy was very sorry
5 Her tutor daughters doctor is rather young The girls like him very much
6 My cats kittens grew up and bother their mom too often
7 We need to rebuild our dogs shelter for them not to suffer in winter
8 Our rabbits cage is empty My brother took them for a walk
9 The museums wing is dedicated to
10 The museums history is outstanding They are world famous
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1 Martin parents neighbors’ dog
2 Those women’s uniforms
3 Tim sister’s son
4 My mother boss’s daughter
5 My friends cousins’ pet
6 His neighbors children’s playground
7 Theodor grandparents’ 50 years of marriage anniversary
8 St.-Petersburg founder’s birthday
9 Her doctor’s reliability
10 Susan Geometry tests’ results
Exercise 02.
1 My friend sister’s nephew
2 My wife’s distant relatives
3 His partner son’s best skill
4 These sheep’s wool
5 My brother colleagues’ handwritings
6 Her sister-in-law friends’ hobby
7 The telephone inventor’s name
8 Their friends neighbors’ kitten
9 These strangers’ clothes
10 My niece shoes’ heels
11 Her brother friend’s lie
12 Kimi team mates’ garage
13 Our parents friends’ decision
14 The BBC radio program newsperson’s mistake
15 My aunt friend grandchildren’s performance
Exercise 03.
1 My uncles’
2 Our teachers’
3 Their father’s
4 His nephew friend’s
5 Her tutor daughters’
6 My cat’s
7 Our dogs’
8 Our rabbits’
9 The museum’s
10 The museums’