2.2. The Possessive Case

2.2.1. Put the phrases in the possessive case as in the example.

Example: The son of our manager – our manager's son

1) the house of Mr. Smith; 2) a book of the student; 3) works of Rembrandt; 4) the bags of those women; 5) the note-books of the children; 6) the cottage of my parents; 7) professional skills of the engineer; 8) the influence of the sun; 9) the atmosphere of the earth; 10) the arrival of the airplane; 11) the policy of the company; 12) the active duty of my brother; 13) the mother of Kate and Mary; 14) the work of the engineers; 15) the times of Ivan the Terrible.

2.2.2. Choose the correct item.

1. Liz / the text-book 6. the roof / the house

a) Liz’s text-book a) the house’s roof

b) the text-book of Liz b) the roof of the house

c) the Liz’s text-book c) the house’ roof

2. the students/ the hostel 7. the Smiths / the car

a) the students’s hostel а) the Smiths’ car

b) the students’ hostel b) the Smiths’s car

c) the hostel of the students c) the car of the Smiths

3. my parents / the friends 8. King Charles II / the portrait

a) the friends of my parents a) the portrait of King Charles II

b) my parents’s friends b) King Charles the Second’s portrait

c) my parents’ friends c) King’s Charles II portrait

4. Tom and Alice / the car 9. those men / the magazines

a) Tom’s and Alice’s car a) those men’ magazines

b) Tom and Alice’s car b) those men’s magazines

c) the car of Tom and Alice c) the magazines of those men

5. Charles / the book 10. the title / the novel I lent you

a) Charles’ book a) the title of the novel I lent you

b) the book of Charles b) the novel’s I lent you title

c) Charles’s book c) the novel’s title I lent you

2.2.3. Translate into English.

Выпускники нашего университета; этажи этого здания; занятия студентов; современное оборудование лабораторий; квалификация инженера; мечта моего старшего брата; профессия моего отца; задание нашего преподавателя; руководство университета; дипломная работа студента; комната моего друга.

2.2.4. Fill in the blanks with a correct item.

1. My ___ name is Mike. 6. These are ___.

a) friend’s b) friends’ a) tree’s leaves b) leaves of the tree

2. Our ___ names are Jean and Chris. 7. These are the ___ families.

a) children’s b) childrens’ a) boy’s b) boys’

3. This is the___dress. 8. Look at the___.

a) ladies’ b) lady’s a) tree’s trunk b) trunk of the tree

4. Look at the ___. 9. My ___ name is Mark.

a) house’s roof b) roof of the house a) brother’s b) brothers’

5. This is ___ book. 10. My ___ names are Ben and Tom.

a) John’s b) Johns’ a) brothers’ b) brother’s

2.2.5. Replace the nouns in the possessive case by the prepositional groups where it is possible.

Example: He always takes his brothers' books. – He always takes books of his brothers.

1. The only thing she wanted was to see her parents' house again. 2. No one could explain his friend’s behaviour at yesterday's supper. 3. Last Sunday's football match was disappointing. Our team lost. 4. After an hour's break we resumed our work. 5. It was four and a half hours' ride. 6. I don't like cow's milk. 7. Soon after the World War I the general entered the Army’s Command. 8. Upon Zhukov’s return to Moscow he was appointed to a regional command. 9. This is John's coat, and that is Peter's.