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Possessive case. Some /any. Plurals (5th form)
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Plurals
-S -SS -X -CH -O
A bus - two buses
a class- three classes
a box- some boxes
a match - five matches
a potato - ten potatoes
Exceptions:
kilos, radios,pianos
a consonant+Y (prebalsė +Y)
a country- all countries
Irregular plurals
a man -3 men
a child -2 children
a policeman - 4 policemen
a policewoman - 5 policewomen
a person - 10 people
a foot - 2 feet
a tooth - a lot of teeth
- Lynne's website
- The bride's mother
•Charles' job was on the line.
•Charles's job was on the line.
- The members' forum.
- The dogs' tails. The dog' tail.
- The girls' dresses. The girl's dress.
It's Charlie, Anna and Steve's flat
My - Mine
Your - Yours
His - His
Her - Hers
Its -
Our - Ours
Their - Theirs
Whose - Whose
(kieno? )
my-mine -mano
your-yours -tavo
his-his -jo
her-hers -jos
its -daikto
their-theirs -jų
Some-Any
I've got some pens.
I haven't got any pens.
Have you got any pens ?
Practice
1.tax
a) taxs b) taxes c) taxies
2.watch
a) watchs b) watches c) watchies
3.fly
a) flys b) flyes c) flies
4.toy
a) toys b) toyes c) toies
5.bike
a) biks b) bikes c) bikies
6.potato
a) potatos b) potatoes c) potatoies
7.lady
a) ladys b) ladyes c) ladies
8.monkey
a) monkeys b) monkeyes c) monkies
9.match
a) matchs b) matches c) matchies
10.tomato
a) tomatos b) tomatoes c) tomatoies
11.baby
a) babys b) babyes c) babies
12.book
a) books b) bookes c) bookies
13.computer
a) computers b) computeres c) computeries
14.kilo
a) kilos b) kiloes c) kiloies
15.time
a) tims b) times c) timies
16.door
a) doors b) doores c) doories
17.boss
a) bosss b) bosses c) bossies
18.fax
a) faxs b) faxes c) faxies
19.piano
a) pianos b) pianoes c) pianoies
20.worry
a) worrys b) worryes c) worries
II.Complete the sentences
with is/are and possessive case
to belong - priklausyti
1.This backpack belongs to Jeremy. This backpack is Jeremy's.
2. That bicycle belongs to Rebecca. That bicycle ... .
3. This watch belongs to my father. This watch ... .
4. That car belongs to the plumber. That car.
5. Those glasses belong to Mrs. Jackson. Those glasses ... .
6. That house belongs to my grandparents. That house ....
7. These suitcases belong to Matthew. These suitcases ... .
8. This camera belongs to our friends. This camera ... .
9. These books belong to the teacher. These books ... .
10.These books belong to the teachers. These books ... .
11. These gloves belong to the gardener. These gloves ... .
12. That calculator belongs to Samantha. That calculator ... .
III.Choose the correct word.
1.Rewrite by using (‘s):
a. the work of the scientists - the scientists' work
b. the important events of last year
c. for the sake of the safety
d. the music of Mozart
e. the house of my brother
f. the toys of my children
g. the apartment of Mr. Clark and his wife
h. the reputation of the Senator
Complete the sentences with my/your/his/her/its/our/their
1. What’s the boy’s name?
... name is Ben Scott.
2. Debbie has got a dog.
... dog is very lively.
3. The dog is very lively.
... name is Ben.
4. We are at school.
... school is very nice.
5. I have got a new laptop.
... laptop is white.
6. I'm from Chester.
Most of ... friends are from Chester, too.
7. The Smiths have got a restaurant.
... restaurant is great.
8. The rabbit is white.
... cage is in the garden.
9. You are not English.
... name is not an English name.
10. Sandra and Jenny are friends.
... school is in Chester.
11. The Scotts have got a new car.
... car is blue.
12. Emma Peel has got a brother.
... name is Paul.
13. Nick Baker has got a sister.
... name is Debbie.
14. Yes, we have got a dog.
... dog is very old.
15. The Snows have got a tortoise.
... name is Trundle.
Choose the right word
1.my/mine
a) The dog is ... .
b) ...dog is big.
2.her/hers
a) ... cat is brown.
b) The brown cat is ... .
3.their/theirs
a) Is the car ... ?
b) ... car is new.
4. your/yours
a) Is that ... pen?
b) Is that pen ... ?
5.He likes __________ cookies.
a) her
b) hers
6. Where is __________ pencil?
a) my
b) mine
7. Is this ruler__________?
a) her
b) hers
8.The books are __________.
a) their
b) theirs
9.When is __________ class?
a) our
b) ours
1. I’m going to buy ... eggs.
2. They didn’t make ...mistake.
3. There aren’t ... shops in this part of the town.
4. George and Alice haven’t got ...children.
5. Have you got ... brother or ... sister?
6. In summer we visited ... very interesting places.
7. There are ... beautiful flowers in the garden.
8. Are there ... letters for me?
9. I haven’t got ... stamps but Ann has got ... .
10. Do you know ... good hotels in London?
Indefinite Possessive Pronouns
One - One's
Another - another's
Anybody - anybody's
Each other - each other's
Each one - each one's
Nobody - nobody's
No one - no one's
Someone - someone's
Somebody - somebody's
Something - something's
Possessive case
When we speak about people, we use 's.
Sue's mother
When we speak about thing, we use "of"
the wheel of the car
or
the car wheel
1. the camera/Tom
2. the eyes/the cat
3. the top/the page
4. the daughter/Charles
5. the newspaper/today
6. the toys/the children
7. the name/your wife
8. the name/this street
9. the name/the man
10. the new manager/the company
11. the result/the football match
12. the car/Mike parents
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-possessive-nouns.html
Answer-keys
in American English the possessive case can be used with an inanimate object - the book's cover.
In British English the possessive case cannot be used with an inanimate object. Instead the possession would be shown with "the book cover."
1. Tom’s camera
2. the cat’s eyes
3. the top of the page
4. Charles’s daughter
5. today’s newspaper
6. the children’s toys
7. your wife’s name
8. the name of this street
9. the name of the man
10. the new manager of the company
11. the result of the football match
12. Mike parents’ car
13. our neighbors’ garden
14. Don and Mary’s children
a child - children
a child's shirt.
Children's room
1. the camera / Tom
2. the eyes / the cat
3. the top / the page
4. the daughter / Mr Smith
5. the toys / the children
6. the names / your friends
7. the man / name
8. the car / Mike
9. the garden / our neighbours
10. the birthday / my father
11. the car / my friends
12. the dog / the boys
13. the dress / Jane
14. the ball / the girls
15. the price / the coat
16. the ring / Susan
17. the rackets / the players
18. the house / the Coopers
19. the uncle / Bill
20. the waiting room / the doctor
Most nouns get the ending -s
a boy - four boys
I my mine
you your yours
he his his
she her hers
it its -
we our ours
you your yours
they their theirs
our-ours -mūsų
I.Find the correct plural form:
babies,books,computers, kilos,times,doors, bosses, faxes, pianos, worries
10 points
KEY:
taxes,watches,flies, toys,bikes,potatoes
ladies, monkeys, matches, tomatoes,
10 points
11c 16a
12a 17b
13a 18b
14a 19a
15b 20c
20 points
Keys:
1b 6b
2b 7c
3c 8a
4a 9b
5b 10b
7-8 kl
12 points
2. That bicycle belongs to Rebecca.
That bicycle is Rebecca's .
3. This watch belongs to my father.
This watch is my father's .
4. That car belongs to the plumber.
That car is the plumber's.
5. Those glasses belong to Mrs Jackson.
Those glasses are Mrs. Jackson's .
6. That house belongs to my grandparents. That house is my grandparents'.
7. These suitcases belong to Matthew. These suitcases are Matthew's .
8. This camera belongs to our friends. This camera is our friends' .
9. These books belong to the teacher. These books are the teacher's .
10.These books belong to the teachers. These books are the teachers' .
11. These gloves belong to the gardener. These gloves are the gardener's .
12. That calculator belongs to Samantha. That calculator is Samantha's .
for the sake -
dėl ko nors, kieno/ko labui;
a. the work of the scientists - the scientists' work
b. the important events of last year-the last year's important event
c. for the sake of the safety- for the safety's sake
d. the music of Mozart - Mocart's music
e. the house of my brother- my brother's house
f. the toys of my children- my children's toys
g. the apartment of Mr. Clark and his wife- Mr.Clark and his wife's apartment
h. the reputation of the Senator- the Senator's reputation
8 points
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
· This is not my / mine umbrella.
· That is your / yours house.
· Her car is red, that is not her / hers
· Our teacher is very kind. He is ours / our
· My house is bigger than their / theirs
IV.Fill in some or any/a,an.
15 points
1. What’s the boy’s name? His name is Ben Scott.
2. Debbie has got a dog. Her dog is very lively.
3. The dog is very lively. Its name is Ben.
4. We are at school. Our school is very nice.
5. I have got a new laptop. My laptop is white.
6. I'm from Chester. Most of my friends are from Chester, too.
7. The Guptas have got a restaurant.
Their restaurant is great.
8. The rabbit is white. Its cage is in the garden.
9. You are not English. Your name is not an English name.
10. Sandra and Jenny are friends. Their school is in Chester.
11. The Scotts have got a new car. Their car is blue.
12. Emma Peel has got a brother. His name is Paul.
13. Nick Baker has got a sister. Her name is Debbie.
14. Yes, we have got a dog. Our dog is very old.
15. The Snows have got a tortoise. Its name is Trundle.
Practice