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A. Form
1.’ s is used with singular nouns and irregular plural nouns (i.e. not ending
in s):
a man’s job men’s job
a woman’s intuition women’s intuition
a child’s room children’s room
the butcher’s (shop), the people’s choice
2. An apostrophe (’) only is used with plural nouns ending in s:
a girls’ school the parents’ house the Smiths’ car
3. Classical names ending in s usually add only the apostrophe:
Archimedes’ Law Sophocles’ plays
4. Other names ending in s can take ’ s or the apostrophe alone:
Yeats’s (or Yeats’) poems
5. With compounds, the last word takes the ’ s:
my sister-in-law’s parents
6. ’ s may be added not only to a single word but to a whole group of words:
Henry the Eighth’s wives
Mr and Mrs Smith’s children
the Prime Minister of England’s residence
7. ’s can also be used after initials:
the MP’s speech the VIP’s escort
B. Use of the possessive case
The possessive case can be used in several different ways: to talk about
possession, relationship, physical features and characteristics, non-physical
qualities, and measurements.
It is chiefly used of people, animals and countries. But it can be also used:
1. Of ships and boats: the ship’s bell
2. In time expressions: a week’s holiday today’s paper
in two years’ time tomorrow’s weather
ten minutes’ break two hours’ delay
a ten-minute break, a two-hour delay are also possible, but with another
punctuation: We have ten minutes’ break / a ten-minute break.
3. In expressions of money + worth:
$1’s worth of stamps ten pounds’ worth of ice-cream
4. With for + noun + sake: for heaven’s sake for goodness’ sake
5. In some set phrases:
a pin’s head journey’s end a needle’s point duty’s call
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6. Sometimes certain nouns can be used in the possessive case without the
second noun which usually denotes a building (a school, a church, a
hospital, a house, a shop, an office, a surgery etc.):
You can buy it at the chemist’s. He went to the dentist’s.
Names of the owners of some businesses can be used in the same way:
Sotheby’s Claridge’s
But some very well-known shops call themselves without the apostrophe:
Harrods
7. Names of people can be used similarly to mean ‘....’s house’:
We’ll have a party at Bill’s.
8. Possessive case can be used as a pronoun, with no following noun (with
the same kind of meaning as mine, yours, etc.):
‘ Whose is that?’ - ‘ Virginia’s’
Escalation is neither in Russia’s interests nor in the West’s.
9. Double possessive:
Note the special construction: of + possessive
He’s a friend of my father’s. (=one of my father’s friends)
He turned up wearing an old coat of Patrick’s.
In other cases it is safer to use of + noun construction.
C. of + noun is used for possession
1. When the possessor noun is followed by a phrase or clause:
I met the wife of the man who lent us the money.
(the underlinedexpression is too long to be followed be ’ s)
2. With inanimate ‘possessors’, except those listed in A above:
the walls of the town the roof of the church
However, it is often possible to replace these expressions by the others:
the town walls the church roof
The first noun becomes an adjective and cannot be plural:
the roofs of the churches = the church roofs
Unfortunately these replacements are not always possible so it is
recommended to use of when in doubt.
Exercise 95. Divide the following expressions into three groups according to the pronunciation of the possessive ending – ’ s.
the Pope's visit your money’s worth
women's liberation the horse's mouth
St George's Hall The Devil's Disciple
the water's edge a year's time
Mike's place Jack's dinner
the teacher's opinion Frances's dress
a month's time the princess's wedding dress
Nature's way the Church's work
for Pete's sake the monarch's role
Exercise 96. Read the following phrases. Translate them into Russian / Ukrainian and explain their meaning.
1. Noah's ark; 2. Pandora's box; 3. Hobson's choice; 4. Rubik's cube; 5. Parkinson's disease; 6. Aesop's fables; 7. Achilles' heel; 8. Aladdin's lamp; 9. Murphy's Law; 10. Cleopatra's needle; 11. Caesar's wife; 12. Christie's; 13. Tiffany's; 14. An old wife's tale.
Exercise 97. Change the word-combinations according to the example:
Example: the door / the room – the door of the room
the mother / Ann – Ann’s mother
A.
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
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7 the name / your wife
8 the name / this street
9 the name / the man I saw you with yesterday
10 the new manager / the company
11 the result / the football match
12 the car / Mike's parents
13 the birthday / my father
14 the new headmaster / the school
15 the garden /our neighbours
16 the ground floor / the building
17 the children / Don and Mary
18 the economic policy / the government
19 the husband / the woman talking to Tom
20 the house / my aunt and uncle
21 the girl / dresses
22 an actress / professional life
23 actresses / opportunities
24 the boss / announcement
25 Mr. Davies / office
26 ladies / night
27 policemen / uniforms
28 France / foreign policy
29 children / education
30 greenfinch / nest
31 the country / problems
32 greenfinches / nests
33 secretaries / working hours
34 a lady / handbag
35 the girls / clothes
B.
1 I like _____ (the camera / Ann)
2 What is _____? (the name / this town)
3 When is _____? (the birthday / your sister)
4 Do you like _____? (the colour / this coat)
5 Write your name at _____. (the top / the page)
6 What is _____? (the address / Jill)
7 What was _____? (the cause / the accident)
8 _____ is near the city centre. (the house / my parents)
9 _____ is very good. (the spoken English / Maria)
10 For me the morning is _____. (the best part / the day)
11 _____is very interesting. (the job / my brother)
12 The car stopped at _____. (the end / the street)
13 _____ is blue. (the favourite colour / Pat)
14 _____ are very thin. (the walls / this house)
C.
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 poems of Keats. 6. The voice of this girl. 7. The new club of the workers. 8. The letter of Pete. 9. The car of my parents. 10. The life of this woman. 11. The handbags of these women. 12. The flat of my sister is large. 13. The children of my brother are at home. 14. The room of the boys is large. 15. The name of this girl is Jane. 16. The work of these students is interesting.
Exercise 98. Read each sentence and write a new sentence using 's with the underlined words.
A. Example: The meeting tomorrow has been cancelled. – Tomorrow’s meeting has been cancelled.
1. The storm last week caused a lot of damage. Last _____.
2. The only cinema in the town has been closed recently. The _____.
3. Exports from Britain to the US have fallen recently. B_____.
4. There will be a big crowd at the football match this evening. There will be a big crowd at this _____.
5. Tourism is the main industry in the region. The r_____.
B.
Example: The dog which belongs to my neighbour is my neighbour's dog.
1. The scheme sponsored by the Duke of Edinburgh is called _____.
2. The office where the managing director works is called _____.
3. The car which belongs to my sister-in-law is _____.
4. A school for boys only is called _____.
5. The union which represents railwaymen is _____.
6. The law which was discovered by a man called Murphy is known as _____.
7. A holiday which lasts a fortnight is _____.
8. The home where the nurses live is called _____.
9. The car which belongs to Mr Brown's wife is _____.
Exercise 99. Change the sentences below as shown:
Example: A holiday which lasts a week is a week’s holiday.
1. The wages for three weeks are _____.
2. The problems which we had yesterday are _____.
3. A time three years from now is in _____ time.
4. A few minutes from now is in _____ time.
Example: Russia has an army. It is Russia’s army.
1. These books belong to John. They are _____.
2. The children sleep in this room. It is _____.
3. The Smiths live here. This is _____ house.
4. Mr. Jones is my boss. I am _____ secretary.
5. This room is for men only. It is _____.
6. This study is for the girls. It is _____.
Example: A butcher sells meat. – We buy meat at the butcher’s.
1. A greengrocer sells vegetables. We buy vegetables _____.
2. An optician tests eyes. I got my eyes tested _____.
3. A dentist looks after teeth. I must go _____.
4. A chemist sells medicine. We buy medicine _____.
5. Where do you buy bread? _____.
6. If you want to buy some food, you go to _____.
7. If you want to buy some screws and some hails go to the _____.
8. If you want to get your hair cut go to the _____.
9. If you want to buy some flowers go to the _____.
10. If you want to have some clothes cleaned go to the _____.
11. If you want to get fast food go to the _____.
12. If you want to buy some cigars and cigarettes go to the _____.
13. If you want to buy a wedding ring go to the _____.
14. If you want to get pens, pencils, paper go to the _____.
15. If you want to buy cakes and chocolate go to the _____.
16. If you want to buy a lot of small different things go to the _____.
17. If you want to get some information about travelling go to the _____.
18. If you want to have your watch repaired go to the _____.
19. If you want to buy the most expensive things in London go to _____.
20. If you want to have your pet examined go to the _____.
21. If you want to have advice about your health go to the ____.
Exercise 100. Translate into Russian and make your own sentences with them:
a baker's, a butcher's, a florist's, a pastry-cook's, a confectioner's, a chemist's, a tobacconist's.
Exercise 101. Change the sentences according to the examples, where possible.
Example: Our holiday lasted three weeks. – a) It was a three-week holiday.
– b) It was three weeks‘ holiday.
1. The girls were 14 years old. They were _____.
2. The woman was 27. She was a _____.
3. The flight lasted three hours. It was a _____.
4. The strike lasted four days. It was a _____.
5. The book has 200 pages. It is a _____.
6. The boys were ten years old. They were _____.
7. The television series has ten parts. It is _____.
8. The bottle holds two litres. It is _____.
9. Each of the tickets cost ten pounds. They were _____.
10. The building has ten storeys (= floors). It is _____.
11. This bag of potatoes weighs five kilos. It is _____.
12. We walked for five miles. It was _____.
Exercise 102. Rewrite these sentences using ‘s, s‘, just an apostrophe, a compound noun or of–phrase.
1. This bicycle is for a child. This is a child‘s bicycle.
2. This pen belongs to the teacher. _____.
3. He described the career of the actress. ______.
4. That's a job for a stewardess. _____.
5. These toys belong to the children. _____.
6. This is a club for women. _____.
7. It's a school for girls. _____.
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8. This is the lounge for residents. ______.
9. That hat belongs to Doris. _____.
10. That'sthe voice of a man. _____.
11. I can't seethe bottom of the box. _____.
12. That's the decision of the committee. _____.
13. It's the fault of nо one. _____.
14. This is а сору of the poetry ot Keats. _____.
15. That's the leg of the table. _____.
16. Where's the key of the car? _____.
17. That's the bell of the village church. _____.
18. These arethe stables of the horses. ______.
Exercise 103. Put the possessive apostrophe (') in the correct place in the following expressions. Translate them into Russian / Ukrainian.
1. To lead a dogs life.
2. Thursdays child works hard for a living.
3. It is part of Lifes rich tapestry.
4. A fair days pay for a fair days work.
5. Wolves in sheeps clothing.
6. A womans work is never done.
7. One mans meat is another mans poison.
8. For goodness sake!
9. Loves old sweet song.
Exercise 104. Make word-combinations in the possessive case according to the example.
Example: If I leave my house at 9 o'clock and drive to London, I arrive at about12 o'clock. So it's about three hours’ drive to London from my house.
1. I'm going on holiday on the 12th. I have to be back at work on the 26th. So I've got _____ holiday.
2. I went to sleep at 3 o'clock this morning and woke up an hour later at 4 o'clock. So I only had _____ sleep.
3. If I leave my house at 8.50 and walk to work, I get to work at 9 o'clock. So it's only _____ walk from my house to work.
Exercise 105. Put the following nouns into the possessive case.
1. Ross, address; 2. (a) week, holiday; 3. my relatives, house; 4. A. Christie, novels; 5. Alex, discs; 6. my sister, room; 7. her neighbour, car; 8. (a) woman, magazine; 9. James, secretary; 10. (a) child, bicycle; 11. (a) girls, school; 12. (a) week, trip; 13. (an) actress, career; 14. Doris, dress; 15. teenagers, music.
Exercise 106. Use the possessive case instead of the of-phrase.
1. the name of my friend; 2. the speech of the leader; 3. the flat of Liz; 4. the visit of Max; 5. a novel by Sheldon; 6. the life of a student; 7. the boyfriend of Bess; 8. the rights of people; 9. the books of her sons; 10. the toys of my baby; 11. the hobbies of my parents; 12. a show of actors; 13. a poem by Keats; 14. the rays of the sun; 15. the climate of England; 16. the news of today; 17. the progress of the world; 18. the surface of the earth; 19. a break of ten minutes; 20. the history of Russia.
Exercise 107. Use the possessive case where possible.
1. Jessica works for a magazine for men. 2. The roof of the house needs painting. 3. The dress of the girl was made by her mother. 4. The dresses of the girls were wonderful. 5. My seat was at the wing of the plane. 6. The style of this designer is perfect. 7. The sound of the car made me stop writing. 8. The voices of the children woke up the dog. 9. Mary often sat on the bank of the river looking at the ducks. 10. A holiday for a week will do you good. 11. These files belong to Felix. 12. I borrowed an umbrella from Charles. 13. Their house is at the end of the street. 14. Brian studies the history of the English language. 15. The leg of the new table is broken. 16. If I need some meat, I go to the shop of a butcher. 17. Where is the key to the car? 18. Pamela spends her weekends at the house of her aunt. 19. The cover of this dictionary is very bright. 20. The problems of the company are very serious.
Exercise 108. Translate into English.
1. Во вчерашней газете было несколько интересных статей. 2. Не могли бы вы дать мне адрес Чарльза? 3. Это машина Джеймса, машина Алекса белая. 4. Перед первым сентября в школе было родительское собрание. 5.Работа стюардессы достаточно сложна. 6. Это мужской клуб, а не женский. 7. Детство Дениса было трудным. 8. Мы встретились с Анной в парикмахерской и решили выпить по чашечке кофе в кондитерской. 9. Я устала, давайте сделаем пятиминутный перерыв. 10. Детишки играли в тени дерева. 11. Дом моей мамы был построен ее дедушкой. 12. После лекции профессор ответил на вопросы студентов. 13. Карло – это мужское имя, а Карла – это женское имя. 14. Муж моей подруги – инженер. 15. Мне очень нравятся стихи Бернса и Китса. 16. Татьяна отказалась от предложения Виктора. 17. В нашей библиотеке есть книги С. Кинга. 18. Комната моих дочерей самая большая в доме. 19. Дети восхищались зонтиком Мэри Поппинс. 20. Советы моей мамы всегда полезны. 21. Давай встретимся в офисе Томаса.
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Exercise 109. Comment on the use of the Possessive Case.
A. 1. Greg drove past Forester's house again. 2. He kept his eyes fixed on his father's face, putting a question now and again. 3. Scarlett was Miss Ellen's child. 4. Michael's left-hand neighbour began breathing heavily. 5. I think we ought to drink dear James' health, and – and the health of Soames’ wife. 6. I am no good at other people's affairs. 7. I've got a dentist's appointment in Langley at five-thirty.
B. 1. Robin, it's my mother-in-law's seventieth birthday. 2. That was Louise Leidner's doing. 3. There was a straight chair near the enclosure of the library secretary's desk. 4. They had found refreshment over the way at Brown and Smith's. 5. Mr Brown had been satisfied with the results of Tom's and Nick's visit.
C. 1. His eyes were fixed on Marjorie Ferrar's, whose eyes in turn were fixed on his. 2. He took the morning train and arrived at his mother's at lunchtime. 3. There's a lovely powder blue at Harton's. 4. Finding himself without cigarettes he dashed into a tobacconist's in Oxford Street. 5. When Jennie had given her daughter hot milk − a favourite remedy of her mother's – Vesta went to her room and lay down. 6. But frankly, Leidner, this business of your wife's seems to me rather out of my class.
D. 1. His house in Prince's Gardens was brilliantly alight. 2. Michael had gone to the Labour candidate's meeting party because he wanted to. 3. John nodded understandingly and after a moment's pause Tom went on. 4. Before I knew it, they'd passed me and were at the water's edge. 5. In this very heart of England's gentility one doesn't know what to do. 6. A sparrow-hawk hovered in the sun's eye. 7. The clock's hands crept on to seven before she heard voices in the hall. 8. He swallowed and I saw his Adam's apple go up and down. 9. I knew that one more display like yesterday's would demoralize the whole crew. 10. A hundred houses were evacuated for safety's sake.
Exercise 110. Replace the of-phrase by the noun in the Possessive Case.
1. The plays of Shakespeare are very popular in this country. 2. The house of my daughter-in-law is within a stone's throw from here. 3. John slipped his hand through the arm of his mother. 4. Michael saw the neck of his neighbour grow redder. 5. When she caught the eye of Strickland she smiled. 6. From the dining-room Soames passed into the study of Timothy. 7. The cheeks of the secretary continued to brighten. 8. A chill smile played round the lips of Soames. 9. He told me of the return of his brother Roger. 10.The supper of the children is ready. 11. In the distance we saw the hut of a native. 12. Will you join the excursion of today? 13. The rays of the sun do not penetrate through that foliage. 14. The voice of a girl was heard in the distance. 15. The toys of the children are in the box.
Exercise 111. Use the Absolute Possessive Case.
A. 1. His eyes avoided the eyes of Andrew. 2. It was her job; not the job of old lady Winnie. 3. Gideon put out his left hand, and took the hand of Kate. 4. She had an unexpectedly pleasant voice, a little deeper than the voice of a clown.
B. 1. I'm not going to the house of Caroline Kent at all. 2. The middle wall had precisely the same books as used to be in the library at the house of his own Father in Park Lane. 3. After breakfast he went off to the house of Fleur. 4. You must come to the house of my father. 5. "They tell me at the house of Timothy," said Nicholas lowering his voice, "that Dartie has gone off at last."
C. 1. Peter was the son of one of Aunt Lottie's friends. 2. One of Holly's special little friends had come in – a fair child with short hair like the hair of a boy. 3. You are quite sure he wasn't one of the doctor's patients. 4. I am thinking of one of my father's cousins, who was a well-known physician and lived in Harley Street.
Exercise 112. Translate into English. Pay attention to the use of the Possessive Case.
A. 1. Лицо Джона смягчилось, затем опять стало напряженным. 2. Он продолжал рассматривать лицо сестры. 3. Я не знаю, почему я вдруг подумал о сыне Стрикленда. 4. «Вставай, старина», – сказал мальчик и положил руку на колено старика. 5. Глаза доктора встретились с его глазами.
B. 1. Отец Элизы и Тома – известный ученый. 2. Книги Ильфа и Петрова очень популярны в нашей стране. 3. Чья ручка вам больше нравится: Джона или Хелен? 4. Я очень люблю пьесы Шекспира и Шоу. 5. Я хочу портфель, как у Пита или Бена. 6. Это случилось несколько недель спустя после возвращения матери и сестры.
C. 1. Его лицо было маленькое, как у ребенка. 2. В двух окнах горел свет. Одно из них было окно Флер. 3. Все руки были подняты, кроме руки Майкла. 4. Маленький Том улыбался. Его улыбка была похожа на улыбку отца. 5. Джеймс посмотрел на лицо матери, а затем на лицо Ирэн.
D. 1. По пути домой она обычно покупала кусочек медового пирога в булочной. 2.Давай зайдем в кондитерскую. 3. Они ушли в аптеку и еще не возвратились. 4. Мы найдем его у Бартона. 5. Скажи Флер, что я иду к ее тете. 6. Он все еще у твоей матери. 7. Я оставлю вас здесь. Я иду к дочери. 8. Я собираюсь обедать у Флер.
E. 1. Он один из ближайших друзей моего отца. 2. Она одна из двоюродных сестер дяди Тома. 3. Это одна из любимых книг моей мамы. 4. «Пигмалион» – одна из наиболее популярных пьес Б. Шоу. 5. Я все-таки купил эту картину молодого Грина! 6. Эта угроза Герхардта казалась ужасной для Дженни и ее матери. 7. Какая она очаровательная, эта подруга Анны! 8. Не люблю я эту новую приятельницу Мэри!
Exercise 113. Correct or justify.
1. Jenny's car was there, and so was Robert's. 2. But what shall I do about this marriage of Val, Soames? 3. I saw him just now at your aunt. 4. His landlady was doing the week washing. 5. And so your wife is the great friend of that Mr Bosinney's? 6. Jon handed the cigarettes. He lighted his father and Fleur's, then one for himself. 7. I am Mr Wilkes sister. 8. Honour met his mother eyes. Nevil stood with his arm on Regan knee, and his eyes on his brother with a watchful expression. 9. Gavin turned his eyes on his brother. 10. What kind of girl was this wife of Jon's? 11. Ann has gone to the butchers. 12. He looked attentively at the speaker shrewd, dry, doubting face. 13. We kept him at arms length. 14. A visit to Timothy was like an hour spent in the lap of a mother. 15. In a small pastry-cook they were served with tea and cakes. 16. She might know Kate first name. Kate is the friend of Greg's.
Exercise 114. Translate intoEnglish.
1. У меня нет своего фотоаппарата. Это фотоаппарат моего дедушки. 2. Я провела зимние каникулы у тети. 3. После получасовой ходьбы мы были уже у реки. 4. Как я люблю этот портрет отца! 5. Их маленький домик стоял у самой воды. 6. Вчера у меня не было времени пойти в парикмахерскую. 7. Филипп был одним из старых школьных друзей Джона. 8. Кого вы встретили у моих родителей? 9. После непродолжительной паузы она добавила: «Ты чудесный ребенок». 10. Вчера я отдала свои часы часовщику. 11. На лестничной площадке было четыре двери. Я не знала, которая из них была дверь моих друзей. 12. Если Аннет не уважала его чувства, она могла подумать о чувствах Флер. 13. Она живет неподалеку от института. 14. Сегодня мы собираемся к дедушке и бабушке. 15. Я встретил их, когда они возвращались от Тома и Джейн. 16. Вам лучше пойти к Джеймсу и поговорить о завтрашнем собрании. 17. Это не мои друзья. Они друзья отца и матери. 18. Наступило минутное молчание, затем мальчик опять начал задавать вопросы. 19. Он был хирургом в знаменитой больнице Святого Томаса – полтора дня езды от города. 20. Вы читали сегодняшнюю газету? 21. Вы можете делать это в свое удовольствие. 22. Я сейчас не дома. Я у Елены. 23. Я не могу забыть этого замечания Роя. 24. До ближайшей деревни около часа езды на машине. 25. Каково ваше мнение о сегодняшнем путешествии? 26. Между прочим, ему советовали купить эту картину Джо! 27. Я лучше поеду назад к родителям. 28. Я отлично помню эту прекрасную улыбку Ника! 29. У нас была пятиминутная беседа с преподавателем английского языка в деканате. 30. Наша дача находилась на расстоянии двух километров от реки. 31. Ума не приложу, как мне добраться до города в полночь. 32. Несколько дней тому назад я встретила старого друга моего брата на Урале.
Exercise 115. Read the following phrases and find their Russian / Ukrainian equivalents. Learn them by heart and make sentences of your own with them.
To one's heart's content; at one's fingers' ends; at a hair's breadth; in the mind's eye; one's money's worth; out of harm's way; at arm's length (reach); for Heaven's sake; for Goodness' sake; for appearance's sake; at death's door; to be nobody's fool; to know someone for donkey's years; at razor's edge; (at) a stone's throw from...; to be at one's wit's end; at gun's point; a bird's eye view.
Exercise 116. Read and translate the following sentences, paying attention to the phrases in bold type.
1. He held her at arm's length, scrutinizing her intently. 2. I've never grown to like him, not one iota, even though I've known him and his family for donkey's years. 3. What saved the situation was that Alan's office was only (at) a stone's throw from the club. 4. In his mind's eye, Maxim pictured the people who were important in his life. 5. My mother loves the house and the grounds and she can garden away to her heart's content. 6. We are at our wit's end how to solve the dilemma. 7. The guns were now hidden, out of harm's way. 8. She made a will at death's door. 9. Mind, we did it just for old times' sake. 10. From this tower you can get a bird's eye view of the city.
Exercise 117. Translate into English.
1. Когда Сью вошла в комнату, она увидела ужасную картину: вся мебель была поломана, и все было в крови. 2. Они никогда не ссорились о том, кто должен делать так называемую “женскую работу”. 3. Джон не знал эту девушку, но он сразу же узнал эти ангельские глаза, которые он видел на известной картине. 4. Ты только посмотри на него! Ну что за идиотская улыбка! 5. Июнь был единственным месяцем в году, когда они могли вволю наслаждаться жизнью. 6. Он был на пороге смерти и понимал это, но он был спокоен, каким и должен быть настоящий джентльмен. 7. Письмо лежало на столе на расстоянии вытянутой руки, но он не хотел брать его. 8. Да, вы правы. Их спасло просто чудо и сейчас они в безопасности. 9. Официальный визит премьер-министра был отменен из-за сильного землетрясения. 10. Он может все, что угодно, даже пролезть через игольное ушко. 11. Когда он открыл глаза, он увидел огромного волка, который сидел неподалеку (на расстоянии брошенного камня). 12. Мистер Вайт был в ярости: он опаздывал на работу, а поезд тащился как черепаха. 13. Наш отель расположен у самой кромки воды на чудесном песчаном пляже. 14. Мы с нетерпением ждали конца путешествия. 15. Отпускайте собаку побегать вволю. 16. Какая ужасная пробка! Машины еле-еле ползут. Давайте поедем на метро.
Exercise 118. Combine nouns from the two columns with either ‘s or of.
Example: Mary’s jewellery, the surface of the water.
| tower | bike |
| Beethoven | summary |
| cat | fifth symphony |
| government | responsibility |
| hour | balance of payments |
| facts | paw |
| Britain | blade |
| envelope | height |
| Mary | surface |
| nephew | back |
| knife | jewellery |
| water | delay |
