Exercise 24. Write the sentences again using the words in brackets.

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Exercise 23. Complete the following sentences.

Possessive - 'S/S'

NOTE: for things:

noun + of + noun: the roof ofthe building

with Common Nouns (e.g. car, school, town, garden, kitchen, bedroom, sea, country, hotel) of is not necessary: the bathroom door

Example: Have you got my __? (keys/car) - Have you got my car keys?

His name is at the__(list/bottom). - His name is at the bottom of the list.

1. There's a chair at the___(garden/back)

2. The money is in my___(room/hotel)

3. They live at the___(hill/top)

4. There's an old tree at the___(house/side)

5. Where's the___(light/bathroom)

6. The___(air/sea) is very good for you.

7. There is a TV aerial on the___(house/roof).

8. Have you got the___(air conditioning/kitchen).

Example: These are her books. (Anne) - These are Anne's books.

1. Where is his coat? (Andrew)

2. Is that his car? (your brother)

3. It's on her desk, (the teacher)

4. Its dinner is here. (the dog)

5. Her children are at school now. (Judy)

6. It's her idea. (my wife)

7. His new bike is really good. (Jeff)

8. Here's her telephone number. (the doctor)

Exercise 25. Write the sentences with the apostrophe (‘) in the correct place.

Example: These are Susans keys. - These are Susan's keys.

1. There is a teachers meeting on Mondays.

2. Are the childrens coats in the car?

3. The men's clothes are upstairs.

4. Alices mother is very ill.

5. This is my mothers dress.

6. My parents flat is rather small.

7. Emma and Pauls car is outside.

8. Annes paintings are beautiful.