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Граматичний матеріал: Присвійник відміннок (Possessive Case)
We use -'s(apostrophe + s) mostly for people or animals:
• Tom's computer isn't working. (not the computer of Tom)
• What's (= What is) your sister's name?
• What's Tom's sister's name?
• Be careful. Don't step on the cat's tail.
Note that you can use -'s without a following noun:
• This isn't my book. It's my sister's. (= my sister's book)
We do not always use -'s for people. For example, we would use of ... in this sentence:
• What was the name of the man who phoned you? ('the man who phoned you' is too long to be followed by -'s)
Note that we say a woman's hat (= a hat for a woman),a boy's name(= a name for a boy), a bird's egg (= an egg laid by a bird) etc.
With a singular noun we use -'s:
my sister's room (= her room - one sister) Mr Carter's house (= his house)
With a plural noun (sisters, friends etc.) we put an apostrophe at the end of the word (-s'):
my sisters' room (=theirroom - two or more sisters)
the Carters' house (= their house - Mr and Mrs Carter)
If a plural noun does not end in -s (for example men/women/children/people) we use -'s:
the men's changing room a children's book (= a book for children)
Note that you can use -'s after more than one noun:
Jack and Karen's wedding Mr and Mrs Carter's house For things, ideasetc.,we normally use of(... of the book / ... of the restaurantetc.):
the door of the garage (not the garage's door)
the name of the book
the owner of the restaurant
Sometimes the structure noun + noun is possible:
the garage door the restaurant owner
We say the beginning/end/middle of ... , the top/bottom of... , the front/back/side of ...
the beginning of the month (not the month's beginning)
the top of the hill
the back of the car You can usually use -'s or of ... for an organisation (= a group of people). So you can say:
the government's decision or the decision of the government
the company's success orthe success of the company
It is also possible to use -'s for places. So you can say:
the city's streets the world's population Italy's prime minister You can also use -'s with time expressions (yesterday / next week etc.):
• Do you still have yesterday's newspaper?
• Next week's meeting has been cancelled.
In the same way, you can say today's / tomorrow's / this evening's / Monday's etc.
We also use -'s (or -s' with plural words) with periods of time:
• I've got a week's holiday starting on Monday.
Ex. 1. What is another way of saying these things? Use -'s.
| 1 a hat for a woman 2 a name for a boy 3 clothes for children 6 a school for girls 5 a nest for a bird 6 a magazine for women | a woman's hat __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ |
Ex. 2. Read each sentence and write a new sentence beginning with the underlined words.
1. The meeting tomorrow has been cancelled.
Tommorrow's meeting has been cancelled.
2. The storm last week caused a lot of damage.
Last ____________________________________
3. The only cinema in the town has closed down.
The ____________________________________
4. The weather in Britain is very changeable.
________________________________________
5. Tourism is the main industry in the region.
________________________________________
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