Fill in the blanks with a possessive adjective or possessive pronouns

1. This is my (I) bag but that one over there is yours (you).

2. ______ (she) taste is better than ______ (I).

3. ______ (they) holiday starts the week after ______ (we).

4. If you are a friend of _____ (he), then you are a friend of ______ (I) too.

5. Can we hear _____ (you) propositions and then we’ll hear _____ (she).

Ex. 13. Translate the following conversation into Ukrainian:

Finance Manager: Whose report is this? It’s a very good report.

Clerk: It’s mine.

F.M.: And whose report is this? It’s awful.

Clerk: It’s Miss Johnson’s.

F.M.: It is not yours?

Clerk: No, no. It’s not mine.

F.M.: Are you sure it’s not yours?

Clerk: Yes, I’m sure. It’s hers.

Ex. 14. Choose the correct word or words:

1. _____ Director is an economist (ours, our).

2. Their house is only a _____ distance from the forest (kilometer’s, kilometers).

3. _____ trade relations with other countries are very important (Ukraine, Ukraine’s).

4. It’s no business of _____ (my, mine).

5. I perform (виконую) my duties, she performs _____ (her, hers).

6. We issue our journal monthly, they issue _____ quarterly (their, theirs).

Ex. 15. Translate into English:

1. Вона в своєму кабінеті, кабінеті редактора. 2. Вони пишуть свої звіти щомісячно. 3. Ми використовуємо ці дані в своїх документах. 4. Він любить свою професію, він хороший економіст. 5. Наскільки мені відомо, у вас є свій юрист. 6. Я збираюсь використовувати свою інформацію.

Ex. 16. Rewrite the following using the correct possessive form (‘s or of).

1. my friend / the camera – my friend’s camera

2. the princess / the ring - _____________

3. the honey / the taste - ____________

4. the tree / the roots - ____________

5. the children / the toys - __________

6. the dog / the basket - ____________

7. the man / the wallet - ____________

8. the house / the window - ___________

9. the prisoners / the escape - ___________

10. the success / the price - ____________

11. the bride / the mother - ____________

12. the girls / father - ____________

Ex. 17. Consult the Grammar Focus about Indefinite and Negative Pronouns.