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Exercise 2. Use the appropriate form of the possessive pronoun.

1. She put out __ hand and took out __ (her, hers; my, mine). (Hemingway) 2. "Let me see your passports," I gave him __ and Catherine got __ out of __ handbag (my, mine; her, hers; her, hers). (Hemingway) 3. Mind __ own business and I'll mind __ (your, yours; my, mine). (Lindsay) 4. Diitcher put his hand gently on _ — to calm her (her, hers). (/. Shaw)5. The next voice to speak up was not the Lieutenant's but __ (my, mine). (Salinger) 6. That, at least, is my opinion of him; and I see it is not very far removed from __ (your, yours). (Dickens) 7. __ was not a marriage that could last (their, theirs). (Bellow) 8. __ nerves are as bad as __ (your, yours; my, mine). (Greene) 9. His eyes were as bright as __ (her, hers). (Snow) 10. After all, this is __ home just as much as __ (your, yours; my, mine). (Maugham) 11. "Go with Lucy," said Mrs. Bretton. "I would rather keep __ seat." Willingly would I have kept __ also, but Graham's desire must take precedence of my own; I accompanied him (my, mine; my, mine). (Ch. Bronte) 12. His own hand shook as he accepted a rose or two from — and thanked her (her, hers). (Dickens)

Exercise 4. Supply some or any.

1. She had __ children of her own family in her house, and: __ children of other people. (Dickens) 2. I don't want __ money. (Hemingway) 3. He sat there, like __ 1 unhappy little animal. (Galsworthy) 4. A few had gone beyond the gate. __ were shouting hoarsely, and waving. (Heym) 5. "Do you want __ water?" "No, I don't want __ water." (Maltz) 6. The wounded were coming into the post, __ were carried on stretchers, __ were walking and __ were brought on the backs of men that came across the field. (Hemingway) 7. In the town there were... __ new hospitals. (Hemingway) 8. Well, if you want to know, I have no money and never had __. (Shaw) 9. "Couldn't you find tomato sauce, Barto?" — "There wasn't __," Aymo said. (Hemingway) 10. Don't let us have __ nonsense about this job. (Shaw)