Some of these sentences are right but most are wrong. Correct the mistakes where necessary.

Example: I’m going to buy some flowers. OK

I like classical and rock musics. I like classical and rock music.

1 I don’t know these two mens.

2 I do not like such weathers.

3 I would like a glass of mineral water.

4 Denis is married and has two childs.

5 Would you like a chocolate?

6 Knowledge is power.

7 The city centre is usually full of tourist.

8 Do you know many persons in Tomsk?

9 How many universitys are there in Tomsk?

10 About 600 thousand peoples live in the city.

11 Tomsk has fine wooden and stone architectures.

12 There are nine higher education institution and fifteen research institute in Tomsk.

13 The coat of arm of Tomsk is a silver horse in a green field.

14 There are some factorys in Tomsk.

15 Tomsk is famous for its beautiful wooden house.

 

 

15 Possessive ’s. Study the information. Rewrite these A with ’s, B with of the.

We use possessive ’s to show that something belongs to someone or something. Is that Olivia’s bag? Show me Jame s ’s (OR Jame s ’) car. I like Ann and Andrew ’s flat. We use ’s after a singular noun and ’ after a plural noun. My parents’ home is in LA. We use ’s with irregular plural nouns (e.g. children, men, people, women). ‘Cosmopolitan’ is an international women’s magazine.   We normally use possessive ’s for people. For things, places etc. we generally use an of -phrase. The address of the main building of TUSUR is 40 Lenin Prospect. Washington, D.C. is the capital of the USA.

Example: his father + his job his father’s job

the room + its window the window of the room

A 1 my friends + their home 2 his sister + her children 3 her children + their teacher 4 women + their clothes 5 the student + her name 6 John + his faculty 7 the teacher + his office 8 the professor + her lecture

B 1 the street + its name 2 the problem + its cause 3 the town + its centre 4 the faculty + its dean 5 the report + its title 6 the tests + their results 7 Harvard University + its graduates 8 MIT + its president

 

 

Some of the following sentences have a mistake. Correct them.

Example: What is the name of this town? OK

The name of her boyfriend is Mark. Her boyfriend’s name

1 Write your name at the top of the page.

2 The mobile number of my groupmate is 89095238677.

3 When is the birthday of your boss?

4 The film’s beginning is very interesting.

5 This is the daughter of Victor and Ann, Maria.

6 George Clooney’s wife is a lawyer.

7 Concord, California is Tom Hanks’ hometown.

8 The residence of the MIT president is Gray House in 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA.

9 The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is the largest

of the seven faculties of Harvard University.

10 Stanford University is one of the world’s leading teaching and research universities.

F REVISION

VOCABULARY AND READING