The Dickenses’ house is very large.

1.My parents live on a farm. It is near the Canadian border. 2.Alice Benson has written a novel. It is not very good. 3.Phil has a sports car. It can do 180kph. 4.Mr. Brown uses a computer. It saves him a lot of time. 5.Jake has got a new job. It seems to be very interesting. 6.The girls have music lessons. They’re on Mondays. 7.The management has made a new offer. It’s too low, so we’re going to strike. 8.The children have got a room on the first floor. It’s always in a mess. 9.My dentist has got a new receptionist. She’s really beautiful. 10.The dogs were barking last night. It woke me up.

Упражнение 12. Перепишите предложения,используя притяжательный падеж там,где это возможно:

1.The meeting tomorrow has been cancelled. 2.Tourism is the main industry in the region. 3.Exports from Britain to the United States have fallen recently. 4.The storm last week caused a lot of damage. 5.There will be a big crowd at the football match this evening. 6.The only cinema in the town has been closed down. 7.Crime is the product of social order in a country. 8. He was still flunking of the papers to come next morning. 9. The oil riches in certain Arab states are known to all. 10.The relations between the banks and industry in Germany have not always been conducive to success in export markets.

Упражнение 13. Используя имеющуюся информацию составьте предложения с притяжательными существительными,обозначающими промежутки времени или расстояния:

Образец: My house is very near here. It takes us only five minutes to get it.(walk).

So it's only five minutes' walk far from here.

1. I went to sleep at 3 o'clock this morning and woke up an hour later at 4 o'clock.(sleep) 2.If I leave my house at 9 o'clock and drive to London, I arrive at about12 o'clock, (drive). 3. Carol is leaving on holiday on the 13th.She has to come back at work on the27th(holiday). 4.If I leave my house at 8.50 and walk to work, I get to work at 9 o'clock, (walk). 5. I flew from Heathrow to Paris. The plane took oft at 9 a.in. and landed at 10 a.m. (flight). 6.The delegation arrived in Stockholm on the 5th and left it оn the 8th. (visit). 7.We started travelling round the region six days ago. Today we are coming back home.(trip). 8.They delayed in the house for an instant and then they went at once to the river's edge to go aboard a steamer, (delay). 9.Rex decided to walk to the railway station which was two mile far from the village, (walk). 10.That morning he had already done a good work. It had taken him three hours, (work).

Упражнение 14. Перефразируйте следующие словосочетания и предложения, употребляя притяжательный падеж:

1.The room of my friend. 2.The questions of my son. 3.The wife of my brother. 4.The table of our teacher. 5.The poems of Pushkin. 6.The voice of this girl. 7.The new club of the workers. 8.The letter of Peter. 9.The car of my parents. 10.The life of this woman. 11.The handbags of these women. 12.The flat of my sister is large. 13.The children of my brother are at home. 14.The room of the boys is large. 15.The name of this girl is Jane. 14. The work of these students is interesting.

Упражнение 15. Замените форму притяжательного падежа существительным с предлогом of:

1.My father’s library. 2.The doctor’s prescription. 3.The ship’s crew. 4.The teacher’s order. 5.The engineer’s drawings. 6.The buyer’s confirmation. 7.The shipowners’ instructions. 8. Mr. Brown’s proposal. 9.The sellers’ claim. 10.The representative’s report.

Упражнение 16. Переведите с русского на английский. Обратите внимание на то, как переводится притяжательный падеж:

А) 1.Знаете ли вы адрес Иванова? 2.Есть ли у вас карта Европы? 3.Рабочий день моего брата начинается в 9 часов утра. 5.Сестра жены моего брата работает на этой фабрике. 6.Муж моей сестры Елены уехал в Киев. 7.Мы еще не получили ответа покупателей. 8.Они сообщили нам о прибытии парохода. 9.Матросы немедленно выполнили приказание капитана. 10.Я не знаю еще решения директора. Б) 1.Он показал мне письмо своей сестры. 2.Она взяла коньки своего брата. 3.Дайте мне тетради ваших учеников. 4.Принесите вещи детей. 5.Вчера дети нашли птичье гнездо. 6.Это семья моего друга. Отец моего друга инженер. Мать моего друга преподаватель. 7. Чья это сумка?–Это сумка Тома. 8.Чьи это словари?—Это словари студентов. 9.Вы видели книгу нашего учителя? 10.Я слышу голос моей сестры.