Упражнение 1. Укажите единственно верный вариант употребления притяжательного падежа.


My ... parents have recently decided to move to the country.

1 sister’s-in-law


2 sister-in-law’s


3) sister-in-laws’


4) sister’s-in-laws


Next Tuesday we’ll mark my ... wedding anniversary.

1) sister’s and brother’s-in law


2) sister and brother-in-law’s


3) sister and brother’s-in-law


4) sister’s and brother-in-law’s


It was ... idea to celebrate Christmas together with our classmates.

1) Nick’s and Andy


2) Nick and Andy’s


3) Nick and Andy


4) Nick’s and Andy’s


I send you many thanks and the very best wishes on this ... Day.

1) Mother


2) Mother’s


3) Mothers’


4) Mothers’s


The ... shouts of excitement started dying down as the other team scored the winning goal.

1) supporter’s


2) supporters


3) supporter


4) supporters’


My ... jokes always make us cry with laughter.

1) father-in-law


2) father’s-in-law


3) father’s-in-law’s


4) father-in-law’s


Where are ... schoolbags? Have you seen them by any chance?

1) Jane and Claire


2) Jane’s and Claire’s


3) Jane’s and Claire


4) Jane and Claire’s


They say that... milk is very useful.

1) goats


2) goat’s


3) goats’


4) goat


The painting disappeared from the ... house yesterday evening.

1) owner


2) owners


3) owner’s


4) owners’s


All my ... bicycles are better than mine.

1) friends


2) friends’


3) friend’s


4) friend


These are ... cameras. They are expensive, aren’t they?

1) Pete and Tim’s


2) Pete’s and Tim


3) Pete and Tim


4) Pete’s and Tim’s


The ... department is upstairs, on the third floor.

1) mens’


2) men


3) men’s


4) man’s


The ... area is run by experienced stuff.

1) child’s


2) children’s


3) childrens’


4) children


It is the ... fault, not the children’s.

1) growns-up


2) growns-up’s


3) growns’-up


4) grown-ups

My ... parents have recently decided to move to the country.

2 sister-in-law’s

Next Tuesday we’ll mark my ... wedding anniversary.

2) sister and brother-in-law’s

It was ... idea to celebrate Christmas together with our classmates.

2) Nick and Andy’s

I send you many thanks and the very best wishes on this ... Day.

2) Mother’s

The ... shouts of excitement started dying down as the other team scored the winning goal.

4) supporters’

My ... jokes always make us cry with laughter.

4) father-in-law’s

Where are ... schoolbags? Have you seen them by any chance?

2) Jane’s and Claire’s

They say that... milk is very useful.

4) goat

The painting disappeared from the ... house yesterday evening.

3) owner’s

All my ... bicycles are better than mine.

2) friends’

These are ... cameras. They are expensive, aren’t they?

4) Pete’s and Tim’s

The ... department is upstairs, on the third floor.

3) men’s

The ... area is run by experienced stuff.

2) children’s

It is the ... fault, not the children’s.

4) grown-ups'