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POSSESIVE

This document provides an exercise to test knowledge of possessives in English. It contains two parts - part a contains 16 sentences where students must identify whether the possessive form or of-phrase is correct. Part b contains 16 sentences for students to complete using the correct possessive adjective or pronoun. The exercise helps students practice distinguishing between possessive forms and of-phrases and using possessive adjectives and pronouns accurately in sentences.

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POSSESIVE

This document provides an exercise to test knowledge of possessives in English. It contains two parts - part a contains 16 sentences where students must identify whether the possessive form or of-phrase is correct. Part b contains 16 sentences for students to complete using the correct possessive adjective or pronoun. The exercise helps students practice distinguishing between possessive forms and of-phrases and using possessive adjectives and pronouns accurately in sentences.

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2B GRAMMAR possessives

a Circle the correct form. In which sentence are both forms possible?

1 She’s at the front of the queue / the queue’s front.


2 What are the childrens’ / the children’s names?
3 I needed James’s / James’ help.
4 I live in the centre of Glasgow / Glasgow’s centre.
5 I don’t get on with my brother’s / my brothers’ wife.
6 What time does the florists / florist’s open?
7 I drove to my grandparent’s / my grandparents’ house. They live just outside Southampton.
8 What’s the name of the village / the village’s name where you were born?
9 I never buy meat at the butcher’s / the butchers’. I get it at the supermarket.
10 Excuse me. Where’s the men’s / the mens’ changing room?
11 I’ll wait on the street’s corner / the corner of the street.
12 We’re going to Sarah’s and Tony’s / Sarah and Tony’s wedding next weekend.
13 I went to my grandfather’s / grandfathers’ yesterday. It was his 90th birthday.
14 The answers are at the book’s back / the back of the book.
15 I’m not very good at remembering people’s names / peoples’ names.
16 They go to France’s south / the south of France every year.

b Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjective or pronoun.


Write your answers in the column on the right.

1 I hate living with my parents. I’d love to have a house of own. my


2 Jane’s keeping very quiet about this new boyfriend of !
3 My brother and I had own bedrooms when we were children.
4 Both my sons smoke. It’s a bad habit of .
5 My nephew never goes to the hairdresser’s. He cuts own hair.
6 Is that woman a friend of ? She’s smiling at you.
7 The supermarket has own bakery, so we can buy some bread there.
8 My grandmother loves gardening. She grows all own vegetables.
9 My cousins are thinking of opening own restaurant.
10 A colleague of has just told me she’s leaving.
11 Tom must earn a lot of money. Have you seen that new car of ?
12 I’m going out this evening, so you’ll have to make own dinner.
13 A friend of is going away, so we’re looking after his dog.
14 Are you still having problems with those noisy neighbours of ?
15 My daughter loves singing and has started writing own songs.
16 He’s an amazing artist. I have a painting of in the living room.

ACTIVATION
Test your memory. Cover the column on the right in b and look at the sentences. Read the sentences
aloud with the correct possessive adjectives and pronouns.
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