Question

Заполните пропуски притяжательными местоимениями.

1. Autumn has come. I like … beauty. 2. I wash … hair every week. 3. Nelly saw Peter with … wife. 4. He has a bad memory. He can’t remember even … own name. 5. This book is very old. … pages are yellow. 6. I’ve got a relative in England. … aunt lives in Guildford. 7. Some women are not happy with … looks. 8. Are you satisfied with … marks, Mark? 9. Sally and I like maths. It’s favourite subject. 10. Can I take … raincoat, Ann? 11. Can you rely on … parents? 12. There is a mouse under the table. I can see … tail! 13. My parents often play cards with … neighbours.

Exercise 2. Выберите нужное слово.

1. Whose bag is this? Is it (your, yours) book or his? – It’s (her, hers). 2. (Mine, my) task is easier than (your, yours). 3. Look at those people. They are (our, ours) friends. 4. It is not (their, theirs) house. (Their, theirs) is bigger. 5. (Your, yours) problem is (my, mine) problem. 6. Are (your, yours) hands warm? (Mine, my) are quite cold. 7. Can we use (your, yours) telephone? (Our, ours) is out of order. 8. Is this money (him, his) or (her, hers)? 9. Meet Mr. Smith. He is a friend of (our, ours). 10. We look after (their, theirs) children and they look after (our, ours). 11. I remember the house but I don’t remember (its, his, it’s) number. 12. The children always make (their, theirs) beds in the morning. 13. I told her (my, mine) life story and she told me (her, hers). 14. Now we are going to open (our, ours) presents, and then we shall look at (their, theirs).

Answer 1

1)
1. its
2. my
3. his
4. his
5. its
6. His
7. their
8. your
9. our
10. your
11. your
12. its
13. their

2)
1. your, hers
2. my, yours
3. our
4. their, theirs
5. your, my
6. your, mine
7. your, our
8. his, her
9. ours
10. their, ours
11. its
12. their
13. my, hers
14. our, theirs