Question

Exercise 16. Paraphrase the following using the possessive case.
Example:
I must sleep 9 hours a day to feel well. —
I must have nine-hours’ sleep to feel well.

1. Every day at noon we have a break, which lasts fifteen minutes. 2. I can't understand why he is so tired. The distance he covered is a mile only. 3. The walk to the station was short. It took us ten minutes. 4. Last year we spent two weeks in Greece. The holiday was terrific. 5. If you want to get there, a trip will take you only five hours. 6. Don't take a training course that lasts a week. It won't do you good. 7. I slept only five hours yesterday because my train came late. 8. Yesterday our lesson lasted thirty minutes because oar teacher was to leave at 12 o'clock. 9. If you want to have a voyage round Europe, you will need at least three weeks. 10. My workweek lasts five days.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. Every day at noon we have a fifteen-minute break.

2. I can't understand why he is so tired. The distance he covered is only a mile.

3. The walk to the station was short. It took us ten minutes.

4. Last year we spent a terrific two-week holiday in Greece.

5. If you want to get there, a five-hour trip will take you.

6. Don't take a week-long training course. It won't do you good.

7. I slept only five hours yesterday because of my late train.

8. Yesterday our thirty-minute lesson ended because our teacher was to leave at 12 o'clock.

9. If you want to have a voyage around Europe, you will need at least three weeks.

10. My five-day workweek lasts.

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