Page 116 - Advanced English Grammar in Use

UNIT
EXERCISES
5 3

53.1 If necessary, correct these sentences. If they are already correct, put a i/. (A, B & C)
1 Tony computers have been stolen.
2 When the teacher had called out the girl's names, they all stepped forward.
3 We had to study Charles Dicken's early novels at school.
4 I went to the newsagent's to buy a paper.
5 There were hundreds of bird's nests in the trees.
6 They're my mother-in-law's favourite sweets.
7 I took the books to Lewis' house yesterday.
8 If they had been anyone else's paintings I wouldn't have gone to the exhibition.
9 She was a friend of my mothers.
10 The worlds airline's are moving towards a total ban on smoking.
11 The readers letters page in the newspaper is full of complaints about the article.
12 I met a cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh last week.

53.2 Underline the answer which is correct or more likely. (D)
I was surprised by the announcement of yesterday /yesterday's announcement.
They left their homes because of the extension of the airport I the airport's extension.
The guitar playing of David I David's guitar playing has improved enormously.
The completion of the road I The road's completion was ahead of schedule.
At the supermarket, I found I'd brought the shopping list of last week I last week's shopping
list.
6 It's the responsibility of the firm who built the houses I the firm who built the houses'
responsibility.
7 That isn't much use, it's the calendar of last year I last year's calendar.
8 I was shocked by the opinion of Alice I Alice's opinion.
9 He gently patted the shoulder of his brother I his brother's shoulder.
10 He's the friend of a man I know at work I a man I know at work's friend.
11 The evacuation of the building I The building's evacuation took only 10 minutes.

53.3 Write a new sentence as in 1, using either the possessive form or the of form. (C)
1 Andrew died. They were saddened to hear of this. They were saddened to dear o-f Andrew's

2 The new rules were introduced. They protested about this.
3 Bill was rude. They were shocked by this.
4 The railway line was extended. They were happy about this.
5 There was a fire this morning. They were lucky to escape it.
53.4 Native speakers sometimes have problems with the possessive form of nouns, too. Here are
some examples seen in Britain. What is wrong with them?
CONSULTANTS
PARKING
Sign outside a vegetable shop.
ONE OF EUROPES
T O F L A T ' S N O S : 3 8 - 4 5 GREATEST FLAMENCO
Sign in an apartment block. GUITARISTS
Sign in a hospital
car park. Part of an advertising poster.
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