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Exercise 1 - Possessives
Write the
possessive
form of the nouns in parentheses ( ).
1. The (
moon
)
surface has no air.
2. My (
husband
)
brother is a doctor.
3. The teacher handed back the (
student
)
papers and told them she was very happy with their work.
4. It was hard to hear the (
actor
)
voices. I couldn't understand what they said.
5. My (
daughter
)
boyfriend gave her a diamond ring for her birthday.
6. The two (
city
)
mayors reached an agreement to reduce air pollution.
7. The police arrested the (
woman
)
son.
8. The (
men
)
names are John and Robert.
9. The (
wife
)
husbands are playing soccer this weekend.
10. John has a computer. His (
computer
)
manual is difficult to understand.
11. After hours of searching the crime scene, investigators found the (
perpetrators
)
fingerprints.
12. Considering the (
report
)
dreadful reception, we must reevaluate its findings.
13. (
War
)
ultimate result is suffering. In the end, no one truly wins.
14. The country reflected on the (
nation
)
gun laws after that tragedy.
15. The audio (
CD
)
decline in 2001 coincided with the release of the iPod, and was rapid thereafter.
SCORE
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Rules
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Exercise 1 - Possessives
