Exercises. Write sentences about the people in the family.
Row 1 (L to R): Jack, Mary, Sarah, Peter
Row 2 (L to R): James, Susan, Paulette, Mark
Jack and Mary are married. Their son is James. James is married to Susan.
Sarah and Peter are married. Their son is Mark, and their daughter is Paulette.
Jack and Peter are brothers.
Example:
(Jack / husband) ==> Jack is Mary’s husband.
1. Mary is James’s mother.
2. James is Mark’s cousin.
3. Jack is Paulette’s (Mark’s) uncle.
4. Susan is Mary’s daughter-in-law.
5. Peter is Jack’s brother.
6. Mary is Sarah’s sister-in-law.
7. James is Peter’s nephew.
8. Paulette is Mary’s niece.
9. Sarah is James’s aunt.
10. Peter is Mark’s (Paulette’s) father.
11. Paulette is Mark’s sister.
12. Jack is Sarah’s brother-in-law.
13. Jack is Susan’s father-in-law.
14. Paulette is Peter’s daughter.
15. James is Jack’s son.
16. Sarah is Peter’s wife.
Exercise. Answer the questions by looking at the pictures.
Example:
Whose umbrella is that? (Timmy)
Whose umbrella is that? (Timmy) ==> It’s Timmy’s.
(Marcy)
1. Whose ball is that?
—It’s Marcy’s.
(Jane)
2. Whose car is that?
—It’s Jane’s.
(Steve)
3. Whose bicycle is that?
—It’s Steve’s.
(Edwin)
4. Whose horse is that?
—It’s Edwin’s.
(Rob)
5. Whose tent is that?
—It’s Rob’s.
(Nancy)
6. Whose camera is that?
—It’s Nancy’s.
Exercise. Look at the following sentences and correct the underlined portion if need be. If the sentence needs no correction, write “OK.”
Example:
The squirrel crawled on the roof of the house. ==> OK
I rode in the car of my brother. ==> my brother’s car
1. I put the book of Jack on the table. ==> Jack’s book
2. The fifth grade class gave a retirement present to the principal of the school. ==> OK
3. The keys of Mr. Smith are hanging on the key rack. ==> Mr. Smith’s keys
4. The coach displayed the trophy of the team in the school lobby. ==> the team’s trophy
5. We took a rest in the shade of the tree. ==> OK
6. Grandmother threw out the shoes of my sister. ==> my sister’s shoes
7. The dog likes to sleep at the foot of the bed. ==> OK
8. Mrs. Johnson always sits at the front of the bus. ==> OK
9. Ride the subway until you get to the end of the line, and then get off. ==> OK
10. The cat was hiding under the bed of the twins. ==> the twins’ bed
11. Let’s have a party in the middle of the month. ==> OK
12. Someone stole the trumpet of Mark. ==> Mark’s trumpet
13. I can’t remember the name of the movie. ==> OK
14. The car of my dad had a flat tire. ==> my dad’s car
15. The nose of my uncle was sunburned. ==> my uncle’s nose
16. The floor of the cabin was made of rough planks of wood. ==> OK