This document contains two exercises from an English lesson on possessives. The first exercise asks the learner to form the possessive form of various noun pairs. The second exercise asks the learner to rewrite sentences by placing the underlined word first. There is also a writing task that asks the learner to provide 10 examples of people's possessions.

1. Quiz – Lesson 21 – Possessives
Exercise 1: Form the possessives of these nouns. Sometimes you will need to use 's
and sometimes of (and sometimes both are possible). You will often need to add the
word “the” once or twice:
Ex) driveway / neighbors  the neighbors’ driveway
last page / contract  the last page of the contract
1. title / article ____________________________título-artículo)
2. contents / boxes ________________________(contenidos-cajas)
3. newspaper / Monday ____________________(periódico-lunes)
4. tracks / wolves ________________________(huellas-lobos)
5. cause / crisis ____________________________(causa-crisis)
6. door / closet _____________________________(puerta-closet)
7. branches / tree ____________________________(ramas-árbol)
8. uniforms / men ______________________________(uniformes-hombres)
9. summit / mountain ______________________________(cima-montaña)
10.part / hypothesis ______________________________(parte-hipótesis)
11.orbit / earth _______________________________(órbita-Tierra)
12.agreement / Henry and Jane (shared) _____________(acuerdo-compatido)
13.meeting / directors _________________________(junta-directores)
14.cat / Jess ____________________________(gato)
15.reaction / people _________________________(reacción-gente)
16.kids / the Browns __________________(hijos)
17.speeches / Barry and Diane (separate) ____________(discursos-separados)
18.work / artists __________________(obras-artistas)
19.sleeve / jacket ____________________(mangas-chamarra)
20.result / investigation ____________________(resultado-investigación)
21.back / chair ________________________(espalda-silla)
22.bottom / bucket ___________________(fondo-balde)
23.tail / dog __________________(cola-perro)
24.bike / someone ____________________(bici-alguien)
25.perspective / the media _________________(perspectiva-medios de comunicación

2. Exercise 2: Rewrite these sentences with the underlined word first:
Ex) The weather is terrible today.
Today's weather is terrible.
1. The employees of the telephone company are on strike.
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2. Sales in December are bound to be high.
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3. The class this afternoon will should be fun.
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4. The search engine developed by Google is easy to use.
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5. The subway in New York is quite extensive.
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6. The conference next year will be bigger.
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7. The internet connection in Korea is very fast.
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8. The fundraiser on Saturday will collect $10,000.
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Writing Task
Write 10 examples of people's possessions. These could be things that are useful in
life, things that have sentimental value, or things that people work hard to obtain.