Choose the best sentence in each pair.

a This is my brother's wife.

b This is the wife of my brother.

с The government should listen to the peoples' problems.

d The government should listen to the people's problems.

e What's the babies' name?

f What's the baby's name?

g The roof of the house needs to be mended.

h The house's roof needs to be mended.

i Isn't that the mother of Sylvia?

j Isn't that Sylvia's mother?

k Johns' leg is broken.

l John's leg is broken.

m Buster is Steve's and Liz's dog.

n Buster is Steve and Liz's dog.

o Frances writes children's books.

p Frances writes childrens' books.

q I love the Italian's passion for good food.

r I love the Italians' passion for good food.

s Lady's clothes are on the second floor.

t Ladies' clothes are on the second floor.

Find and correct the mistakes in the story.

The thieves broke into number 42 Acacia Avenue at the day's end.

The house's alarm system wasn't working, unfortunately, so they managed to spend a long time inside.

They stole Julie's grandfathers' gold watch and her parent's collection of valuable paintings.

They smashed a window at the house's front to get into the building and escaped by breaking down the back door.

Julies' children were very upset and frightened when they returned home from school.

REVISION 2

1. Which of the underlined verbs is right? The information is about the USA.

1 Most shops usually open/opens at 8.30 a.m. and close/closes at 6.00 p.m.

2 The banks doesn't/ don't usually close at lunchtime.

3 Many children has/have a computer at home.

4 The New York subway usually works/work very well.

5 It doesn't/don't often snow in California.

6 Most people don't/doesn't work on Sundays.

7 The capital city Washington, have/has a population of about one million.

8 Many people in Los Angeles speak/speaks^- Spanish.

9 Schoolchildren don't/doesn't usually wear uniform

2. Ten sentences are wrong and two sentences are right. Correct the mistakes where necessary.

1. David never take the bus to work....... takes…..

2. Go you to the office every day?..................................................................

3. My car don't work when it is cold................................................................

4. What time the film starts?.............................................................................

5. Ben's sister don't speak French but Ben do..................................................

6. How many eggs you want for breakfast?.....................................................

7. Does the 9.30 train stop at every station?.....................................................

8. What does do your father?...........................................................................

9. I not write many letters. I usually use the telephone.....................................

10 What Sue usually have for lunch?..............................................................

11 How much do these apples cost?...............................................................

12 Charlie plays basketball but he doesn't enjoys it.........................................

3. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Use the present simple.

Nick Ally     Nick   Ally Nick Ally Nick Ally Nick

Hi! I’m Nick. This is Robo. Hi! My name ‘s Ally. And this is Fifi. I think Fifi ……… (like) Robo! We always ………….. (walk) in the park. …………….………….… (you/come) here often? Yes, we ………….. We …………… (come) every day, too! When ……………………………….… (you/usually/come)? I ………………. (get up) very early because Fifi …………….. (want) her breakfast early. We………………. (go) for a walk at 7 o'clock, and then I ……………………… (go) to school. Oh dear. Robo ……………………… (not get up) early. He ……….. (get up) late, and I'm always late for school. Bye, Ally. Nice to meet you! Bye, Nick! ... Robo, from now on we're getting up early, too!

4. Is the 's possessive or is? Write A = possessive, B = is.

Hi. My name's Tanya.	A
I'm married and my husband's name’s Alan.
I'm a dentist and he's a designer.
Our children's names are Heidi and Tom.
Heidi's eighteen and Tom's sixteen.
And that’s Tom's dog, Bono.

5. Complete the sentences. Use -'s/-s’/the...of....

1 What's the name of this street? (the name / this street)

2 When's ………………………………… (the birthday / Alice)

3 Which is …………………………………….……? (the favourite team /John)

4 When's …………………………………………? (the end / the programme)

5 When's …………………………………..? (the anniversary party / your parents)

6 How big are …………………………………………? (the windows / the house)

7 What's …………………………………….? (the telephone number / the station)

8 Do you know ………………………………………? (the daughter / Mr Turner)

9 Did you go to ……………………………………..? (the wedding / your aunt)

6. Are these sentences OK? Correct the sentences where necessary

1 I stayed at the house of my sister ……. my sister's house …….

2 What is the name of this village? ……………. OK......................

3 Do you like the colour of this coat? …………………………….

4 Do you know the phone number of Bill? ……………………….

5 The job of my brother is very interesting………………………..

6 Write your name at the top of the page. …………………………

7 For me the morning is the best part of the day. ……………...….

8 The favourite colour of Paula is blue. …………………………..

9 When is the birthday of your mother? ………………………….

10 The house of my parents isn't very big. ………………………..

11 The walls of this house are very thin. ………………………….

12 The car stopped at the end of the street. ……………………….

13 Are you going to the party of Silvia next week?.........................

14 The manager of the hotel is on holiday at the moment. ……….

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REVISION 3

3. Look at the sentences below. Write new, true sentences using these adverbs:

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