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1. Underline examples of the genitive forms in the advertisement below.
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2. Each of the sentences below contains a genitive using of. If it is grammatically correct to do so, change it to a construction with an apostrophe.
1 The results of the pharmaceutical group Physic are encouraging.
2 Turnover for the first two quarters has shown a 20 per cent rise.
3 The workforce of the company will benefit.
4 All the pay packets of the employees will include a bonus.
5 A meeting of the shareholders scheduled for the end of September will be a cheerful affair.
6 The Chairman of the Board celebrates ten years in that role.
7 Profits for each year of his tenure have increased well above the industry average.
3. Dolcetto International is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office, a special police unit. The following is an extract from a newspaper report. Improve some of the sentences by changing the genitive forms.
The Board's decision to raise the dividend was against the advice of the auditor. Now the companies' shares have been suspended and its AGM has been postponed. The director's passports have been confiscated by the judicial authorities. A spokesman for Mr Sherlock Holmes, the Managing Director, said Mr Holmes had no comment to make. Mr Holmes's wife, also a Board's member, said the investigation was a 'disgrace'.
Meanwhile, the employees of the company reported for work as usual. A worker's representative said her colleagues were worried about their jobs.
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