Question

9. Choose the correct sentence with the noun in the Possessive (Genitive) Case. A) Helen and Jane's skirt was very nice, they suited them well. B) Yesterday's meeting was so important that nobody wanted to leave the hall before the time. C) Father told me to go to the nearest grocers' and to buy some food. D) Shakespeares' play are famous all over the world. E) The keyboard of the computer's don't work, it must be repaired. ​

Answer 1

Відповідь:

The sentence in the Possessive (Genitive) Case is:

B) Yesterday's meeting was so important that nobody wanted to leave the hall before the time.

Answer 2

The correct sentence with the noun in the Possessive (Genitive) Case is B) Yesterday's meeting was so important that nobody wanted to leave the hall before the time.

Explanation: In this sentence, the noun "meeting" is in the Possessive (Genitive) Case, indicating ownership or possession. The phrase "Yesterday's meeting" means that the meeting took place on the previous day. The possessive form is created by adding an apostrophe and an "s" ('s) to the noun "yesterday".

Here are the explanations for why the other options are incorrect:

A) "Helen and Jane's skirt was very nice, they suited them well." - This sentence is incorrect because it uses the possessive form for both "Helen" and "Jane" instead of just "Helen and Jane's" to indicate joint ownership of the skirt.

C) "Father told me to go to the nearest grocers' and to buy some food." - This sentence is incorrect because it uses the plural possessive form "grocers'" instead of the singular possessive form "grocer's" to indicate ownership of the store.

D) "Shakespeares' play are famous all over the world." - This sentence is incorrect because it uses the plural possessive form "Shakespeares'" instead of the singular possessive form "Shakespeare's" to indicate ownership of the plays.

E) "The keyboard of the computer's don't work, it must be repaired." - This sentence is incorrect because it uses the possessive form "computer's" instead of the plural form "computers" to indicate that multiple keyboards are not working.

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