09 POSESIVOS E IMPERSONALES Flashcards

1
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POSESIVO DE THOMAS

A

THOMAS’ or THOMAS’S

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2
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When a noun is used as a modifier, it is in its singular form

A

The soup has vegetables in it.
It is a vegetable soup

The building has offices in it.
It is an office building

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3
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When a noun used as a modifier is combined with a number expression, the noun is singular and a hyphen (-) is used.

A

The test lasted two hours.
It was a two-hour test.

Her son is five years old.
She has a five-year-old son

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4
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The followng are examples of collective nouns:

A

audience; couple; family
public; crowd; government
staff; commitee; faculty
group; team

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5
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When a collective noun refers to a single Impersonal unit, a singular pronoun (it, its) is used

A

My family is large. It is composed of nine members

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6
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When a collective noun refers to a collection of various individuals, a plural pronoun (they, them, their) is used, as in

A

My family is loving and supportive. They are always ready to help me

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7
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ONE and YOU

A

Son impersonales

Cualquier persona, gente en general

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8
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Complete the sentences.

A

Use the possessive form of the nouns in parentheses.

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9
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The (children) toys are all over the floor.

A

CHILDREN’S

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10
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I fixed the (child) bicycle.

A

CHILD’S

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11
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(Bess) last name is Young.

A

BESS’

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12
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It would cost me a (month) salary to •buy that refrigerator.

A

MONTH’S

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13
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We went to (Jack and Larry) house for dinner.

A

JACK AND LARRY’S

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14
Q

Correct the errors.

A

Use the possessive nouns by adding apostrophes and final -s/-es as necessary

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15
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Five were aboard the space shuttle. The astronaut safe return to earth was a welcome sight to millions of television viewers.

A

ASTRONAUTS’

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16
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It is the people right to what the city is going to do about the housing problem.

A

PEOPLE’S

17
Q

Quite a few diplomats are assigned to our city. Almost all of the diplomat children attend a special school.

A

DIPLOMATS’

18
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  1. A diplomat work invariably involves numerous meetings.
A

DIPLOMAT’S

19
Q

They sell XXXXXXX at that store. It is a XXXXXXX store.

SHOE

A

They sell SHOES at that store. It is a SHOE store.

20
Q

My garden has XXXXXXX in it. It is a XXXXXXX garden.

FLOWER

A

My garden has FLOWERS in it. It is a FLOWER garden.

21
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This soup is made from black XXXXXXX It is black XXXXXXX soup.

BEAN

A

This soup is made from black BEANS It is black BEAN soup.

22
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People can buy special food in small jars for XXXXXXX It is called XXXXXXX food.

BABY

A

People can buy special food in small jars for BABIES It is called BABY food.

23
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Dr. Adams is trained as a psychologist for XXXXXXX She is a XXXXXXX psychologist.

CHILD

A

Dr. Adams is trained as a psychologist for CHILDREN She is a CHILD psychologist.

24
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At a formal dinner, there are usually two forks on the table. The smaller fork is for – XXXXXXX. It is a XXXXXXX fork.

SALAD

A

At a formal dinner, there are usually two forks on the table. The smaller fork is for SALADS. It is a SALAD fork.

25
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In tropical climates, sometimes it is necessary to hang a net over a bed to protect the sleeper from XXXXXXX It is called a XXXXXXX net.

MOSQUITO

A

In tropical climates, sometimes it is necessary to hang a net over a bed to protect the sleeper from MOSQUITOES It is called a MOSQUITO net.

26
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The plane was late. We had a XXXXXXX wait. We had to wait for XXXXXXX

TWO HOUR

A

The plane was late. We had a TWO-HOUR wait. We had to wait for TWO HOURS

27
Q

My brother is XXXXXXX I have a XXXXXXX brother.

TEN YEAR OLD

A

My brother is TEN YEARS OLD I have a TEN-YEAR-OLD brother.

28
Q

Arm and dog are XXXXXXX words. Each word has XXXXXXX

THREE LETTER

A

Arm and dog are THREE-LETTER words. Each word has THREE LETTERS

29
Q

Complete the sentences with pronouns. In some of the sentences, there is more than one possibility.

A

Choose the correct singular or plural verb in parentheses as necessary.

30
Q

I looked up some information about the average American family. I found out that XXXXXXX (consists, consist) of 2.3 children.

A

IT CONSISTS

31
Q

The audience clapped enthusiastically. Obviously XXXXXXX had enjoyed the concert.

A

THEY

32
Q

The crowd at the soccer game was huge. XXXXXXX exceeded 100,000 people.

A

IT

33
Q

The crowd became more and more excited as the premier’s motorcade approached. XXXXXXX began to shout and wave flags in the air.

A

THEY

34
Q

The audience filled the room to overflowing. XXXXXXX (was, were) larger than I had expected.

A

IT WAS

35
Q

The class is planning a party for the last day of school. XXXXXXX (is, are) going to bring many different kinds of food and invite some of XXXXXXX friends to celebrate with XXXXXXX

A

THEY ARE

THEIR

THEM

36
Q
  1. The class is too small. XXXXXXX (is, are) going to be canceled.
A

IT IS

37
Q

777

A

777