Exercice 1 : transformez au saxon genitive
Reecrivez chaque phrase en utilisant 's ou s'.
- The car of Paul is red. → Paul's car is red.
- The books of the students are new. → The students' books are new.
- The toys of the children are in the garden. → The children's toys are in the garden.
- The house of my parents is small. → My parents' house is small.
- The office of James is on the third floor. → James's office is on the third floor.
- The salary of a month is not enough. → A month's salary is not enough.
- The economy of France is strong. → France's economy is strong.
- The victory of the team was celebrated. → The team's victory was celebrated.
Exercice 2 : 's, s' ou of ?
Choisissez la bonne forme pour chaque phrase.
- The ______ (roof / house) is leaking. → roof of the house
- The ______ (dog / bone) is buried. → dog's bone
- The ______ (end / film) was sad. → end of the film
- The ______ (women / rights) must be protected. → women's rights
- The ______ (beginning / story) is boring. → beginning of the story
- The ______ (cat / tail) is long. → cat's tail
- The ______ (top / mountain) is covered in snow. → top of the mountain
- The ______ (company / profits) rose last year. → company's profits
Exercice 3 : corrigez l'erreur
Reperez et corrigez l'erreur de genitif dans chaque phrase.
- The childrens' toys are new. → The children's toys are new.
- The students's books are heavy. → The students' books are heavy.
- The car of Marie is blue. → Marie's car is blue.
- My mothers' name is Sarah. → My mother's name is Sarah.
- I bought two week holiday. → I bought two weeks' holiday.
- The door's car is broken. → The door of the car is broken.
- James' book is on the desk (vieilli). → James's book is on the desk.
- The mens shoes are upstairs. → The men's shoes are upstairs.
Exercice 4 : traduction FR → EN
Traduisez chaque phrase en utilisant le genitif adapte.
- La voiture de mon pere est grise. → My father's car is grey.
- Les livres des etudiants sont chers. → The students' books are expensive.
- La reunion d'aujourd'hui a ete annulee. → Today's meeting has been cancelled.
- La porte de la voiture est cassee. → The door of the car is broken.
- Je suis chez le medecin. → I'm at the doctor's.
- L'idee de Marie est excellente. → Marie's idea is excellent.
- Une semaine de travail, ca fatigue. → A week's work is tiring.
- Les droits des femmes sont sacres. → Women's rights are sacred.