Rewrite the sentences: (PLS)
a) The skirts of the women are white
b) The tail of the horse is not short
c) The offices of the doctors are beatiful
d) The books of the students are new
e) The toys of the babies are funny
f) The hat of Mrs. Sally is red
g) The dress of my sister is old
h) The leg of the chair is broken
Soluções para a tarefa
O caso genitivo ou genitive case é utilizado no inglês para estabelecer uma relação de posse entre os termos da oração. Para estabelecer essa relação se usa o 's (apostrophe s) após a pessoa que possui ou tem a relação de posse com o algo. Porém quando se tem termos que a palavra termina em s adicionamos apenas o '.
Para fazer a questão, invertemos a ordem dos termos e depois colocamos o 's ou '. Vamos para as respostas.
a) The skirts of the women are white.
The women's skirts are white .
b) The tail of the horse is not short.
The horse's tail is not/isn't short.
c) The offices of the doctors are beatiful.
The doctor's office are beatiful.
d) The books of the students are new.
The students' book are are new.
e) The toys of the babies are funny.
The babies' toys are funny.
f) The hat of Mrs. Sally is red.
The Mrs. Sally's hat is red.
g) The dress of my sister is old.
My sister's dress is old.
h) The leg of the chair is broken.
The chair's leg is broken.