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A.3.3. OF-Defining Possessives Previous patterns: I brought A new PEN. THE PEN is red. THIS FISH is from South America. The fish is a gold-fish. I like HER STYLE. The style is awesome. I found MARY’S book. THE BOOK is on the desk. New pattern-OF forms: Subject Block A-Block PrtY-Block Detail OF Entity BE Property THE back OF THIS CHAIR is strong. THE top OF THE TABLE is scratched. THE music OF BACH is eternal. THE geometry OF EUCLID is fascinating. Exercise: A.3.3.1. Practice OF-Defining Possessives Use objects from the first and second statement ( both printed italic ) to construct OF- Defining Possessive Form. For example: It is a headlamp . It is on my bicycle . IT IS THE HEADLAMP OF MY BICYCLE . 1. It is hair . It has taken from my dog . 2. John is a secretary . John works in a school . 3. It is a claw . It has taken from a bird . 4. That is a roof . It is on my house . 5. It is a handlebar . Any bicycle has it . 6. It is a fang . It belonged to a wild pig . 7. These are streets . They are in London . 8. This is the color . It is on my bicycle . Exercise: A.3.3.2. Contrast OF- to ‘S-Defining Possessives Change ‘S- into OF-Defining Possessive Form. For example: I like Mozart’s music . I LIKE THE MUSIC OF MOZART . 1. I like Warhol’s posters . 9. I like Einstein’s physics . 2. I like Gershwin’s music . 10. I like Hemingway’s literature . 3. I like Chopin’s etudes . 11. I like Freud’s psychology . 4. I like Van Gogh’s paintings . 12. I like Chaplin’s style . 5. I like London’s pubs . 13. I like Liszt’s concerts . 6. I like Tolstoy’s novels . 14. I like Belgrade’s restaurants . 7. I like Polanski’s movies . 15. I like Tchaikovsky’s ballets . 8. I like Moor’s sculptures . 16. I like Kandinsky’s artwork .