Lesson VU: The Defining Shortcut THE

Exercise: A.3.3.3. Practice OF and ‘S-Defining Possessives Use the second statement to define the object written italic . For example: It ' s a chair . Mary often sits on it . IT ' S MARY'S CHAIR . She is a friend . She is with Mary . SHE ' S MARY'S FRIEND . It ' s a cover . It ' s on my book. IT ' S THE COVER OF MY BOOK . It was a vacation . It was for a week. IT WAS A WEEK'S VACATION . They ' re toys . The children play with them . THEY ' RE THE CHILDREN'S TOYS . 1. It ' s an e-mail . John sent it . 11. They are books . The boy has them . 2. They are wheels . They are on the bike. 12. They are books . The boys have them . 3. It ' s a speech . Mr. Black gave it . 13. It ' s a book . The boy has it . 4. They are legs . They ' re on a chair. 14. She is a wife . She married John . 5. They are legs . They ' re on a dog. 15. They are books . John studied them . 6. It ' s a top . It ' s on the desk. 16. It ' s a desk . The teacher uses it . 7. It ' s color . It ' s on my jacket. 17. They ' re two coats . Mary wears them . 8. He ' s a friend . He is with John . 18. It ' s an old bicycle . John bought it . 9. It ' s a paper . It came today. 19. They are walls . They are in the room. 10. They ' re problems . John has them . 20. It ' s a paper . It came yesterday. A.4. Exceptions Previous patterns: I brought A new PEN. THE PEN is red. THIS FISH is from South America. THE FISH is a golden fish. I like HER STYLE. THE STYLE is casual. THE KEYS OF the keyboard are broken. THE KEYS ARE in the drawer. JOHN’S BOOK is under the desk. THE BOOK is about human rights.