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íèêàìè, à òàêîæ ì³ñöåì, ÿêå ³ìåííèê çàéìຠâ ðå÷åíí³: I am drawing
with a pencil. I am drawing a pencil. I gave the ticket to my sister.
Ïðèñâ³éíèé â³äì³íîê â³äïîâ³äຠíà ïèòàííÿ Whose? (÷èé? ÷èÿ? ÷èº?
÷è¿?).
Ïðèñâ³éíèé â³äì³íîê îäíèíè óòâîðþºòüñÿ äîäàâàííÿì äî ³ìåííè-
êà àïîñòðîôà ³ çàê³í÷åííÿ -s:
Jack!s friend (Äæåê³â äðóã), Olga!s brother (áðàò Îëüãè), Alice!s
room (ê³ìíàòà Åë³ñ).
ßêùî ³ìåííèê îäíèíè çàê³í÷óºòüñÿ íà -s, -ss, -x, òî íà ïèñüì³ â
ïðèñâ³éíîìó â³äì³íêó äîäàºòüñÿ çäåá³ëüøîãî ò³ëüêè àïîñòðîô, õî÷à
ìîæëèâå ³ äîäàâàííÿ !s:
James! coat (ïàëüòî Äæåéìñà) James!s coat, class! blackboard
(êëàñíà äîøêà) class!s blackboard.
ßêùî ³ìåííèê ó ìíîæèí³ çàê³í÷óºòüñÿ íà -s, òî äîäàºòüñÿ ëèøå
àïîñòðîô:
students! books (êíèæêè ñòóäåíò³â), two years! absence (äâîð³÷íà
â³äñóòí³ñòü).
ßêùî ³ìåííèê ó ìíîæèí³ íå çàê³í÷óºòüñÿ íà -s, òî éîãî ïðè-
ñâ³éíèé â³äì³íîê óòâîðþºòüñÿ òàê ñàìî, ÿê ³ â îäíèí³, òîáòî äîäà-
âàííÿì !s: children!s toys (äèòÿ÷³ ³ãðàøêè), Women!s Day (æ³íî÷èé
äåíü).
Âèìîâà
-!s
[ s ] ï³ñëÿ ãëóõèõ ïðèãîëîñíèõ [ z ] ï³ñëÿ ãîë. òà äçâ³íêèõ ïðèãîëîñíèõ
Mike!s ball, Jack!s book sister!s doll, Ann!s pen
aunt!s bag Andy!s flat, girl!s hat
²ìåííèê ìîæå âæèâàòèñÿ ó ôóíêö³¿ îçíà÷åííÿ. Òîä³ çÿâëÿºòüñÿ
ïðèéìåííèê of:
äëÿ îçíà÷åííÿ ðå÷åé, äóìîê: the roof of the garage, the name of
the book, the owner of the shop;
ç³ ñëîâàìè: the beginning/end/top/bottom/front/back/middle/side:
the back of the car, the beginning of the month, the
middle of the room;
äëÿ îçíà÷åííÿ îðãàí³çàö³é, ãðóï ëþäåé âæèâàþòü ÿê of, òàê ³ !s:
the decision of the government (the government!s decision), the success of
the company (the company!s success).