1. Possessive: 's and of.

We use 's for people, animals, organizations, countries:

the boy's name
the cat's leg
the club's rules
China's influence
my sister's boyfriend's car

We also use 's for when/time expressions:

tomorrow's weather
a month's vacation
yesterday's news
today's paper

For other cases we normally use an of structure:

the name of the book
the leg of the table
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Choose the correct option.

For more information about possessive 's and of see the Grammar Reference.

2. Possessive form mistakes.

Select the mistakes of possessive form in this text.

3. Possessive form corrections.

Here are the mistakes from the previous exercise. Type the correct form in the box.

4. Ted's pleasures.

Below is a list of things that Ted likes.

sound – waves breaking on the beach cooking – his mother smell – rain after a storm a day – summer cigars – his father vacation – a month kisses – his girlfriend

Now write full sentences about Ted.

Make your own list of life's pleasures. Use 's or of structures.

5. Can and could.

Life's simple pleasures can keep your body healthy.
Happy memories can help our bodies fight infections.
Try thinking about happy experiences; this could help you to relax.

Compare these sentences. Drag the sentences to the correct box.

6. Can and could.

Drag the words to complete the rule about the sentences in the previous exercise.

7. Can and could.

What do these sentences mean? Choose the correct option.

8. Sentence completion.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences so that the second sentence means the same as the first.

For more information about can and could see the Grammar Reference.

9. Noun + of + -ing form of verb.

Life's simple pleasures have the effect of stimulating the immune system.
The stress of keeping something secret from your partner ...
... had the effect of lowering resistance against infections.

Here are more nouns that are used in this way:

the problem of
the effect of
the stress of
the possibility of
the pleasure of
the risk of
the danger of
the advantage of
the idea of

Complete the sentences by matching the two parts.

10. Can you remember?

How good is your memory? Can you remember the sentences from the previous exercise? Type in the boxes to complete the sentences.

For more information about -ing forms see the Grammar Reference.