LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

4.4 Possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns ('my/mine')4.4CStudy:i*g'My own' and 'of my own' [> LEG 4.22]We can use own after possessive adjectives, not pronouns, in two ways:I have my own room. Or: I have a room of my own. (Not *mine own room/of mine own*)Write:4.4DStudy:i*gComplete these sentences in two ways.myaion-Toums/,1 I'd love to have a room. • 3 The children have rooms.2 Frank has started a business 4 Our dog has a kennel'The' in place of 'my', etc.: 'a pain in the neck' [> LEG 4.23]We sometimes use the where we might expect my, your, etc., e.g. with parts of the body or withclothing after prepositions: He hit me in the face. She pulled me by the sleeve.We use the to refer informally to members of the family: How are the children?But avoid expressions like 'Meet the wife'.Write:Supply my or the.1 He hit me in eye.2 Something has got into eye.3 You don't have to pull me by collar.4 It's nice to see you. How's family?5 What's wrong? - I've hurt arm.6 collar is too tight. I can't bear it.7 hair is getting too long. I must get it cut.8 She looked me in face and said, 'No'.9 What's worse than a pain in back?10 The house is quiet with children away.4.4E ContextWrite:Put in my, mine, etc., or the where necessary.REAL PERSONAL SERVICEOn 1 QlkC. last visit to London my wife and I stayed at the MagnaHotel. The Magna used to be a favourite hotel of 2but wehadn't stayed there for over sixteen years. The hotel is famous for3service and we weren't disappointed. 'The porter will showyou to 4room,' the Receptionist said with a smile and wewere shown to a room on the first floor. 'This is 5favouriteroom,' I exclaimed. 'I know sir,' the porter said. ' 6is the roomwith a view, isn't it?' 'That's right,' I said. 'You like milk in 7tea in the morning and madam prefers lemon in 8' 'That'sright,' my wife said. She pulled me by 9sleeve with pleasurewhen the porter had gone. 'Aren't they amazing! They remember10preferences after all these years. This is real personalservice!' The next morning at breakfast, we were given raspberry jamwith 11toast instead of orange marmalade. 'Isn't there anymarmalade?' I asked the waiter. 'We never eat raspberry jam in themorning.' 'Sorry sir,' the waiter said. 'You ordered some for breakfast on12last visit and it's been in the computer memory eversince!'It's been in the computer memory ...61