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GRAMMAR CHECK GRAMMAR CHECK
Possessive forms Linkers: so and because
We use possessive adjectives to show who owns something or who has something. We use so to link two sentences when the second sentence explains a result.
Gertrude is his mother. She likes to wear her crown. We put a comma befare the so clause.
We use 's or an apostrophe (') to talk about possession. We use 's after singular nouns They argued yesterday, so Ophe/ia's qoinq to finish with him.
and names. She went into the cast/e's gardens. Gertrude's crown is expensive. (result of first part of the sentence)
With personal names that end in -s, we add 's when you would naturally pronounce an We use because to link two sentences when the second sentence explains a reason.
extra -s if you said the word out loud.
She felt very upser because Hamlet didn't !ove her.
Claudius put poison on Laertes's sword. (reason for first part of the sentence)
With a plural noun that ends in -s, we add an apostrophe after the -s.
Beca use can go at the beginning of the sentence, too. We put a comma after the beca use
The actors' play tells the true story clause when it comes first in the sentence.
Because Hamlet didn't /ove her, Ophelia felt upset.
1 O Complete the text. Use the correct possessive adjectives: my, your, his, her, or our.
(reason for second part of the sentence)
Laertes said to Ophelia, a)' .... 0\-fr ..... father thinks this, too. You must finish 12 Complete the sentences about the story with so or because.
with Hamlet. b)......... . . . . . .. father was a king, so he's Prince of Denmark.
e)... . . . .......... father is a king's servant. You can't marry Hamlef a Horatio saw Hamlet's father's ghost,.. . .-$.Q_ . . ... he told Hamlet.
Then Polonius carne into the room. 'Why is d) .. sister crying7' b Hamlet went outside with Horatio.. . . he wanted to see the Ghost.
Laertes told him about Hamlet and Ophelia: 'Hamlet is e) ................ boyfriend. e Claudius killed Hamlet's father,....... . ....... the Ghost wanted revenge.
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Look, she has f ..... . . . . . letters and gifts. 1 don't want g) ......... sister to d ......... Ophelia was a servant's daughter, she could not marry Hamlet.
be sad, but she can't marry the Prince of Denmark.' e Ophelia drowned in a stream ...... she was very upset.
Then Ophelia said, 'You are right, and Hamlet shouted at f Gertrude rushed into the castle gardens .. .............. she could tell Laertes the
me, so l'm upset. Don't worry, h). . . . . . . . . . . . .... Brother terrible news.
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and Father. l'm going to give i . ............... gifts g We're digging a grave ................. we can put Ophelia's body in it.
back now.' h Claudius put poison on Laertes's sword . he wanted Hamlet to die.
........ Gertrude drank the poison, she died
and fell to the ground.
11 Complete the sentences. Use the possessive 'sor '.
Hamlet died ................. there was poison on
a The king . $. .. crown falls from his head. Laertes's sword.
b The actors ..... play is beginning. k The next king must hear Hamlet's story,.
e The queen marries her dead husband .. .. brother. the people of Elsinore can have a better king
d Horatio is Hamlet . . friend. and queen.
e Your father ..... ghost wants to speak to you.
f Claudius put poi son in the king ..... ear.
g The guards ..... swords don't have poison on them.
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