2) Fill in the gaps with the correct possessive form in brackets. This is a story about two boys. They are on an island after their boat sank. The older (1) (boys' / boy's) name is Mark. (2) (Mark's / Marks') brother is Jem. (3) (Mark's and Jem's / Mark and Jems') grandparents live on another island. The boys are frightened at first but they soon built a camp. Each evening (5) (Mark's / Marks') job is to light a fire so that (6) (ship's / ships') can see them. (7) (Jem's / Jems') job is to collect wood. It is very difficult for them but the (8) (boy's / boys') courage helps them. They have many adventures and many interesting things, for example, a (9) (bee's / bees') nest, a mango tree. Then one day, they see a (10) (ships / ship's) flag. They are safe!

Перевод задания: Вставьте правильную притяжательную форму.

This is a story about two boys. They are on an island after their boat sank. The older boy's name is Mark. Mark's brother is Jem. Mark and Jem's grandparents live on another island. The boys are frightened at first but they soon built a camp.

Each evening Mark's job is to light a fire so that ships can see them. Jem's job is to collect wood. It is very difficult for them but the boys' courage helps them. They have many adventures and many interesting things, for example, a bee's nest, a mango tree.

Then one day, they see a ship's flag. They are safe!

Пояснение: У существительных в единственном числе используется 's: boy's, Mark's, Jem's, bee's, ship's. Для двух владельцев общий предмет обозначается формой Mark and Jem's. У существительного во множественном числе boys притяжательная форма образуется с помощью апострофа: boys'.

Ответ: 1) boy's; 2) Mark's; 3) Mark and Jem's; 5) Mark's; 6) ships; 7) Jem's; 8) boys'; 9) bee's; 10) ship's.