Exercise: double genitives.

Exercise on the double genitive - "he's a friend of my father's".

Write the double genitive for the phrases below.

Example: Michael has friends. John is one of them.
John is a friend of Michael's .

1) John has friends. She is one of them.

She is a friend .

2) Geoff has neighbours. I am one of them.

I am a neighbour .

3) Mary has colleagues. We are her colleagues.

We are colleagues .

4) Mr Jones has students. They are his students.

They are students .

5) Her boss has employees. Paul is one of them.

Paul is an employee .

6) Dave has teachers. Miss Smart is one of them.

Miss Smart is a teacher .

7) Everybody is friends with Steve.

Steve is a friend .

8) I have some old friends. They are my old friends.

They are old friends .

9) She has colleagues. Nick is one of them.

Nick is a colleague .

10) They have neighbours. John and Mary are their neighbours.

John and Mary are neighbours .

*Incorrect answers are shown in red. You have TWO chances to find the correct answers.