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Possessive Relationships: Complex Ownership 1
Practice complex possessive relationships and constructions
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Browse Adjectives practiceQuestion 1
Это дом ___ родителей.
English context
Choose the correct possessive construction with 'мой'.
Options
- мой
- моя
- моё
- моих
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- моих
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Родителей' is genitive plural, requiring genitive possessive.
Grammar rule
Possessive adjectives agree with the possessed noun, not the possessor.
Question 2
Мы говорили с учителем ___ сына.
English context
Choose the correct possessive form with 'наш'.
Options
- наш
- наша
- наше
- нашего
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- нашего
Correct feedback
Excellent! 'Сына' is genitive masculine, requiring genitive possessive.
Grammar rule
In complex possessive constructions, adjectives agree with their immediate noun.
Question 3
Студентка забыла ___ учебники дома.
English context
Choose the correct reflexive possessive with plural object.
Options
- свой
- своя
- своё
- свои
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- свои
Correct feedback
Great! 'Учебники' is accusative plural, requiring plural possessive.
Grammar rule
Reflexive possessive 'свой' agrees with the possessed noun in case, number, and gender.
Question 4
Дети играют в ___ комнате.
English context
Choose the correct possessive with location.
Options
- свой
- своя
- своё
- своей
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- своей
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Комнате' is feminine prepositional, requiring feminine possessive.
Grammar rule
Possessive adjectives in prepositional case end in -ой/-ей (feminine).
Question 5
Профессор доволен работой ___ студентов.
English context
Choose the correct possessive in instrumental case.
Options
- свой
- своя
- своё
- своих
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- своих
Correct feedback
Excellent! 'Студентов' is genitive plural after 'работой'.
Grammar rule
In noun phrases, possessives agree with their immediate governing noun.
Question 6
Мать покупает подарки для ___ детей.
English context
Choose the correct possessive after preposition 'для'.
Options
- свой
- своя
- своё
- своих
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- своих
Correct feedback
Great! 'Для' requires genitive case for possessive adjectives.
Grammar rule
Preposition 'для' requires genitive case for both nouns and adjectives.
Question 7
Директор говорит с ___ заместителем.
English context
Choose the correct possessive in instrumental case.
Options
- свой
- своя
- своё
- своим
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- своим
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Заместителем' is masculine instrumental case.
Grammar rule
Preposition 'с' requires instrumental case for both nouns and adjectives.
Question 8
Студенты идут к ___ преподавателю.
English context
Choose the correct possessive in dative case.
Options
- свой
- своя
- своё
- своему
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- своему
Correct feedback
Excellent! 'К' requires dative case for possessive adjectives.
Grammar rule
Preposition 'к' requires dative case for both nouns and adjectives.
Question 9
Писатель работает над ___ романом.
English context
Choose the correct possessive with creative work.
Options
- свой
- своя
- своё
- своим
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- своим
Correct feedback
Great! 'Над' requires instrumental case for possessive adjectives.
Grammar rule
Preposition 'над' (working on) requires instrumental case.
Question 10
Дочь похожа на ___ мать.
English context
Choose the correct possessive after 'на' in similarity.
Options
- свой
- своя
- своё
- свою
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- свою
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Похожа на' requires accusative case for comparisons.
Grammar rule
Similarity expressions with 'похож на' require accusative case.