Substantiver
Øvelse til substantivers flertal:
Oversæt
1. Man siger, at en kat har ni liv. 2. Børn i u-landene (a developing country) må ofte arbejde hårdt. 3. tyvene viste sig at være meget uheldige; de fandt kun 2 sække kartofler i en masse visne blade i laden. 4. vi må selv bestemme, hvad vi skal gøre. 5. Pengeskabene viste sig at være umulige at åbne. 6. han vejede mere end 90 kilo.
- They say a cat has nine lives.
- Children in developing countries often have to work hard.
- Thieves turned out to be very unlucky; they found only 2 sacks of potatoes in a lot of dead leavesin the barn. (usikker sætning)
- We must decide what to do.
- Moneymakers proved impossible to open. (usikker sætning)
- He weighed over 90 pounds.

Øvelser til Logisk flertal:
Oversæt
1. Barnets forældre havde meget forskelligt syn på børneopdragelse. 2. Du kan finde svaret på side 10, linje 19-25. 3. De skiftede fly i Bombay lufthavn. 4. Lad os bytte plads (a seat), så jeg kan sidde i skyggen. 5. De rystede på hovedet og opgav diskussionen. 6. Børn kan ikke passe på (to take care of) sig selv i trafikken.

- The child's parents had very different views on child rearing/raised.
- You can find the answer on page 10, lines 19-25.
- They changed planes in Bombay airport.
- Let us change seats (a seat), so I can sit in the shade.
- They shook their heads and gave up the discussion.
- Children cannot take care of themselves in traffic.

Øvelser til Utællige substantiver:
Vælg det korrekte udtryk i parenteserne. 1. You can find all the relevant (information/informations) in this book. 2. All his money (was/were) gone. What had he spent (it/them) on? 3. Your brilliant (advice/advices) would have killed us if we had stuck to (it/them). 4. (Is/are) there any news about the sex scandal in London? 5. The money (was/were) stolen from the security van outside the bank. Some of (them/it) (was/were) later found in a plastic bag. 6. Could I have two (tea/teas), please?

Øvelser til Genitiv:
Indsæt enten (‘s) eller (‘), så de fremhævede udtryk bliver korrekte: 1. Have you seen my parents new car? 2. Children’s clothes have become awfully expensive. 3. It is half an hour’s walk to the railway station. 4. All the ladies coats had been stolen from the cloakroom. 5. I sat waiting at the dentist for almost two hours. 6. Two hours break at lunchtime would suit me fine. 7. I know it’s an old carpet and its edges are frayed, but I love it!

Øvelser til genitive ved hjælp af “of”:
Oversæt:
1. Lorna er min brors veninde. 2. Byens største fabrik måtte lukke (to close down) 3. Hestens bagben var brækket to steder. 4. Har du læst dagens avis? 5. Familien Johnsons kat var løbet bort. 6. I efteråret 1985 var der en serie flykatastrofer (an air disaster).