nations paying attention to the use of the possessive construc- tion: that judge’s cases; my brother’s favourite sport; these two
countries’ economy; the public’s role; that man’s name; university’s
computer centre; those children’s parents; the court’s decisions; the
Procurator’s Office; the deputy’s work; the deputies’ reports; the pros-
ecutor’s powers; people’s rights and duties; the peoples’ fight for their
liberation; two months’ programme; scientists’ work; court’s room;
my friend’s family.
Exercise 12. Read and translate the following word combi- nations paying attention to the use of nouns in the common case as attributes in pre-position (noun + noun construction): vegetable soup; telephone box; cowboy film; computer disks;
horse race; bus station; court sentences; law faculties; jail term; trial
procedure; law-breaker; fingerprint system; crime problems; crime
prevention measures; Public Health Department; court practice; labour
council; UN member states; UN Charter; anniversary meeting; police
officers; detective story; application form; emergency exit door; pro-
duction manager; horror movie; airline safety inspector; street lights.
Exercise 13. Choose the correct noun group: 1
jail’s term
jail term
2
a telephone’s box
a telephone box
3
a horse’s race
a horse race
4
computer’s disks
computer disks
5
the firm’s office
the firm office
6
the dog’s toy
the dog toy
7
the labour’s council
the labour council
8
yesterday’s meeting
yesterday meeting
9
the company’s change of plan
the company change of plan
10 the committee’s decision
the committee decision
Note: the noun + noun structure is used to name common
