diff --git a/lectures/27_garbage_collection/README.md b/lectures/27_garbage_collection/README.md
index 370d025..7c40b28 100644
--- a/lectures/27_garbage_collection/README.md
+++ b/lectures/27_garbage_collection/README.md
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ int main() {
 
 ## 27.15 Exercise
 
-In the following program, the use count will be printed 3 times. What exact value will be printed each time?
+In the following [program](shared_ptr1.cpp), the use count will be printed 3 times. What exact value will be printed each time?
 
 ```cpp
 #include <iostream>
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ int main(){
         }
         std::cout << "the use count is : " << age.use_count() << std::endl;
 
+        if(age.unique()){
+                std::cout << "Congratulations! I am yours!" << std::endl;
+        }
+
         // give up my ownership, it decreases the reference count of the managed object by one.
         // if that shared pointer was the last owner (i.e., reference count becomes zero), the object is deleted.
         // the shared_ptr itself is now empty (i.e., it holds nullptr).
diff --git a/lectures/27_garbage_collection/shared_ptr1.cpp b/lectures/27_garbage_collection/shared_ptr1.cpp
index 4e99fe5..bbccee1 100644
--- a/lectures/27_garbage_collection/shared_ptr1.cpp
+++ b/lectures/27_garbage_collection/shared_ptr1.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ int main(){
 	}
 	std::cout << "the use count is : " << age.use_count() << std::endl;
 
+	if(age.unique()){
+		std::cout << "Congratulations! I am yours!" << std::endl;
+	}
+
 	// give up my ownership, it decreases the reference count of the managed object by one.
 	// if that shared pointer was the last owner (i.e., reference count becomes zero), the object is deleted. 
 	// the shared_ptr itself is now empty (i.e., it holds nullptr).
@@ -23,6 +27,6 @@ int main(){
 
 	// question: what happens if we print age here: 
 	// std::cout << "age is " << *age << std::endl;
-
+	
 	return 0;
 }