2. Add question-tags:

1. She doesn’t study Greek.

2. He won’t be able to come.

3. Nobody could catch his speech.

4. The short hand of the clock tells wrong time as it is broken.

5. They haven’t lived in that country for very long.

6. She will speak distinctly and in a loud voice.

7. A new secretary system was in operation from last week.

8. A meeting between the two world leaders won’t take place in time because of bad political situation.

9. We have been travelling all day long.

10. Students have to read more books in the original to enrich their vocabulary.

11. Peter and Sam were fixing the car from 4 till 7 yesterday.

12. A lot of supporters were present at that football match.

2. A) Identify the subject depending on the character. State what it is expressed by. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

1. I could see a winter garden through the window.

2. Someone must have been talking but we couldn’t hear him because of noise.

3. My daughter is glad to study English and French.

4. It seemed to him that all would be well.

5. One should be careful while swimming in an unknown river.

6. It was getting dark.

7. It is impossible to do different kinds of work at a time.

8. Ann usually writes good compositions.

9. Everybody will be delighted to see you again.

10. There are plenty of historical places in our town.

11. Thinking of you won’t help me.

12. Nothing can be done in this situation.

b) Insert the formal subject it or there in the following sentences:

1. Look! _____ is a nest over the window.

2. _____ was deep silence in the room. _____ lasted for a minute or two.

3. _____ are no waves on the sea that’s why _____ is so pleasant to bathe.

4. _____ is the middle of July and ______ are a lot of flowers and berries in the forest.

5. ____ is midnight. I know ____ is very bad to go to bed so late.

6. _____ is so much work to do. _____ is difficult to do it in time.

7. In the old house next to the tree ______ lived a famous magician.

8. Sometimes ____ is very difficult to decide what way to choose.

9. _____ were photographs of every person or place remotely connected with the murder.

10. _____ are many people on the beach. ____ is almost impossible to find a vacant place there.

c) Rephrase the sentences using “there”:

Model: A good clothes shop is not far from here. — There is a good clothes shop not far from here.

1. Two men are at the door.

2. A photograph of that girl was in last week's magazine

3. A new invention will be in the exhibition next week.

4. A lot of patients were at the hospital.

5. A public holiday is on July 4^th

6. The merging of two big corporations will be in London in a week.

7. A napkin and two cups of coffee are on the tray.

8. Some beautiful flowers are in the vase.

9. A lot of mushrooms and berries were in the forest last autumn.

10. Nobody is in the living-room. Some logs are the fire place.

3. A) Underline the predicate and define what type it belongs:

Model: Ann went to the theatre yesterday. – “went” is a simple verbal predicate expressed by the verb “to go” in the Past Simple Tense.

1. I have been reading this book for a week already.

2. The students are writing the quiz.

3. You shouldn’t follow my advice.

4. The little boy was silent and sad.

5. The blanched skin turned pink.

6. They had to book tickets beforehand.

7. He seemed glad to visit us then.

8. I became so angry when he told me all the truth.

9. She has been trying to get in touch with you all afternoon.

10. I must begin living without your assistance.

11. This woman looked so sad because of bad news.

12. The letter is from my younger sister.

b) Point out the predicative and state what it is expressed by. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:

Model: The morning was warm. – “was warm” is a compound nominal predicate which consists of the link verb “to be” in the Past Simple and the predicative expressed by the adjective “warm”.

1. They seemed tired.

2. She is a pupil of the sixth form.

3. My face was pale.

4. The air is full of thunder.

5. The vase was broken.

6. He became a doctor.

7. Davidson looked scared.

8. He grew inpatient and nervous.

9. She was in a mood oh high satisfaction.

10. My favorite number is seven.

c) Point out the subject and the predicate. Define their types:

Model: There is a wardrobe in that room. – “There” is an impersonal formal subject expressed by the introductory word; “is a wardrobe” is a compound nominal predicate expressed by the link verb “to be” in the Present Simple Tense and the predicative expressed by the common noun “wardrobe”.

1. She began to translate the article.

2. The old woman is a pensioner.

3. The telegram has been sent off.

4. She may return in an hour.

5. I have finished this project.

6. Her address was forgotten by me at once.

7. She looks happy.

8. This book is not mine.

9. The experiment was finished in time.

10. It is getting cold.