Неопределенные местоимения some, any, отрицательное местоимение по и их производные

Употребление неопределенных местоимений some и any, а также их производных определяется ти-пом предложения, в котором они фигурируют.

В утвердительном предложении употребляется, как правило, местоимение some и его производные:

Give me something to drink, please.

I saw him somewhere, I think.

В вопросительных конструкциях обычно используются местоимение any и его производные:

Is there anything I can do for you?

Have you seen him anywhere?

В отрицательных предложениях используется либо местоимение any и его производные: I cannot see him anywhere; либо отрицательное местоимение по: There is nobody in that room. (Ср.: There isn't any­body in that room).

Различия между местоимениями any и some – в степени неопределенности, поэтому иногда место-имение any можно встретить и в утвердительных предложениях: You can find this book anywhere. – Эту книгу вы можете найти где угодно.

Отличие местоимений little и few и местоименных выражений a little и a few

Местоимение little и местоименное выражение a little употребляются с неисчисляемыми существи-тельными, местоимение few и местоименное выражение a few – с исчисляемыми: Give me a little milk, please. There is little water in the bottle. I have a few friends in Holland. I've got only few pencils in the box. Местоимения few и little означают "мало", местоименные выражения a few и a little - "немного".

Fill in the words any, somebody, anything, somehow and their derivatives.

1. There's ... milk in that jug.

2. I'm afraid there isn't ... coffee left.

3. Is there ... one here who speaks Italian?

4. I'd like to buy... new clothes but I haven't... money.

5. Are there ... letters for me?

6. I can't see my glasses …where.

7. She put her handbag down ...where and now she can't find it.

8. ...one can tell you how to get there (i.e. everyone knows the way).

9. Is there ...one moving about downstairs? I heard ...thing falling.

10. ...thing tells me you've got ... bad news for me.

Fill in the words few, a few, little, a little.

1. My sister likes ... sugar in her tea, but I like a lot in mine.

2. There was still ... time before the lesson began.

3. He has ... knowledge of the subject. I would better ask somebody else.

4. We got ... pleasure from the trip, the weather was bad all the time.

5. Are there many vacant rooms in the hotel? - No, there are only... .

6. There is ... sunshine in this rainy place.

7. She said she wanted to buy ... rice and ... oranges.

8. Do many people know about this new shop? - No, only... .

Choose the right form of the adjective.

1. Jane is (the tallest, taller) of the two girls.

2. Father was (the eldest, elder) of seven sons.

3. This pencil is (the sharpest, sharper) of the two.

4. I think your plan is (the best, better) of the two.

5. This is (the heaviest, heavier) of the five books.

6. (A worse, the worst) habit could not be found.

7. This was the (most large, largest) power station I ever saw.

8. That is of the (less, least) importance of all.

9. I like your plan the (better, best) of the two.

* Choose the right form of the adjective.

1. Albert is (elder, older) than James.

2. This bus will not carry (much more, many more) than forty people.

3. There are three routes leading to Court Square, but this one has the (least, fewest) turns.

4. Henry is the (oldest, eldest) of the three brothers.

5. I can walk (farther, further) than you without becoming tired.

6. Have you nothing (farther, further) to say?

7. When he died, his (oldest, eldest) son was only eight years old.

8. The icebreaker is equipped with all the (last, latest) navigation instruments.

9. He bought the toys at the (next, nearest) store.

10. The (next, nearest) house was a new building.

Модуль 6

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