- •Федеральное агентство по образованию
- •English grammar: a key to successful communication:
- •Учебно-методическое пособие
- •Печатается по постановлению Редакционно-издательского совета Нижневартовского государственного гуманитарного университета
- •English Grammar: a Key to Successful Communication: The Essentials. Part 1: Учебно-методическое пособие / Сост. Р. Я. Солодкин. – Нижневартовск: нггу, 2009. – 51 с.
- •Unit 1. The verb to be
- •1.1. Complete the sentences using a suitable form of the verb “to be”.
- •1.2. Render the sentences into English.
- •Unit 2. Numerals
- •2.1. Say the following numerals in English.
- •2.2. Say the following dates in English.
- •2.3. “What time is it?”
- •2.4. Find the errors in these statements and correct them.
- •2.5. Give an English equivalent for the underlying sentences.
- •3.1. Rewrite the sentences, using there is or there are.
- •3.2. Rewrite the sentences, using there was or there were.
- •3.3. Make these sentences into questions. Begin each question with the words given.
- •3.4. Fill in the gaps with it or there.
- •3.5. Complete the sentences using there is or it is. Use inversion where necessary.
- •3.6. Rewrite these sentences to begin with “there” as an impersonal subject.
- •3.7. Make ten sentences from this table.
- •3.8. Rewrite each sentence, ending as shown, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, and so that it contains it or there.
- •3.9. The word “it” has been left out of these sentences. The number in brackets tells you how many times it should occur. Show where it should be.
- •3.10. Rewrite these sentences with “it” and a “to”-infinitive clause.
- •3.11. Give an English equivalent for the following sentences.
- •Unit 4. Questions
- •4.1. Expand the “What about…?” phrases to make “yes/no”-questions.
- •4.2. Complete the “yes/no”-questions using the endings given.
- •4.3. Use the “wh”-words below to complete the questions which follow.
- •4.4. Rearrange the parts of the sentences to make questions with “wh”-words as subject.
- •4.5. Expand the “What about…?” phrases to make questions with “wh”-words as object.
- •4.6. Do these questions starting and finishing with the words given.
- •4.7. Write questions to which the words in bold are the answers.
- •4.8. Write a who or what question for each answer.
- •4.9. Write a question to each answer.
- •4.10. Match the questions and answers.
- •4.11. Here are some of the things people say at parties. Match the statements with the question tags.
- •4.12. Add the question tags.
- •4.13. Mark and Jenny went into the travel agent’s to book a holiday. These are some of the questions that were asked. Add the question tags.
- •4.14. Mark and Jenny were showing some family photographs to a friend. Here are some of the questions that were asked. Complete the questions by adding the question tags.
- •4.15. Complete these questions with the appropriate question tags.
- •4.16. Use question tags to complete these sentences.
- •4.17. Add question tags to these statements to make them into questions asking someone to confirm what you are saying, or to agree with you.
- •4.18. Add suitable question tags.
- •4.19. Add a question tag to each sentence.
- •4.20. Write a short answer for each question, beginning as shown.
- •4.21. Rewrite these requests using question tags.
- •4.22. Make a new sentence with a tag question which has the same meaning as the first sentence, beginning as shown. Make any necessary changes.
- •4.23. Render the following into English.
- •Unit 5. Possession
- •5.1. Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
- •5.2. Complete these sentences by adding a possessive.
- •5.3. Complete these sentences by adding a possessive with “own”.
- •5.4. Complete the sentences by adding an apostrophe or an apostrophe s (’s) to the word or word combination in brackets.
- •5.5. Put an apostrophe where necessary.
- •5.6. Rewrite the replies to these questions.
- •5.7. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three words.
- •5.8. Find the errors in these sentences. Rewrite each sentence.
- •5.9. Rewrite these sentences using “a … of” instead of “one of”.
- •5.10. Give the English for the following sentences.
- •Unit 6. Pronouns
- •6.1. Choose the correct word in each sentence.
- •6.2. Complete the following sentences with “they”, “them” or “their”.
- •6.3. Use the correct reflexive pronouns to complete the following sentences.
- •6.4. Complete each sentence so that it includes a suitable form of one of the verbs from the box, and a reflexive pronoun.
- •6.5. Add personal pronouns to complete the story.
- •6.6. Choose a personal pronoun or a reflexive pronoun to complete these sentences correctly.
- •6.7. Change the phrases “on one’s own” to “by oneself”.
- •6.8. Supply the English for the underlying sentences.
- •Unit 7. Making comparisons
- •7.1. Write down the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.
- •7.2. Correct the spelling of these words where necessary.
- •7.3. Complete these sentences using the comparative of the adjectives in brackets and “than”.
- •7.4. Form the comparative of the adjectives in these phrases and use the phrases in the sentences below.
- •7.5. Make sentences with a comparative form and “than”, using the words given.
- •7.6. Complete these sentences using the comparative and the superlative of the adjectives given.
- •7.7. Complete the following sentences using superlative adjectives in front of the nouns.
- •7.8. Put one suitable word in each space, beginning with the letter given. The number of letters in the word is suggested.
- •7.9. Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
- •7.10. Complete each sentence with a comparative or superlative form of the word in bold. Include any other necessary words.
- •7.11. Choose the correct answer.
- •7.12. Change not as … as into less … than.
- •7.13. Supply as … as, not as … as, less. More than one answer may be possible.
- •7.14. Choose the correct answer.
- •7.15. Rewrite the sentences using the words in bold.
- •7.16. Put one suitable word in each space.
- •7.17. Put one suitable word in each space.
- •7.18. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
- •7.19. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three words.
- •7.20. Give an English equivalent for the sentences.
- •Recommended learning resources Reference and grammar books
- •Dictionaries
- •Internet resources
7.6. Complete these sentences using the comparative and the superlative of the adjectives given.
1. I’ve never heard a … story. (ridiculous)
That’s … story I’ve ever heard.
2. We had never stayed in a … hotel (expensive)
It was … hotel we had ever stayed in.
3. I had never had a … journey before. (tiring)
It was … journey I had ever had.
4. I’ve never had a … meal before. (tasty)
That was … meal I have ever tried.
5. This game is … than the previous one. (good)
That’s … game I’ve seen for years.
7.7. Complete the following sentences using superlative adjectives in front of the nouns.
1. Everest … in the world. (high mountain)
2. The Pacific is … in the world. (big ocean)
3. China is … in the world. (populated country)
4. Oxford is … in Britain. (old university)
5. The Nile is … in the world. (long river)
6. In terms of water flow the Amazon is … in the world. (large river)
7.8. Put one suitable word in each space, beginning with the letter given. The number of letters in the word is suggested.
1. Is William feeling any b_ _ _ _ _ today?
2. Everyone ate a lot, but Chris ate the m _ _ _.
3. What’s the l _ _ _ _ _ news about the situation in India?
4. I’d feel a lot h_ _ _ _ _ _ if you let me help.
5. Graham has been sinking d_ _ _ _ _ into debt lately.
6. It’s 35 degrees today! It must be the h_ _ _ _ _ _ day so far this year.
7. Only 45£? Is that all? Oh well, it’s b_ _ _ _ _ than nothing.
8. Ruth wore her b_ _ _ dress to her sister’s wedding.
9. Harry has got over the w_ _ _ _ of his cold.
7.9. Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
1. The fish was so tasty as / as tasty as the meat.
2. This book is the most / the more interesting I’ve ever read.
3. This temple is the eldest / oldest in Europe.
4. That dress is a lot longer than / that the other one.
5. Nothing is worse / worst than being stuck in a traffic jam.
6. That skyscraper is one of the taller / tallest buildings in the world.
7. The test wasn’t as hard as / hard as I thought.
8. Actually, today I feel more bad / worse than I did yesterday.
9. Our journey took longer than / the longest we expected.
10. Could you work more quietly / more quieter please?
7.10. Complete each sentence with a comparative or superlative form of the word in bold. Include any other necessary words.
1. The Nile is … river in the world.
long
2. I was disappointed as the film was … than I expected.
entertaining
3. Most planes go a lot … trains.
fast
4. Yesterday was one of … days of the year.
hot
5. I think this book is much … the other one.
good
6. The twins are the same height. Tim is … Sue.
tall
7. The first exercise was easy but this one is … .
difficult
8. The Mediterranean is not … the Pacific Ocean.
large
9. This class is … the one next door.
big
10. This is … television programme I’ve ever watched.
bad