Pronouns "something, anything, nothing/ somebody, anybody, nobody". Местоимения "что-то, что-нибудь, ничто/ кто-то, кто-нибудь, никто".

+	Something что-то	Somebody кто-то	Somewhere где-нибудь, куда-нибудь, где-то
?	Anything кое-что, что-нибудь	Anybody кое-кто, кто-нибудь	Anywhere где-нибудь, куда-нибудь
-	Nothing ничто Not anything ничего	Nobody никто Not anybody никого	Nowhere нигде, никуда

For example:

• There is somebody in the office.

• В конторе кто-то есть.

• Is there anybody at court of law?

• В суде кто-нибудь есть?

• I saw nobody in the court of law.

• Я никого не видел в суде.

Reflexive pronouns. Возвратные местоимения.

• I - myself

• you - yourself

• he - himself

• she - herself

• we - ourselves

• you - yourselves they - themselves

• На русский язык они переводятся возвратным глагольным суффиксом "-ся(-сь)" или местоимением "себя (себе, собой, сам)".

For example:

• They talked about themselves and judge.

• Они говорили о себе и о судье.

• I can take care of myself in court of law.

• Я могу позаботиться о себе сам в суде.

EXERCISES 1

Complete the sentences using my own/ your own etc:

• How can you blame me? It’s not my fault. It’s………………………………………

• He’s always using my ideas. Why can’t he use…………………………………….?

• Please don’t worry about my problems. You’ve got…………………………………

• -I can’t make her decisions for her. She must make………………………………………………..

Exercises 2

В каждом вопросе выберите правильный вариант ответа.

• 1. I really love ___ house. I'm so glad we bought it.

we

us

our

they

• 2. No, this tree does not belong to you. This tree belongs to ___ because the roots begin and end in our yard. However, you can trim the branches that fall onto your side of the fence.

ours

yourself

us

we

• 3. Those kids should know better. ___ shouldn't tease that boy anymore.

We

Their

Our

They

• 5. Don't touch your sister's clothing. Those sweaters are ___ and she'll be very angry if she finds you wearing them without permission.

her

hers

his

theirs

• 6. ___ should try to recycle everything. If everyone does this, we can save the planet.

Us

We

Our

Ourselves

• 7. People should buy security systems for ___ homes in order to prevent break-ins.

their

we

us

his

• 8. I want ___ own room. I don't want to share a room with my sister anymore.

mine

my

I

me

• 9. It's all ___ fault. He shouldn't have lied to his mother in the first place.

her

his

him

he

• 10. I don't like ___ He is rude and loud.

he

him

his

himself

Упражнение №3

Вставьте somebody, anybody, nobody или everybody. 

1. Has ... in this group got a dictionary?

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

2. ... left a magazine in our classroom yesterday.

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

3. The question was so difficult that ... could answer it.

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

4. I am afraid I shan't be able to find ... in the office now: it is too late.

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

5. ... knows that water is necessary for life.

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

6. Is there ... here who knows French?

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

7. You must find ... who can help you.

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

8. ... knew anything about America before Colum­bus discovered it.

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

9. I saw ... in the train yesterday who looked like you.

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

10. There is ... in the next room. I don't know him.

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

11. Please tell us the sto­ry. ... knows it.

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

12. Is there ... in my group who lives in the dormitory?

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

13. Has ... here got a red pencil?

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

14. ... can answer this question. It is very easy.

 somebody

 anybody

 nobody

 everybody

 

Упражнение№4

Вставьте much или many. 

1. Please don't put ... pepper on the meat. 2. There were ... plates on the table. 3. I never eat... bread with soup. 4. Why did you eat so ... ice-cream? 5. She wrote us ... letters from the coun­try. 6. ... of these students don't like to look up words in the dictionary. 7. ... in this work was too difficult for me. 8. ... of their answers were excel­lent. 9. ... of their conversation was about the in­stitute. 10. There are ... new pictures in this room. 11. There are ... teachers at our school, and ... of them are women. 12. ... of these plays are quite ... new. 13. Thanks awfully for the books you sent me yesterday. - - Don't mention it, it wasn't ... both­er. 14. ... of her advice was useful. 15. He had ... pairs of socks. 

 

Упражнение №5

Вставьте little или few. 

1. I have ... time, so I can't go with you. 2. He has ... English books. 3. There is ... ink in my pen. Have you got any ink? 4. There are ... bears in the zoo.  5. Tom Canty was the son of poor parents and had very ... clothes. 6. There is tool ... soup in my plate. Give me some more, please. 7.  The children returned from the wood very sad because they had found very  ...  mushrooms. 8. There was too ... light in the room, and I could not read. There are very ... people who don't know that the earth is round.

Упражнение№6

Вставьте “some”, “any” or “no”.

1 . He does his homework without … difficulty.

2 . This yeas all the apples are red, we are going out this morning to pick …

3 . I’d like … water, please.

4 . There weren’t … tomatoes left.

5 . I won’t go with you. I have … free time.

6 . There aren’t … students at the moment.

7 . Sorry, I have … matches.

8 . Do you have … money?

9 . The box was empty. There was apples in it

10 . Pour me … milk, please. 

ТЕСТ: Pronouns

1)Ben and Ann are good friends of ___.

A-me B-I C-mine

2)Are these Peter’s shoes? Yes, they are ___.

A-his B-him C-he

3)The cake is so delicious. Can I have the rest of ___?

A-its B-it C-his

4)What are ___ plans for the coming weekend?

A-you B-yours C-your

5)The children asked if ___ could go skateboarding.

A-their B-they C-he

6)Dad is not home, but I can give you ___ phone number.

A-his B-her C-him

7)Margaret works in a big company. ___ is a secretary.

A-She B-Her C-He

8)I would like to have a room of ___ own.

A-mine B-my C-me

9) This house belongs to my sister and her child. It’s ___.

A-their B-them C-theirs

10)Nick is in hospital. Let’s visit ___.

A-his B-he C-him

11) My brother and ___ are actors at the local theatre.

A-mine B-I C-my

12) Lisa enjoys playing the piano. It’s ___ hobby.

A-her B-hers C-him

13)Follow ___, I’ll show you the way.

A-mine B-me C-I

14) May I offer ___ something to drink?

A-your B-yours C-you

15) My parents are busy. I don’t want to disturb ___.

A-them B-theirs C-their

16) We got lost. We need someone to help ___.

A-our B-us C-them

17) We bought this car a day ago, so it’s ___.

A-ours B-we C-our

18) This building is very old. ___ history dates back to the 11th century.

A-It B-His C-Its

19) Jim and Ted are so noisy. ___ behavior is awful.

A-Them B-They C-Their

20) The thief came into the house but nobody noticed ___.

A-him B-his C-he

21) ___ all can be aggressive at times.

A-Our B-We C-Us

22) I haven’t got a textbook. Don’t worry, you can use ___.

A-my B-mine C-me

23) Let ___ give you a piece of advice.

A-I B-me C-my

24) Kate has got just the same bike as you do. Is this one ___?

A-hers B-her C-she

25) ___ relatives live abroad.

A-We B-Ours C-Our

Ответы:

1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C, 5-B, 6-A, 7-A, 8-B, 9-C, 10-C, 11-B, 12-A, 13-B, 14-C, 15-A, 16-B, 17-A, 18-C, 19-C, 20-A, 21-B, 22-B, 23-B, 24-A, 25-C