- •The abc of modern english grammar: a key to successful communication
- •Unit 1. Singular and plural
- •1.1. Give the plurals of the following nouns.
- •1.2. Rewrite these sentences in the plural.
- •1.3. Complete these sentences with a singular or a plural count noun.
- •1.4. Complete these sentences with a singular or a plural verb.
- •1.5. Choose the correct answer.
- •1.6. Complete these sentences by adding the names given. Use each name twice.
- •1.7. Use the singular nouns below to complete the sentences which follow.
- •1.8. Use these plural nouns to complete the sentences that follow.
- •1.9. Use these collective nouns to complete the sentences that follow.
- •1.10. Choose the correct phrase to answer each of the questions below.
- •1.11. 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. Match the questions with the appropriate answers. Practise saying the numbers.
- •2.5. Find the errors in these statements and correct them.
- •2.6. Country statistics
- •2.7. Give an English equivalent for the underlying sentences.
- •Unit 3. Quantifiers
- •3.1. Complete these sentences by using “some” or “any”.
- •3.2. Rewrite these sentences using “some” or “any”.
- •3.3. Choose the best alternative.
- •3.4. Complete the sentences using some, any or no. More than one answer may be possible.
- •3.5. Complete the sentences using a word from the box. There is one word you shouldn’t use. More than one answer may be suitable. Give all possible alternatives.
- •3.6. Choose the correct word in each sentence.
- •3.7. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
- •3.8. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning and contains the word in bold.
- •3.9. Complete the sentences using much, many or a lot of. More than one answer may be possible.
- •3.10. Complete the sentences using a little, a few, little or few.
- •3.11. Choose the correct answer.
- •3.12. Complete these sentences using “little” or “few”.
- •3.13. Complete these sentences using “a little” or “a few”.
- •3.14. Complete these sentences using “a few”, “a little”, “very few”, “very little”.
- •3.15. Find the errors in these sentences. Rewrite each sentence.
- •3.16. Choose the best alternative in each case.
- •3.17. Choose the best alternative.
- •3.18. Complete these sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- •3.19. Complete the following sentences with something, nothing, everything or anything.
- •3.20. Choose the best alternative.
- •3.21. Complete each sentence with one suitable word.
- •3.22. Complete these sentences using the determiners given in brackets.
- •3.23. Put these expressions into the table. Some go into more than one place.
- •3.24. Geography game
- •3.25. Give an English equivalent for these sentences.
- •Unit 4. Count and uncount nouns
- •4.1. Use these uncount nouns to complete the sentences below.
- •4.2. List these words in two columns side by side, one for uncountables and one for countables. Then join the words which have similar meaning.
- •4.3. Put the underlying words under three headings: countable, uncountable, or both.
- •4.4. Decide whether these sentences need the indefinite article a (an).
- •4.5. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
- •4.10. Use these phrases with “the” and an uncount noun to complete the sentences which follow.
- •4.11. Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
- •4.12. Put one word in each space. Put a dash (-) if the space should be blank.
- •4.13. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence and contains the word in bold.
- •4.14. Choose the best alternative to complete each sentence.
- •4.15. Choose the most suitable word in each sentence.
- •4.16. Complete each sentence with a suitable word from the box.
- •4.17. Complete each sentence with one suitable word.
- •4.18. Suggest the English for the sentences.
- •Unit 5. The imperative and “let”. Emphatic “do / does”
- •5.6. Supply the English for the sentences.
- •Unit 6. Word order
- •6.1. Read the following sentences and write down their structure using the letters s (for Subject), V (for Verb), o (for Object), and a (for Adverbial).
- •6.2. Change the meaning of these sentences by changing the subject and the object.
- •6.3. Put the adverbs given into the correct place. More than one answer may be suitable.
- •6.4. Put these words and phrases in the right order to make sentences.
- •Consolidation of Part 1 and Part 2
- •Recommended learning resources Reference and grammar books
- •Dictionaries
- •Internet resources
1.1. Give the plurals of the following nouns.
cow |
child |
tooth |
glass |
wish |
lorry |
story |
friend |
bus |
tomato |
parent |
monkey |
box |
piano |
house |
mouse |
key |
way |
1.2. Rewrite these sentences in the plural.
1. A train is much quicker than a bus.
2. A lion is a dangerous animal.
3. A lawyer generally earns more than a teacher.
4. A computer is an expensive piece of equipment.
5. A student has to work hard.
6. A policeman only does what he is told.
7. A cat is supposed to have nine lives.
8. A bus is the best way of getting into town.
9. A woman tends to live longer than a man.
10. A good book helps to pass the time.
1.3. Complete these sentences with a singular or a plural count noun.
1. The bus / buses stops right outside our house.
2. The child / children were waiting for me.
3. The dish / dishes are in the cupboard.
4. The tomato / tomatoes have gone bad.
5. The box / boxes is full.
6. Do you know the man / men that lives next door?
7. The person / people who were here have gone home.
8. The dentist pulled out the tooth / teeth that was hurting.
9. Have you washed the dish / dishes that were in the kitchen?
10. Do you know the boy / boys that delivers the newspapers?
1.4. Complete these sentences with a singular or a plural verb.
1. The children is / are getting ready for school.
2. My brother is / are in the army.
3. The cake smell / smells delicious.
4. The mice have / has eaten the cheese.
5. The books we bought was / were very expensive.
6. Did you notice the picture that was / were hanging on the wall?
7. The young man you met go / goes to college with my sister.
8. The letters you posted was / were wrongly addressed.
9. The woman they were meeting has / have telephoned to say she can’t come.
10. Mary and Peter, the couple I met last week, has / have invited us to dinner.
1.5. Choose the correct answer.
1. There were / was a lot of people in the cinema.
2. My sister’s hair is / are very beautiful.
3. The news was / were very depressing.
4. Our uncle live / lives in Scotland.
5. A number of my friends is / are planning a holiday together.
6. Mathematics is / are an interesting subject.
7. Is this / Are these your trousers? – Yes, it is / they are.
8. Ten thousand dollars is / are a lot of money.
9. Where is / are my glasses?
10. Can I use your scissors? – Mine is / are not sharp enough.
11. The police want / wants to talk to you about the accident.
12. There is / are some little mice on the floor.
13. Twenty years is / are a long time.