1.2.4. Modify choosing the right determiner:

1. … problem of global warming is most urgent and pressing. – A. My B. The C. A D. Mine

2. This is a simplification of … complex issue. – A. such B. The C. A D. so

3. There is … chance that we will win. – A. the B. other C. this D. every

4. We want you to understand … necessity for good planning. – A. the B. a C. this D. each

5. … possibility of changing the situation. Fat chance! – A. Not B. No C . Nothing D. Never

6. … probability of winning a grant is usually very low. – A. The B. - C. Yours D. These

7. What’s … procedure for applying for a grant? – A. you B. me C. the D. a

8. I don’t have … ability to say certain things. – A. my B. an C. a D. the

9. Do we really have … capability to meet the market needs? – A. our B. ours C. the D. –

10. I admire … powers of observation. – A. yours B. the C. a D. your

11. In support of … demands we are going … – A. - B. so C. another D. their

12. … attempts to control inflation are of little use. – A. Every B. Each C. All D. Everybody

13. The author offers … reasons for rejecting this theory. – A. their B. there C. - D. the

14. … desire for knowledge is important. – A. - B. Sort of C. Like D. A

15. It is … intension to be number one laboratory. – A. my B. our C. his D. her

16. This is what is called a high level of … political aspiration. – A. all B. each C. the D. –

1.2.5. Give names relying on the descriptions below. Some of them can refer to the same nouns. Choose proper indefinite determiners

e.g. A strong feeling that you want something.

Need.

A situation in which something is necessary.

A need.

1. A plan or desire to do something.

2. A question for which you have to find an answer.

3. A skill you need to have.

4. A strong wish.

5. The state of being able to do something.

6. The natural ability, skill or power that makes a person, machine, or organization able to do something, especially something difficult.

7. A time or situation which you can use to do what you want to do.

8. A subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about, especially a social or political matter that affects the interests of many people.

9. A firm request for something you believe you have the right to get.

10. Something you need to have in order to live.

11. Someone’s level or skill at doing something.

12. Something that might be true and might happen.

13. Something that must happen.

14. Something that is likely to happen.

15. An opportunity to do something or something that can be done or tried.

16. A natural or special ability to do something.

17. An act of trying to do something.

18. Likelihood sometimes calculated in a mathematical way.

19. A (correct and usual) way of doing something.

20. Something why somebody decides to act in a certain way.

21. The right to control people and events.

22. A strong desire to have or achieve something.

23. Someone’s power or ability to do something.

1.2.6. In this task, you will see some nouns with their determiners (which may or must be changed) or pronouns. Think about suitable predicates – words supplying information about entities (nouns, pronouns) – and retrieve a possible situation relying on them. Some of the words given should be used as predicates. They are supplied with the instruction: to be used as a predicate. Talk about the role of predicates in sense formation. Explain why some situations are easier to retrieve than others. Compare the sentences you make with the original versions (see Keys).

e.g. The nouns given: John, the secretary, his office, a woman.

You might say:

John is aware that the secretary in his office is a woman. Or

John knows the woman who is the new secretary in his office. Or

John finds the new secretary in his office a very attractive woman. Etc.

1) the metropolis, people, the metro

2) the book, a range, topics

3) they, baggage, excess (to be used as a predicate), the airport

4) production, demand

you, a list, characteristics, subject (to be used as a predicate), demand

5) students, deadlines

6) you, a list, characteristics, subject (to be used as a predicate), demand

7) everyone, office, a mind, filing

8) the reader, the algorithm, case, procedure

9) a benchmark, a requirement, students

10) experience, multiplicity, laws, nature

11) authors, material, this book, decade