Указательные местоимения

Exercise 8. Translate into English.

1. This is my textbook, and that is yours. 2. This novel is more interesting than that. 3. This cake is not tasty, buy that one. 4. These are our things, and where are theirs? 5. These are our teachers of Maths and Computer Science. 6. Show me those shirts, please. 7. We don’t like these magazines, give us those ones.

Exercise 9. Translate into Russian.

1. Это очень увлекательный фильм. 2. Эта работа очень важная. 3. Необходимо выполнить это задание сегодня. 4. Тот парень – мой друг. 5. Та улица – наша. 6. Мне понравилось то красочное шоу. 7. Эта программа скучная, давай посмотрим ту. 8. Эти словари – их, а где ваши? 9. Эти студенты – наши одногруппники. 10. Я хотел бы купить те кроссовки. 11. Ей нравятся те модные платья. 12. Они не любят эти цветы, они предпочитают те.

c) Indefinite and negative pronouns

Неопределенные и отрицательные местоимения

Exercise 10. Translate into English. Pay attention to the use of indefinite pronouns.

1. Give me some book to read. 2. There were some presents for the children in the room. 3. We saw some strange people near your house. 4. Put some salt into the soup. 5. Some students like Drawing, some don’t. 6. I am going to see my friends some day this week. 7. Somebody left his telephone yesterday. 8. Can I ask someone to help me with my baggage? 9. Give me something to eat. 10. Nick is planning to go somewhere to have a rest. 11. Do you have any magazines or newspapers? 12. Is there any other choice? 13. Our club is open: anybody can visit it. 14. Any of us can help you. 15. I can’t give this document to anybody. 16. Will he go anywhere in the weekend? 17. Come to see us any Friday evening, we are always at home then. 18. She didn't tell them anything new. 19. There wasn’t any meat in the fridge. 20. You may choose anything you want.

Exercise 11. Choose the correct pronoun in brackets.

1) .... students of our group will take part in this confe­rence. (some, any) 2) Do you know .... foreign language? (some, any) 3) I shall go .... on Sunday. (somewhere, anywhere) 4) .… told us a very funny story. (somebody, anybody) 5) I don't know .... in this city. (somebody, anybody) 6) You have .... mistakes in your test-paper. (some, any) 7) This article doesn't give .... important information. (some, any) 8) The book includes .... unknown facts. (some, any) 9) They understood each other without .… words. (some, any) 10) Will you lend us …. money? (some, any) 11) There wasn’t .… news of her. (some, any) 12) We know .… who can explain you the rule. (somebody, anybody) 13) Will you have …. coffee? (some, any) 14) Is there .… here who can speak Japanese? (somebody, anybody)

Exercise 12. Translate the sentences with negative pronouns.

a) 1. I saw nobody in the street. 2. He has no dictionary. 3. She said nothing. 4. I am waiting for nobody. 5. Nobody asked me about you. 6. There is nothing in my bag. 7. No one must go out before the storm is over. 8. We can hear nothing because of the noise. 9. Nobody knows anything on this matter. 10. Nothing can stop us now.

b) 1. No ocean divides Europe from Asia. 2. No animals can speak. 3. We found no trees in the tundra. 4. The moon gives no warmth. 5. Water has no colour. 6. We see no stars during the day time.

Exercise 13. Fill in the gaps with “some, any, no”.

1. Have they got ... plants in the town? – Yes, they have ... . 2. Do ... of these plants make cameras? – No, they have ... plants, making cameras. 3. You may buy ... T-shirt you like. 4. Susan may go to the cinema with you. She has ... classes today. 5. Did you learn ... foreign language at school? 6. Give me … juice, please. I am thirsty. 7. I can see … children in the yard, because it is raining. 8. There are … people walking in the park. 9. Are there … buses at this time? 10. Jack brought … textbooks from the library. 11. Well, there is … need to hurry, we have already missed the train. 12. Have you ever seen … of these paintings before? 13. We couldn’t buy … cherries, so we bought … plums instead. 14. … man can live without food.

Exercise 14. Fill in the gaps with “anybody, anything, anywhere, somebody, something, somewhere, nobody, nothing and nowhere”.

1. I have prepared … for dinner. 2. Is there … on the shelf? No, it’s empty. 3. … left an umbrella in the office last Friday. 4. … knew about America before Columbus discovered it. 5. Where did you go for your holiday? … . I stayed at home. 6. The town was still the same when I returned. … has changed. 7. … wrong with my watch. 8. Can … translate this article from Russian into German? 9. I know this place is … about here, but exactly where, I don’t know. 10. The door-bell rang, but there was … there. 11. Would you like … to drink? 12. I’m afraid, John knows … about the incident. 13. There wasn’t … in the street, because it was very late.

Exercise 15. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Я хочу тебе что-то рассказать. 2. Дайте мне минеральной воды, пожалуйста. 3. У вас есть какая-нибудь информация по этому вопросу? 4. Кто-то стучится в дверь. 5. В стакане есть немного молока. 6. Любой студент может решить такое уравнение. 7. В комнате есть кто-нибудь? 8. С этим туристическим билетом вы можете поехать куда хотите. 9. Какой-то мужчина ждет вас в холле. 10. У него нет причин сердиться. 11. Она редко читает газеты; говорит, что некоторые новости просто убивают ее. 12. В этом году бабушка посадила кое-какие цветы, но она не сажала никаких овощей. 13. Нам нужен кто-нибудь, кто бы сделал эту работу. 14. Как видишь, ничто не изменилось. 15. Давайте никуда не пойдем. Проведем этот вечер дома.