Утевская Н.Л. - English Grammar Book. Ключи - 2011

Exercise X (p. 49)

Incapable, inconvenient, unconnected, inofficial, unsatisfactory, unjust, immovable, unsettled, insignificant, impatient, illiterate, ungrateful, unnatural, irreligious, independent.

Exercise XII (p. 49)

1. A badly-written book. 2. A not-polluted city. 3. A long-awaited announcement. 4. A three-year course. 5. A hard-working worker. 6. A two-hour bus journey. 7. A five-star hotel. 8. A good-ventilated room.

Word Oder of Adjectives

Exercise I (p. 51)

1.A pretty little Japanese girl.

2.A wedding expensive white silk dress.

3.A pair of walking old black leather shoes.

4.A famous ancient English monument.

5.A detective fascinating new French film.

6.A lovely red marble chess set.

7.A lovely dessert crystal bowl.

Exercise II (p. 51)

1.A long cream linen dress.

2.A delicious home-made three-course meal.

3.A nice interesting short speech.

4.Excellent live Spanish music.

5.A big round gold brooch.

6.A smart new grey woollen suit.

7.An old black leather jacket.

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Comparison of Adjectives

Exercise X (p. 60)

a)more difficult; much more difficult; still more difficult; the most difficult.

b)a larger number; by far larger number; still larger number; the largest number.

c)a more difficult problem; much more difficult problem; still more difficult problem; the most difficult problem; the most difficult problem as it is only possible.

Exercise XI (p. 60)

1. I heard two reports. The first was much more interesting than the second. 2. This text is still more difficult than that one which we translated the other day. 3. It is an extremely important question. 4. Every day the weather became worse. 5. Today it is hotter than it was yesterday. 6. I did not think that my new job would turn out so difficult. 7. This problem is not so serious as it seems to you. 8. The language of this article is easier. Begin with it. 9. We need a smaller wardrobe as the room is not large. 10. Your brother is a very capable man; he is the most capable from our young scientists. 11. I advise you to go this road as it is the shortest way. 12. A coat is not a bit worse after cleaning. 13. The more you will be in the open air, the better health you will have. 14. Who is the best sportsman in your team? 15. This time I have less mistakes than there were in the last composition.

Exercise XII (p. 61)

1.Is your brother much elder than you? No, he is younger than me.

2.The latest edition of this book is already sold out. 3. We had to put off our trip to the country as the weather got worse and worse. 4. She was much younger than her sister and less merry. 5. The latest news on TV begins at 9 o’clock. 6. The quicker you will go to the doctor, the easier it will be to cure your illness. 7. The more you will read, the quicker you will broaden your vocabulary. 8. He is strong, he can lift a box three times as heavy. 9. Today it is twice as cold as it was yesterday.

10.I found him in the farthest corner of the park. 11. Tell me please where the nearest baker’s is. 12. Jane was a year elder than Maria.

13.He felt better and better. 14. In winter Moscow was always more attractive for him than in summer. 15. Your memory is not at all better than mine. 16. Which of all these books do you like best of all? 17. You can rely on him. He will do this work as quickly as I will.

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Exercise XIII (p. 61)

1. The theme you are working at is more difficult than mine. 2. My shoes are worse than yours. Your shoes are more fashionable and convenient. 3. The worst season of the year in India is the period of rains. 4. My father was the eldest son in the family. 5. Do you know the latest news about your friend? 6. The last chapter in this novel is the most interesting one. 7. On Sunday I got up later than usual. 8. The most interesting question on the agenda was about the work of the students’ scientific society. 9. He spends a greater part of his spare time in the library. 10. Today we have less work than yesterday. 11. They were walking as slowly as we were. 12. Now you study better than last year. 13. How old is your younger sister? 14. My room is not so light as yours. 15. The more I look at this picture, the more I like it. 16. The less you speak, the better. 17. The quicker you will do it, the better.

Exercise XIV (p. 62)

1. This book is the most interesting in his library. 2. This is the most beautiful house in this district. 3. This boy is taller than all the other boys in the form. 4. Aeroplanes can fly quicker than birds, can’t they? 5. He is as capable as his brothers. 6. You are much cleverer than your brothers. 7. The second text is much more difficult than the first one, and the third is still more difficult. 8. This is the best decision one can only imagine. 9. Which city of England is the farthest from the sea shore? 10. The shorter is your composition, the better. 11. The more attentive you will be, the less mistakes you will make. 12. Haven’t you heard the latest news? 13. Today we have more work than we had yesterday. 14. She translates slower than you do. 15. You are the best pupil of our class, aren’t you? 16. Where is the nearest metro station here? 17. I have read as many books as you have. 18. Who jumps higher and runs quicker?

Exercise XV (p. 62)

1. The most beautiful fabrics at the exhibition were marked by the prizes. 2. The smallest radio set is placed in a matchbox. 3. The greatest achievements of science must serve people. 4. The most complicated task was entrusted to the best pupil. 5. I want to buy shoes with a longer toe and higher heels. 6. The most famous actors of the world perform in the hall of the Petersburg Philharmonic Society. 7. The majority of my friends live in Moscow. 8. A musician performed his last composition. 9. I found him in the farthest room of the flat. 10. This aeroplane is of the latest construction. 11. Our coach is the oldest member of our sports club. 12. The more interesting is the book, the quicker it is read. 13. He would like to work at the more

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complicated theme. 14. Buy the lighter wallpaper for your rom. Then it won’t look so gloomy as it looks now. 15. This room is lighter. It will suit better for the studio.

Exercise XVI (p. 63)

1. Many consider that Sevan Lake in Armenia is the most beautiful mountain lake. 2. A man has the most complicated organism of all the living creatures. 3. He spends the most part of his spare time in the library. 4. She put on a smart brown skirt and a white blouse that made her much younger than she was. 5. This translation is twice as simple. You will cope with it. 6. A new stadium is several times as large as an old one. 7. Though this room is half the size I like it better. 8. You should remember that Peter is ten years younger than Tom’s. 9. Do you like this suit? Yes, I do. But it is one time and a half as expensive. 10. Today it is twice as cold as it was yesterday. 11. All his friends are twice as old as he is. 12. The pond is a little bigger lengthwise than widthwise. 13. He was the kindest and the most pleasant man whom I had ever known. 14. She was called Helen as it was the most fashionable name for girls at that time.

The Adverb

Exercise VI (p. 70)

1. high; 2. highly; 3. close; 4. near; 5. nearly; 6. deeply; 7. deep; 8. hard; 9. hardly; 10. short; 11. shortly; 12. wide; 13. widely; 14. close; 15. high; 16. hardly; 17. deep; 18. dearly; 19. dearly; 20. loud; 21. deeply; 22. short.

Exercise VIII (p. 71)

1.The weather was extremely gloomy on that day.

2.I have never seen a talking parrot.

3.Tomorrow we will go to the country.

4.My aunt Helen lives here with her little daughter.

5.The boys seldom read this magazine.

6.I only looked at the apple, I didn’t touch it.

7.Poor Tom has never realized before how long it is from breakfast to dinner.

8.His father has been in the Far East nearly two years.

9.I could hardly enough thank my sister.

10.Everything was soon quite ready.

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Exercise IX (p. 71)

1. hard; 2. hardly; 3. loudly; 4. deep; 5. close; 6. high; 7. sharp; 8. sharply; 9. far; 10. almost; 11. badly; 12. widely; 13. very; 14. deeply; 15. quickly; 16. deeply; 17. hard, scarcely; 18. well.

Exercise X (p. 71)

1. wide; 2. deeply; 3. justly; 4. near; 5. hard; 6. almost; 7. highly; 8. soon; 9. clearly, more vaguely; 10. loudly, long; 11. easier; 12. well, badly; 13. hardly; 14. hard.

Exercise XI (p. 72)

1. You always come in time. 2. Our teacher never speaks Russian at the lessons. 3. Sometimes you are wrong. 4. She works hard at this problem. 5. I have just finished my work. 6. I will never forget this meeting. 7. I haven’t returned the books to the library yet. 8. Have you already written a letter? 9. He has been just seen in the next room. 10. He was seldom asked about it. 11. You can always turn to him for help. 12. You should never forget about it. 13. We saw him at the theatre yesterday. 14. I will often remember these merry days. 15. We will sometimes meet with them at the lectures. 16. In summer we almost always live in the Caucasus. 17. I slept well after our trip yesterday.

Exercise XII (p. 72)

1.Has your sister returned to St Petersburg? – No, she hasn’t come yet. She is in Sochi. – Where else is she going before coming home?

2.Have you finished doing your homework? – No, I haven’t. The composition hasn’t been written yet. I am still writing it. – What else must you do today? – Nothing more.

3.Have you already read this interesting novel? – No, I haven’t read it till the end yet. I am still reading it.

4.It is already ten o’clock and he hasn’t come yet. He already had to come half an hour ago. I think he is still at home. He hasn’t left yet.

5.Have you already translated this article? – Not yet. I have been translating it already for two weeks but I haven’t finished it yet.

Exercise XIII (p. 72)

1. The longer I look at the picture, the more I like it. 2. Before doing some conclusions you must deeply study this item. 3. Have I rightly understood you? 4. The more interesting is the book, the quicker you read it. 5. A short-sighted man has to bring the text close to the eyes.

6.Only a highly qualified worker can operate this complicated lathe.

7.The book was so fascinating that I read it till the deep night. 8. I was

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deeply touched by his care. 9. The earlier you come, the quicker we will finish the work. 10. Look straight into my eyes. 11. He was interrupted in the very middle of the speech. 12. This month I spent on buying books three times as much as last month. 13. Wait, they will come soon. 14. A patient was breathing hard. 15. A patient was hardly breathing. 16. He has returned from his business trip lately.

17.This expression was widely used in English in the sixteenth century.

18.We live quite close to the railway.

Exercise XIV (p. 73)

1.The door was widely open, and they entered without ringing.

2.He came home soon after we had gone. 3. You have so strongly changed that I have hardly recognized you. 4. She breathed slowly and deeply after the competition. 5. During the talk he was attentively looking at her. 6. Little John went downstairs and sat on the lower step. 7. We were considered highly educated people. 8. The quicker you will read the book, the better. 9. The more he thought about his travel, the more he liked it. 10. In the course of two or three days the doctor attentively watched Tom. 11. The child cut his thumb, and he was crying badly, when mother came into the children’s room. 12. He slipped and nearly fell. 13. He left his dog near the house. 14. He looked fixedly at the girl who was sitting opposite him.

Exercise XV (p. 73)

1. The quicker you turn to the doctor, the easier it will be to cure your illness. 2. The letter came soon after your departure. 3. The more you will learn English words, the better you will know the language. 4. Early or late it had to take place. 5. Which of all these books do you like best of all? 6. Oliver came to the porch and asked shyly to drink. Then still more shyly he asked a piece of bread. 7. Speak louder! 8. The more you will be out of doors, the better you will have the appetite. 9. Once you have promised you must do it. 10. The speedometer showed that a car went twice as quicker as before. 11. I play chess worst of all. 12. Who lives farther from university: you or your friend?

13.Which from all the pictures at the exhibition do you like best of all?

14.My friend runs faster than I do.

Exercise XVI (p. 74)

1. Who from the students of your group lives farther than all the students from university? 2. Which of these two pictures do you like more? 3. You always come to the meetings later than I do. 4. This year you work less than last year. 5. From all your drawings I like this

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landscape less of all. 6. My friend should work far better to get rid of such mistakes. 7. Have you already read this interesting article? – I am still reading it. I haven’t read it yet till the end. 8. It is already eight o’clock, and he hasn’t got up and hasn’t had breakfast yet. He is still sleeping. 9. I have got a postcard from my brother lately. I haven’t got anything more from him. I haven’t got a telegram yet which says how he feels. 10. She was so nervous that she could hardly answer the questions. 11. You seldom come in time. 12. He is never late for the lectures. 13. He has just been seen in the next room. 14. You can always turn to him for help. 15. I have met my schoolmate recently.

The Numeral

Exercise II (p. 77)

Three, four, fourteen, forty, fifteen, eighteen, eighty, twelve, a (one) hundred, two hundred and twenty-six, seven hundred and five, a (one) thousand, four thousand five hundred and sixty eight, six thousand and eight, seventy five, one hundred and thirty seven, four hundred and twenty-five, seven hundred and twelve, a (one) million three hundred and six thousand five hundred and twenty-seven, two million thirty-two thousand six hundred and seventy-eight, three thousand four hundred and fifty-three, six hundred and ninety-six, one seventh, two nineteenth, one and one fifth, eight and three eighths, nought point eight, one point three five, two point nought seven, two point three eight six, three point one four.

Exercise V (p. 77)

b)common fractions:

two thirds, three fifths, five eighths, seven sixteenths, nine thirty second, a (one) quarter, three quarters

c)decimal fractions:

two point five; two five point one six; three one point seven five; four nine point one six five; nought point three six; nought point one nought five.

Exercise VII (p. 77)

1. Two thousand roubles. 2. Thousands of people. 3. Three hundred and forty metres. 4. Hundreds of years. 5. A (one) thousand four hundred kilometres. 6. Twelve students. 7. Fifty cars. 8. Three kilograms and a half. 9. ¾ hour (three quarters of an hour). 10. Sixteen per cent.

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11. ¾ tonne (three quarters of a tonne). 12. ½ centimetre (half a centimetre). 13. Two hundred and sixty five metres. 14. 0.75 per cent (nought point seven five per cent). 15. Two hours and a half.

Exercise VIII (p. 78)

1/4 kilometre (one quarter of a kilometre); 1/2 hour (half an hour); 1/3 pound (one third pound); 23/4 per cent (two and three fourth per cent); 0.105 metre (nought point one nought five metre); 2.18 pounds (two point one eight pounds); 17.562 tonnes (one seven point five six two tonnes); 5 per cent (five per cent); 23 centimetres (twenty-three centimetres); 1/2 per cent (a half per cent); 11/3 pounds (one and one (a) pound and a third); 21/2 tonnes (two and a half tonnes); 35 dollars (thirty-five dollars); 2500 roubles (two thousand five hundred roubles); 3/4 kilometre (three quarters of a kilometre); 0.2 per cent (nought point two per cent); 6.8 metres (six point eight metres); 31/2 hours (three and a half hours); 3445 roubles (three thousand four hundred and fortyfive roubles).

Exercise IX (p. 78)

1. Fifty kilograms. 2. Three hundred cars. 3. Sixty-one grams. 4. Two million tonnes. 5. Hundreds of boxes. 6. Thousands of books. 7. Two hundred and eighty-one dollars. 8. Three thousand roubles. 9. Forty pounds. 10. Thirty-four dollars and ten cents. 11. Ahundred of bicycles. 12. Three hundred years.

The Pronoun

Personal and Possessive Adjectives/

Pronouns

Exercise VIII (p. 83)

1. A new railway has been built; its length is more than thousands kilometres. 2. A new bridge has been built; its width is about a hundred metres. 3. I have got many books of this poet; I am a great admirer of his talent. 4. I prefer the Crimea to the Caucasus because of its drier climate. 5. This car is not very large, but its motor is rather powerful. 6. I can’t go in my car now: its motor is not in order. 7. Whose photographs are these? – Mine. 8. Don’t touch an iron, it is hot. 9. Eat more carrots, they are very wholesome. 10. Where is the fruit? They

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are in the refrigerator. 11. It is your notebook, and this is his, but where is mine? 12. I met my old friend on board the ship. He was my brother’s friend too.

Exercise IX (p. 83)

1. You go in the same compartment, but he has an upper berth and you have a lower berth. 2. Whose poems did you like more: his or that young poet’s? 3. He took the key of his neighbour instead of his. 4. We shared our experience with him and they theirs. 5. The results showed that our plan was more correct than theirs. 6. The best offer is yours. 7. When you see him, give him his pencil. 8. We invited them to our party, and they promised to come with their teacher. 9. Mother asked her to bring her magazines from the room, and she brought hers. 10. She looked into her room and quickly returned to his. 11. She entered the bathroom to wash her face and hands. 12. He was two years older than I and my friend.

Exercise X (p. 83)

1.His uncle was the headmaster of school. – And mine as well.

2.I suppose that I am right thinking that he is one of your students.

3.His opinion was the same as mine. 4. His English was as good as theirs. 5. Tom has got a letter from his schoolmate recently. 6. I had a strange feeling when we spoke about his friends. 7. In those days I seldom saw my schoolmate and in his presence I felt awkward as he did in mine. 8. One of my nieces rang me up today in the morning.

9.“Will we go to our friend in your car or in mine today?” asked Ann.

10.He says that he is one of your friends or you are one of his.

11.I will read you my composition and I want you to read me yours.

12.I see that you have no dictionary and I want to give you mine.

13.I haven’t written my exercises yet. And are yours ready? 14. Here is your bag. And where is mine? 15. You haven’t shown me your report yet.

Exercise XI (p. 84)

1. If you left your key at home, I can give you mine. 2. He put on his cap and coat and went out to the street. 3. In the morning I have breakfast, tidy up my room and go to work. 4. If she has no umbrella on her, give her yours. 5. Our secretary knows her duties well. 6. You haven’t told me your opinion about my work yet. 7. It is raining. Put on your raincoat. 8. Take your money, please. I can lose it. 9. He admits his shortcomings. 10. Mind your own business. 11. He put on his cap and went out. 12. We took off our coats and

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entered the room. 13. They don’t want to see your drawings, they want to see mine. 14. You can do without my help very well, but not without theirs.

Demonstrative Pronouns

Exercise III (p. 85)

1. same; 2. this; 3. those; 4. that’s; 5. such; 6. those; 7. that; 8. those; 9. this; 10. these, those; 11. such; 12. that; 13. those; 14. such.

Exercise V (p. 86)

1. The climate of Italy is better than that of England. 2. Your mistakes are worse than those made by your friend. 3. He always comes here at the same time. 4. Such was the result of their argument. 5. At this moment I saw my friend in the hall. 6. He told her about his work in hospital, and she told him what she did at university on that day. 7. I am busy at this moment. 8. This book is mine and that is yours. 9. Those first August days I had few things to do at work. 10. It is such an interesting novel! 11. That day I was ill and didn’t go to the lectures at university. 12. These shoes do not suit me. Give me those, please. 13. Read the same text, please. 14. I have never had such work. 15. Winter in England is milder than that on the continent. 16. The smell of a rose is more pleasant than that of a lily. 17. Don’t touch those toys, take the toys in the corner. 18. I like such little towns as this one. 19. She has long curly hair. I have never seen such beautiful hair. 20. I have brought the latest news to you. These pieces of news are the most important ones.

Exercise VI (p. 87)

1. Whose shoes are these? – These are my shoes. 2. Somebody looked into the room. It was my neighbour. 3. When I first saw him he was still quite a young man. 4. Where did you put money? – It is in the purse, on the shelf. 5. Do you remember her? She was a very gay girl. 6. These were the most beautiful roses I have ever seen. 7. I got all the information which you had sent to me. It is very interesting. But is not the full information yet. 8. There was much fruit in the beautiful vases on the table. 9. What is with your watch? – It is five minutes slow. 10. Look, who is that? – It is one of our students. I saw him somewhere. – Probably at the competitions; it is one of our sportsmen. – Yes, now I recognize him, it is he. 11. Who is there? – Open, it’s me.

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