Номинативные части речи. Учебное пособие

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

Упр. 1. Вычеркните выражения, которые не могут быть использованы в данных предложениях.

Упр. 2. Переведите предложения.

1. Many people eat too much meat. 2. Much of the national park was destroyed in the fire. 3. Can you get some sugar when you go shopping? There isn't much left. 4. He didn't show much interest in what I said. 5. Not many of my friends knew I was getting married. 6. Have you got much homework to do? 7. How many questions could you answer? 8. Lots of her students went on to become teachers. 9. We had plenty of hotels to choose from. 10. I've given the problem a lot of thought. 11. John offered me a lot of money for the car. 12. A great deal of the exhibition was devoted to his recent work. 13. A large amount of the food was inedible. 14. Many people have argued that she is the finest poet of our generation. 15. I'd say there were twice as many women at the meeting as men. 16. She gave me so much spaghetti, I couldn't eat it all. 17. Do you want some of the pudding? I've got too much. 18. We took plenty of food

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and drink on our walk through the hills, and Jim didn't look well. 19. He's lost a lot of weight. 20. We've got plenty of time left. 21. He's always eating many of biscuits and crisps.

Упр. 3. Дополните предложения одним из предложенных существительных.

1.Surprisingly, there wasn't much (discussion/debate/quarrel/row) at the meeting about the location of the new office.

2.The new factory provided jobs in a region where there was not much (job/work/jobs/ employment).

3.Many (questions/information/research/problems) need to be considered before a decision can be made.

4.Will you be taking much (bags/baggage/luggage/suitcases) on the trip?

5.Are there many (equipment/resources/facilities/computer) in your school?

6.I didn't have many (information, details, facts, news) to help me make my decision.

Упр. 4. Дополните предложения словами much или many, выбрав нужную форму сказуемого. Если необходимо, измените число выделенного существительного.

1.I haven't visited ______ city in the United States.

2.There (isn't/aren't) ______ ______ money in my bank account.

3.I haven't got ______ mail lately.

4.I don't get ______ letter.

5.There (isn't/aren't) ______ ______ hotel in my hometown.

6.There (is/are) ______ too ______ furniture in Anna's living room.

7.There (isn't/aren't) ______ ______ traffic today.

8.There (isn't/aren't ______ ______ car on the road today.

9.I can't go with you because I have to ______ work to do.

10.A: How ______ side does a pentagon have? – B: Five.

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Упр. 5. Дополните предложения местоимениями a few, (very) few, a little или (very) little.

1. I like music. I like to listen to … music after dinner before I begin studying. 2. Do you have … minutes? I'd like to ask you questions. 3. After Steve tasted the soup, he added … salt to it. 4. Jim seems to be unpopular. Unfortunately, he has … friends. 5. We're looking forward to our vacation. We're planning to spend … days with my folks and then … days with my husband's folks. After that, we're going to go to a fishing resort in Canada. 6. A: Have you finished? – B: Not yet. I need … more minutes. 7. A: Have you finished? – B: Not yet. I need … more time. 8. Because the family is very poor, the children have … toys. 9. He has had … problems in his young life.

Упр. 6. Выберите правильный вариант местоимений или словосочетаний из данных в скобках.

1. Have you got … homework? (plenty(of), much, a lot(of), many) 2. Tom has eaten so … that he can't move (many, plenty(of), a great many, a great deal of, much). 3. There are … dirty plates in the sink (many, a lot(of), much). 4. There is … unemployment in my town (much, plenty(of), a great deal of, many). 5. Are there … unemployed people in your country? (many, plenty(of), a great many, a great deal of, much,) 6. He's got … money (much, many, a lot(of), plenty(of), a great many). 7. There are … parks in London (much, many, a lot(of), a great deal of). 8. We don't need … eggs to do a few biscuits (much, many, a lot(of), plenty(of), a great many). 9. John is afraid he has not … news to convey but still there are … things he should like to add (much, many, plenty(of), a great many, a great deal of). 10. He has very … knowledge of the matter

(much, many, a lot(of), plenty(of), a great many). 11. I have so … things to do that I don't know which to do first (much, many, plenty(of), a great many, a great deal of).

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Упр. 7. Напишите данные предложения в утвердительной форме, заменив слова many и much на словосочетания a lot(of), lots(of), plenty(of), a great many, a great amount(of), a great deal(of), a great amount(of).

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1. Is there much water in the kettle? 2. Mary hasn't got much work to do today. 3. I drove along the edge of the sea. There were not many people about. 4. Do you have much time this week? 5. There isn't much I can do to help you. 6. Dick doesn't smoke much. 7. There isn't much time to catch the train. 8. I didn't get much to eat when I had dinner with theGreens. 9. I haven't much time for watching TV. 10. There isn't much snow in Moscow this winter. 11. Nick doesn’t speak much at the English lessons.

Упр. 8. Выразитетуже мысльиначе, заменив выделенныеслова местоимениями (a) few, very few, (a) little, или very little.

Модель: Many people are multilingual, but not many people speak more than ten languages.→ Many people are multilingual, but few people speak more than ten languages.

1. There is not much sunshine during January. 2. Every evening my parents like to watch two or three programs on TV before they go to bed. 3. I don't watch TV very much because there are hardly any television programs that I enjoy. 4. If a door squeaks, several drops of oil in the right places can prevent future trouble. 5. If your car is short of petrol, put some oil on the tank. 6. Mr. Adams doesn't like to wear rings on his fingers. He wears almost no jewelry.

Упр. 9. Исправьте преднамеренные ошибки в данных предложениях.

1.A. There's much food left. Take as many as you want. –

B:Thanks. I've already eaten much. 2. There were so much people at

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the last party, that I didn't get a chance to talk to many my friends. 3. I don't drink a lot of German wine, and I think much English wine is too sweet. 4. Tim spends much of his time listening to music, and he spends too many time playing computer games. 5. He's putting on much weight. He’s always eating many of biscuits and crisps. 6. In recent years the relationship between diet and heart disease has received many attention in the scientific community. 7 She was born in Poland, and wrote much of her early novels there. 8. The last decade has witnessed improved living standards in much of Asian countries. 9. Many have observed the concentration of butterflies in this area and much suggestions have been put forward to explain the phenomenon.

Упр. 10. Ответьте на вопросы, используя словосочетания not many или not much (образец A) и very few или very little (образец B) для выражения небольшого количества.

Модель A: – Are there any monuments in Minsk?

–In fact, there aren't many.

1.Is there any snow in Minsk this winter? 2. Are there any letters in the post today? 3. Is there any bread on the table? 4. Are there any young engineers in your lab? 5. Are there any mistakes in my test? 6. Is there any wine in the bottle? 7. Is there any more coffee?

8.Were all the students of our group present at the conference?

Модель В: – Have you many friends at the Institute?

–Very few.

1.Have you got any money on you? 2. Have you got any computers in the lab? 3. Are there any apple trees in the garden of yours?

4.Are there any girls in the group? 5. Are there any shops in this street? 6. Have you got any classes today? 7. Have you got some time for me? 8. Is there much sugar in my tea? 9. Have you got any English books at home?

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Упр. 11. Расширьте объяснения, данные в скобках, используя

выражения many, much, little time, a lot of, plenty of, (a)little, (a)few.

Модель: It's a green city (trees in the streets). → It's a green city. There are very many trees in the streets.

1.I am very busy (work).

2.I bought some interesting books (money).

3.I can’t speak to you (time).

4.John did not like this soup (salt).

5.She is on a diet every month ( food).

6.She refused to go out tonight (hometask).

Упр. 12. Переведите предложения.

1. Кто из них переводит много статей с русского на английский? 2. Сколько иностранных языков вы собираетесь учить? 3. В этом году в университете будет много абитуриентов (applicants) на одно место. 4. Каждый день мы получаем много иностранных журналов и газет. 5. Извините, у меня мало времени, и я не могу долго разговаривать с вами. 6. Мы будем обедать через несколько минут. 7. Вы пригласили много гостей? 8. Ты увидишь его через несколько дней. 9. У вас много бумаги? Дайте мне немного, пожалуйста. 10. Он зарабатывал мало денег и не мог жить в большом городе. 11. У меня много информации по этому вопросу. 12. По воскресеньям в парке много народа. 13. Ты знаешь много французских слов? 14. Я купил всего несколько книг, но потратил много денег. 15. Можно мне взять словарь? – Вы можете взять любой. 16. Я не ем много фруктов.

17.Я потратил всего несколько минут, чтобы добраться домой.

18.Поспеши, у нас очень мало времени. 19. У него мало друзей в Москве, но у него много друзей в родном городе. 20. У вас сегодня много или мало работы?

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Упр. 13. Существуют разные покупатели. Расскажите, какие они, пользуясь данной информацией и используя слова в скобках.

Melanie. Age 22. Dancer

I am an addict. I can spend (много) … money! When I have the cash, I'm out there and I buy (много) … though I have (много) … things to wear. I definitely have difficulty walking past “sale” things.

Brenda. Age 40. Office manager

My husband does most of the food shopping because I know (мaлo) … about cooking. I don't spend (много) … time shopping for clothes, either. I have (много) … nice things to wear to the office. I am a reluctant shopper so when I do splash out I tend to feel (немного) … guilty and I rarely tell my husband how (много) … I've spent.

My husband always complains that I buy (много) … things for myself and (мало) … things for him so I always knockdown the price (немного) … .

Martha. Age 48. Housewife

I hate shopping. I go shopping for clothes (несколько) … times a year and I don't need (много) … things. I stay at home most of the time. I don't buy (много) … food, either, we have a cow and (несколько) … hens and I grow most of the vegetables and fruits in our garden.

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3. ДОПОЛНИТЕЛЬНЫЕ ОБЗОРНЫЕ УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

Упр. 1. Напишите множественное число существительных с данными определителями.

Упр. 2. Вставьте артикль the, где это необходимо.

1. Can I drive you to … university? It's on my way. 2. When I'm in London, I always go to … theatre. 3. Even her most dedicated fans wouldn't call her new play a great work of … theatre. 4. In Sweden, children start … school when they are six or seven. 5. Jim's been in … hospital for six weeks now. 6. He lives near … church on the hill. 7. She's going to … university to do French. 8. There was a fire at … school in Newtown. 9. It's time the children went to … bed. 10. Have you heard that … hospital is going to close?

Упр. 3. Укажите существительные, которыемогутдополнить данные предложения.

1. I saw both . . . (scenery, scene, movie, women). 2. Helen bought several . . . (lamps, furniture, jewelry, necklace). 3. Jack bought too much . . . (salt, equipment, tool, shoe). 4. The author has many . . . (ideas, knowledge, theory, hypothesis). 5. I read a few . . .

(novel, poems, poetry, literature). 6. Nick has a number of . . .

(homework, shirts, pen, chalk). 7. I bought some . . . (orange juice,

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hardware, computer software). 8. I don't have a great deal of . . . (patience, wealth, pencil, friends). 9. We need plenty of . . . (sleep, information, help, facts). 10. I need a little . . . (luck, money, advice, new hat).

Упр. 4. Заполните пропуски в предложениях нужным личным местоимением, которое согласуется по числу и роду

ссоответствующими существительными.

1.Sam knocked over the paint cans. Then _______ picked

_______ up. 2. We had lima beans for dinner. I didn't eat any because I don't like_______. 3. Tim moved lawns last summer.

_______ earned enough money to buy a bike. 4. Pat and Mark walked to the movie. _______ were tired when they got home. 5. Dad spoke to James and me about the mess. He told _______ to clean it up.

6.The choir recital lasted more than three hours _______ had two intermissions. 7. Kangaroos are interesting. _______ nourish their young in pouches. 8. Ben and Scott joined Andrew and me for a set of tennis. _______ beat _______ by two games. 9. Melanie was injured in a bicycle accident. _______ broke her wrist. 10. Our campground was hidden behind many trees. _______ was difficult to find_______. 11. Alberto and I joined the science club. _______ go there every Friday after school. 12. The noises outside bothered Jill.

_______ made sleep difficult for _______. 13. Graham moved here from New Zealand. _______ and his family adjusted well. 14. Claire plays the piano and the trumpet. _______ plays _______ equally well. 15. Helen is interested in medicine. _______ wants to be a doctor someday.

Упр. 5. Вставьте правильный вариант сказуемого.

1.Statistics (to be) a difficult course for people to understand.

2.It is fortunate that the wishes of the community (to be) heeded before the new highway was built. 3. The number of women who

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smoke (to have) increased. 4. A study of the difference between synthetic and natural vitamins (to be) needed. 5. My daughter’s instructor (to seem) very competent. 6. Each book and magazine (to be) listed in the card catalogue. 7. My dog, as well as my cats (to like) cat food. 8. Two-thirds of the pennies (to be) mine. 9. Some of the books (to be) good. 10. Chinese (to be) his native tongue. 11. The English (to like) drinking traditional five o’clock tea. 12. The United Nations (to have) its headquarters in New York City.

Упр. 6. Употребите much или many со следующими словами, изменив число существительного, если необходимо.

Модель: sentence → many sentences

1)furniture; 2) desk; 3) branch; 4) machine; 5) machinery;

6)piece; 7) woman; 8) equipment; 9) mouse; 10) advice; 11) sheep;

12)prize; 13) homework; 14) goose; 15) music; 16) progress; 17) race;

18)luck; 19) marriage; 20) slang; 21) office; 22) mail; 23) tooth;

24)information; 25) knowledge; 26) roof; 27) shelf; 28) hypothesis.

Упр. 7. Используйте правильную форму притяжательного падежа выделенного существительного, чтобы дополнить предложения.

Модель: 1. student One student asked several questions. → I answered the student’s questions.

1.students → Many students had questions after the lecture. I answered the_______ questions.

2.daughter → We have one child, a girl. Our _______ bedroom is near ours.

3.daughters → We have two children, both girls. They share a bedroom. Our _______ bedroom is next to ours.

4.man → Robert is a _______ name.

5.woman → Heidi is a _______ name.

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