ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ КОМИТЕТ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ ПО ВЫСШЕМУ ОБРАЗОВАНИЮ

ТЮМЕНСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ Кафедра иностранных языков естественнонаучных факультетов

СБОРНИК УПРАЖНЕНИЙ ПО ГРАММАТИКЕ АНГЛИЙСКОГО ЯЗЫКА

Тюмень 1996

Сборник упражнений пограмматике английского языка, предназначен для студентовIкурса естественнонаучных фа­культетов. Он включает 11 грамматических тем: "Глагол to be", "Глагол to have", "Структура There + be", "The Prono­un", "Degrees of Comparison", "Modal Verbs and Their Equi­valents", "The Indefinite Tenses", "The Continuous Tenses", "The Perfect Tenses", "The Passive Voice", "Interrogative

Sentences".

Сборник не ставит своей задачей изложение грамматичес­ких правил, т.к. имеется достаточное количество учебниковпо грамматике английского языка, рассчитанных на учащихся с различной подготовкой. Авторы предлагают таблицы, иллюстри­рующие грамматические правила, которые, несомненно, окажут помощь при выполнении упражнений. Даны образцы выполнения заданий. Может использоваться на практических занятиях и при выполнении самостоятельных работ.

UNIT 1.

Глагол to be The Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense.

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I	am a teacher	am not a teacher	Am I a teacher?
He	a student		he
She	is	is not a student	Is she a student?
It	a book	(isn't) a book	it a book?
We		are not	we
You	are students	students	Are you students?
They		(aren't) i	they

The Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense.

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Составители: Елесина М.А., Латфуллина И. Д., Мельникова Л.В., Перцевая В.В., Похожаева Г.Г., Сады-кова Л.Ю., Фомина Е.В.

Ответственный за выпуск: Латфуллина И.Д.

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I He She It	at the club was yesterday. on the table	at the club was not yesterday. (wasn't) on the table	I at the Was he club yes- she terday? it on the table?
We You They	in the count- were ry last week	were not in the country (weren't) last week	we in the Were you country they last week?

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The Future Indefinite (Simple) Tense.

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I	shall be at the library tomorrow	shall not (shan't) be at the library tomorrow.	Shall I be at the library tomorrow?
He	at home	will not be at	he at home
She	will be at 5	home at 5	at 5
	o'clock	o'clock (won't) be on the	Will she be o'clock? it on the
it	on the desk	desk	desk?
We	shall be at the	shall not(shan't)	Shall we be at the
	library tomorrow	be at the library tomorrow	library tomorrow?
You	at home	will not be at	you at home
They	will be at 5	home at 5	Will be at 5
	o'clock	(won't)be o'clock	they o'clock?
Exerc	ise 1.Say the	same sentences abo	ut persons or sub-

Exercise 1. Say the same sentences about persons or sub­jects given in brackets: Example: I am here (my dog, parents, Nick)

My dog is here.

My parents are here.

Nick is here. 1. I am late (he, my friend, they). 2. He is good at langu­ages (you, Mary, I). 3. She is from Canada (Dick, they, you). 4. I am Russian (we, Kate, he). 5. They are pleased with their travelling (I, he, they). 6. She is cold (you, I, my cat). 7. I am fond of music (my friend, my parents, you). 8. We are at home (my dog, I, my sisters). 9. My sis­ter is afraid of mice (I, girls, we). 10. He is busy (teac­hers, I, a boy). 11. We are proud of our library (I, she, my parents). 12. They are going to travel (I, my brother,

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my friends). 13. I am happy (she, you, Nancy). 14. He is free (I, my father, they). 15. I am tired (my mother, you,

my dog).

Exercise 2. Say what was in past and will be in future using the words given in brackets: Example: a) I am here (a year ago). I was here a year ago.

b) I am free (in a week) I'll be free in a week 1. My friend is fond of collecting post-cards (some years ago). 2. They are pleased with their travelling (last sum­mer). 3. Our teacher is always busy (yesterday). 4. I am go­od at mathematics (when I was a pupil). 5. She is a student (next year). 6. We are free (on Monday). 7. The girl is af­raid of darkness (when she was a child). 8. I am happy (when I met him). 9. Our dean is at his office (in ten mi­nutes). 10. We are at home (at three o'clock). 11. My fri­ends are pupils (two years ago). 12. My Father is a good driver (when he buys a car). 13. Our new building is very nice (in a year). 14. Her mother is a teacher (some years ago). 15. She is busy (tomorrow).

Exercise 3. Express doubt or surprise using the word "real­ly". Give short answers. Example: You are late.

• Am I really late?

• Yes, you are.

A. 1. He is at home now. 2. She is absent today. 3. I am very busy today. 4. She is fond of football. 5. My friend is pleased with his work. 6. The English students are here. 7. My friend is good at natural sciences. 8. You are on du­ty todav. 9. Dick is from Brasil. 10. We are going to work

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in the language laboratory. 11. These people are English. 12. Our lab is well-equipped. 13. You are free. 14. I am afraid of darkness. 15. His work is well-done. 16. My brot­her is poor at languages. 16. The film is worth seeing. B. Example: I was late for a lesson yesterday.

Were you really late for a lesson yester­day?

Yes, I was. 1. The famous scientist was absent at the conference. 2. She was unwell yesterday. 3. The students were present at the meeting. 4. He was interested in the history of this place when he studied at school. 5. My cousin was in London last year. 6. I was going to enter the faculty of Law two years ago. 7. My mother was free yesterday. 8. He was very busy last week. 9. They were from England. 10. My friend was angry with me. 11. She was poor at English at school. 12. Kate was afraid of darkness at her childhood. 13. He was glad to see me. 14. The dean was at his office yester­day.

C. Example: I shall (I'll) be late for a lecture to­morrow.

• Will you really be late for a lecture?

• Yes, I shall.

1. I shall be a teacher, after qraduating from the Univer­sity. 2. You will be on duty tomorrow. 3. He will be in London in some days. 4. Mary will be at home at 5 o'clock. 5. We shall be ready for the lecture. 6. The dean will be at his office in some minutes. 7. The teacher will be angry if we don't come. 8. This laboratory will be well-equipped next year. 9. I shall be free in two days. 10 The weather will be fine tomorrow. 11. They will be late for a bus if they don't hurry. 12. I shall be eighteen in a week.

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Exercise 4. Disagree with . the following statements using the phrases "you are not right", "you are wrong", "you are mistaken" and the words in brackets.

A. Example: You are late (in time).

You are wrong. I am not late. I am in time. 1. He is French (English). 2. Your sister is afraid of dogs (mice). 3. Dick is fond of classical music (pop-music). 4. My brother is angry with me (his friend). 5. Your sister is at home now (at the library). 6. You are good at languages (at natural sciences). 7. They are busy today (free). 8. Nick is going to Canada (the USA). 9. You are cold (warm). 10. He is here (at home). 11. You are on duty today (Pete). 12. They are from London (Liverpool). 13. She is interested in informatics (in physics). 14. I am late for the meeting (just in time).

B. Example: He was at home yesterday (at the Universi-

ty).

No, you're wrong. He wasn't at home, he was at the University yesterday. 1. These students are from the USA (Great Britain). 2. Your sister was good at English at school (at literature). 3. You were at home yesterday (at the library). 4. The dictio­nary was on the table (on the shelf). 5. He was fond of de­tective stories (historical novels). 6. Your parents were in England last year (in France). 7. She was free last week (busy). 8. They were pleased with the results of their work (the equipment). 9. He was late for the English lesson (for the lecture). 10. The dean was at his office (at the labo­ratory).

С Example: He will be at home at 5 o'clock.

You're mistaken. He won't be at home, he will be at the meeting at 5 o'clock. 1. He will be a teacher after graduating from the Universi-

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ty (a scientific worker). 2. They will be busy tomorrow (free). 3. It will be hot on Sunday (cool). 4. He will be here in ten minutes (in the reading hall). 5. I shall be on duty tomorrow (Dick). 6. They will be in London in some da­ys (in Glasgow). 7. This lecturer will be present at my lecture (at her lecture). 8. She will be sorry. 9. Nick will be absent at the conference (present). 10. The dictio­nary will be on the shelf (on the desk). 11. Your friend will be late for the lecture (in time). 12. The child will be sleepy at such a late time.

Exercise 5. Fill in the gaps with to be. 1. My family ... not large. 2.There ... five people in the room. 3. My mother ... a doctor. 4. My father ... a very busy man. 5. My parents ... always busy. 6. My sister... nine years old. 6. She ... a nice girl. 7. I ... a student now. 8. Last year I ... a pupil. 9. I ... fond of natural sciences but my friend ... interested in history. 10. I ... good at English when I ... a pupil. 11. My parents ... from Tobolsk. 12. Next week they ... going to Tobolsk. 13. They there in a week. 14. We at home tomorrow.

Exercise 6. Give first short, then full answers. He's a student. What about you? A. Example: So am I. I'm a student, too ( I'm also a student.

We are in the classroom. What about them? So are they. They're in the classroom, too).

They're also in the classroom. 1. She's a typist. What about Mary? 2.. You're an engineer. What about him? 3. He is fond of pop-music. What about his friend? 4. They are absent. What about Nelly? 5. He's busy today. What about them? 6. Your brother is good at mathema-

tics. What about you? 7. You are afraid of darkness. What about your sister? 8. He's often late for the lessons. What about her? 9. She is at home now. What about her parents? 10. He's pleased with his job. What about you? 11. They're in the laboratory. What about the teacher? 12. He's angry with me. , What about his friend? 13. He's away. What about his wife? 14. They're businessmen. What about you? B. Give first short, then full negative answers. Example: She isn't a student. What about you?

Neither am I. I'm not a student either. We aren't doctors. What about them? Neither are they. (They're not doctors either). 1. I'm not a clerk. What about Pete? 2. She isn't a teach­er. What about her sister? 3. We aren't fond of sports. What about them? 4. He isn't in the laboratory. What about his girl-friend? 5. I'm not a pupil. What about him? 6. I'm not angry (with you). What about you? 7. She isn't busy. What about her parents? 8. They aren't in the laboratory. What about her? 9. She isn't good at languages. What about her boy-friend? 10. Dick isn't late for his lessons. What about you? 11. The dean isn't at the office now. What about his secretary? 12. I am not fond of pop-music. What about you?

Exercise 7. Say it in English.

Example: I'm no longer your friend.

1. Я больше не дежурный.

2. Я больше не школьник.

3. Она уже (больше) не болеет.

4. Она больше не боится темноты.

5. Мы больше не опаздываем.

6. Они больше не увлекаются спортом.

7. Он больше ни сердится на вас.

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8. Она больше не хочет спать.

9. Я больше не интересуюсь детективами.

Exercise 8. Say it in English.

Я - студент(-ка) первого курса. Я - из маленького го­родка. Мои родители - учителя. Мой отец всегда очень занят. Моей сестре - двенадцать лет. Я увлекаюсь музыкой и спор­том. Моя сестра увлекается поп-музыкой. Она не интересуется классической музыкой. Мне хорошо дается математика, а моя сестра способна к языкам, но ей не дается математика: Мои родители сейчас дома. Я - в этом большом городе сейчас, Я никогда не опаздываю на занятия. Я собираюсь стать матема­тиком (физиком, химиком, биологом, географом).

UNIT 2.

Структура There + be

There is	a some	pen chalk	in my hand on the blackboad
There are	some	books	on the table

There is There are	no	soap pencils	in the bathroom in my bag
There isn't	a any	bed soap	in that room on the shelf
There aren't	any	maps	in this book

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is there	a picture	on the wall?	Yes,		is
	any chalk	in the class-			(some)
		room?	No,	there	are isn't
Are there	any students	in room ten?			(any)
					aren't

What is there in your beg? What's there on that shelf? How many pencils are there on the desk?

There is a note-book there There are some books there There are six

Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with suitable noun-phrases:

a dean's office; a computer; a lot of stu­dents; English - Russian dictionaries; a lot of snow; a few exams; many historical places; a meeting; old houses; a library; not much furniture; modern conviniences; journals; Eng­lish classes.

1. There is on the second floor. 2. There are in

the corridor. 3. There is __ in the classroom. 4.There are

in the bookcase. 5. There are in our town. 6. There

are in the library. 7. There was on the ground last

winter. 8. There were _ last week. 9. There was at

our University. 10. There will be this spring. 11. The­ re were in this street. 12. There is in the room.

13. There are all in our house. 14. There is on the

first floor of this building.

Exercise 2. Ask questions to get information. Use the words in brackets. Example 1: There are (were) many churches in this town

(your town)

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there many churches in your town? Were- A: 1. There is a fine picture gallery in our town (in your place). 2. There is a bus-stop near the department store (in the next street). 3. There are a lot of bridges over the Thames (the Tura). 4. There are a lot of monuments in Tobolsk (In your town). 5. There were a lot of old buil­ dings in our town some years ago (in this street). 6. There is a church in this street (in some other place). 7. There is a computer - class on the ground floor (a dean's offi­ ce). 8. There are a lot of English - Russian dictionaries in our library (in the reading-hall). 9. There were many flowers in our garden last summer (your garden). 10. There are some interesting articles in this newspaper (in this journal). 11. There was a concert after a meeting (dance). 12. There was a lot of snow in January last winter (in Feb­ ruary). 13. There are twelve faculties at our Institute (at the University). 14. There was much work to do yesterday (a week ago). 15. There were many rainy days in August (last summer).

Example 2: There will be a lecture on physics tomor- row.

Will there be a lecture on mathematical analysis tomorrow?

B. 1. There will be a meeting in this room (in the hall). 2. There will be a seminar next week (in a week). 3. There will be a dance after the concert (after the picture). 4. There will be many guests at the party (at the conference). 5. There will be five exams this spring (next term). 6. There will be a lot of new buildings in this part of the town (in the next street). 7. There will be many dictiona­ries in our library (our reading - hall). 8. There will be a lecture on physics tomorrow (on history). 9. There will be many students at the lecture (at the seminar).

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Eercise 3. Disagree with the following. Example: There isn't much paper on the desk, is there? But there is! There is a lot of paper here. There aren't many English books in our libra- ry. But there are! There are a lot of English books.

1. There aren't many good students in your group, are the-re? 2. There aren't many desks in the lecture - room, are there? 3. There isn't much furniture in this room, is the-re? 4. There aren't many good-looking girls at your facul-ty, are there? 5. There aren't many well-equipped laborator-ries in our building, are there? 6. There aren't many mis-takes in our dictation, are there? 7. There aren't many mo­numents in our town, are there? 8. There aren't many compu­ters at our faculty, are there? 9. There weren't many sunny days last summer. 10. There weren't many flowers near this building last summer. 11. There weren't many churches in our town seventy years ago. 12. There wasn't much snow in the yard last month. 13. There weren't many seminars on physics last term. 14. There weren't many tests last term.

Exercise 4. The following will occur in the future. Express it making some changes if necessary. Example: There are two bridges over the river. In a year there will be three bridges oyer the river.

1. There is a lecture on mathematics today. 2. There is a seminar on physics this week.

3. There is a dance in this hall in the evening.

4. There are many guests in the party.

5. There are many new houses in this street.

6. There are five exams this term.

7. There is a skating - rink not far from here.

8. There are English classes this week.

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9. There is a meeting at our University today. 10. There are a lot of English books in our library.

Exercise 5. Ask questions to get more exact information: Example: There are (were) (will be) bridges over the river.

How many bridges are (were, will be) there over the river?

What bridges are (were, will be) there over

the river?

There is (was, will be) a book on the table.

How many books are (were, will be) there on

the table?

What book is (was, will be) on the table?

1. There are many desks in the lecture - room.

2. There are some students in the dean's office.

3. There are some computers in the class - room.

4. There are museums in our town.

5. There are some libraries in our town.

6. There is a picture- gallery near this building.

7. There was a church opposite this house.

8. There were many meetings last year.

9. There Were many scientists at the conference.

10. There will be English classes next week.

11. There Will be a lecture tomorrow.

12. There Will be many laboratories on that floor.

13. There are some shops in this street.

14. There is a grammar rule on this page.

15. There was an international students' club at the facul­ty last year.

Exercise 6. Extend the statements according to the model. Make use of the noun in brackets. Example 1: There is a book on the table (a dictionary).

- It's a pity, but there is no dictionary on the table, there is only a book there.

1. There is a text on this page (grammar rule).

2. There is a computer in the classroom (a TV - set).

1. There is a lecture - room on the second floor (a libra­ry).

3. There is a secretary at the dean's office (a dean).

2. There was an exam on mathematics last term (exam on English)

4. There is a desk in the room (a chair).

5. There was a church in this street (a museum).

6. There is a pen on the desk (a dictionary).

3. There was a monument in the centre of the town (a cine­ma).

10. There is a lecture on physics on the time-table (lectu­re on mathematics). 11. There was a history class yesterday (an English class). Example 2: There are only some books on the table, there are no dictionaries there.

1. There are some teachers in the hall (students).

2. There are some shops in the street (cinemas).

3. There are a lot of English - Russian dictionaries there (French- Russian dictionaries).

4. There are lecture - rooms on this floor (laboratories).

5. There are two computers in this classroom (other devi­ces).

6. There are many pictures in the classroom (flowers).

7. There were some interesting articles in the journal (advertisments).

8. There were a lot of old houses in this street (monu­ments).

9. There were English classes yesterday (history classes).

10. There were a lot of warm days in April (cold days).

11. There are some mistakes in my test (in his test).

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12. There are two bus-stops in this street (in the next street).

Exercise 7. Disagree with the following statements.

Example: There will be a lecture on physics tomorrow. There will be no lecture on physics tomorrow.

1. There will be English classes next week.

2. There will be a conference at the end of the term.

3. There will be a dance after the concert.

4. There will be many exams this spring.

5. There will be a lot of students at the conference.

6. There will be many guests in the party.

7. There will be a skating rink in this place.

8. There will be a new school here.

9. There will be laboratories on this floor.

10. There will be new dictionaries in our reading hall.

Exercise 8. Translate into English:

A. 1. В нашем городе много красивых и новых зданий. 2. В нашем городе много достопримечательностей (places of in­ terest). 3. В центре города находится новая библиотека. 4. В городе есть два театра и много кинотеатров. 5. Есть четы­ ре музея. 6. Через реку ведут три моста. 7. Напротив уни­верситета стоит старая красивая церковь. 8. В центре города находится картинная галерея. 9. В городе много памятников.

B.1. В нашем городе два университета и несколько инс­ титутов. 2. В нашем университете тринадцать факультетов. 3. На нашем факультете учится 400 (500) студентов. 4. В нашем здании несколько лабораторий, компьютерный класс и актовый зал. 5. На втором этаже - деканат. 6. На первом этаже много лекционных аудиторий. 7. В аудиториях много столов и стуль­ ев. 8. На стене висит доска и разные таблицы (tables). 9. В компьютерном классе много компьютеров. 10. В лабораторияхмного приборов (devices), И. В нашем здании есть библиоте-

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ка и столовая. 12. В библиотеке много книг, журналов и сло­варей. 13. На первом этаже висит расписание занятий.

UNIT 3.

Глагол to have

		+		-			?
I		a book		bag		I		book?
We	have		have no	chalk	Have we		a	chalk?
You		some pens		book	you	any
They			haven't	pens	they		pens?
			a (ny)
He		a map		map		he	a	map?
She	has		has no	chalk	Has	she	any	chalk?
(It)		some chalk	hasn't	bag milk		(it)		bags?
			a (ny)

Note: Для разговорного английского языка характерны две формы:havegotили глагольные формы со вспомогательным глаголомdo:Have you got any brothers or sisters? Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Exercise 1. Use to have (have got) in the right form:

1. He ... a large family. 2. They ... a very nice flat in our town. 3. His father ... a farm in the North of Eng­land. 4. His mother is a housewife and she ... a lot of

work to do about the house. 5. I ... a lot of problems with my exams. 6. We ... a lot of English books at home. 7. ... she a family of her own? 8. How many children ... your pa­rents (...)? 9. My friend ... a good job. 10. My cousins ... not (...) much money. 11. The students of our group ... three classes every day. 12. Yesterday we ... an English

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lesson. 13. My friend ... a nice car. 14. My sister ... not (...) a house, she ... a flat.

Exercise 2. Ask your friends to answer your questions:

Has Have

you students of our group your girl (boy) your friend your father our teacher Tyumen we they

(got)

many English classes a week? many well-equipped laboratories a tape-recorder? much paper on the desk? a car? many good books? an English - Russian dictionary? any historical places? a dog? a flat?

Exercise 3. Ask your friend: if he (she) has got a flat;

what furniture he (she) has got in his (her) flat; if he (she) has many relatives;

how many sisters or brothers he has; if he has got any pictures in his room;

what flowers he has got in his room; if his parents have got a country-house; if his father has got a car;

what car he has got;.

where he has his flat or house; if he has any English books at home;

what records he has.

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Exercise 4. Answer your friend's questions:

Example: We've got a good record-player and what about them?

So have they.

He has got a lot of English records and what about you? So have I.

1. I've got a nice tape - recorder and what about him? 2. My friend has got a new car and what about his cousin? 3. They've got two English classes every week and what about the students of that group? 4. The Blacks have got a lot of books in different languages and what about the Smiths? 5. This artist has few pictures and what about that artist? 6. They've got a big house in the countryside and what about you? 7. Our town has many sights and what about your place? 8. Our building has got high ceilings and what about the new one? 9. My friend has got a dog and what about your friend? 10. They have a test on physics and what about us?

11. Mary has got a boy-friend and what about you?

Exercise 5. Answer your friend's questions negatively. Example: He hasn't got a car.

And what about his cousin?

Neither has his cousin.

We haven't got many English books at home and

what about you?

Neither have I (we). 1. The girl hasn't got a new dress and what about her sis­ter? 2. We haven't much free time and what about you? 3. Nick hasn't got a big family and what about Paul? 4. This lecture-room hasn't got many desks and chairs and what about that lecture-roan? 5. Small towns haven't many pla­ces of interest and what about villages? 6. She hasn't got an English - Russian dictionary and what about her classma­te? 7. They haven't got any chocolate here and what about

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that shop? 8. We haven't got physics lessons today and what about you? 9.I haven't got a phone and what about Nick? 10. You haven't got new records and what about her?

Exercise 6. Ask questions using the example:

Example: There is an English lesson in the time-table

(mathematics).

Have we got a math lesson in the time-table?

Yes, we have. /No, we haven't.

We have no math lesson in the time-table on Monday. 1. There is a church in this street (museum). 2. There are a lot of English - Russian dictionaries in our reading -room (any special dictionaries). 3. There are a lot of lo­vely postcards there (albums). 4. There are newspapers in the information bureu (magazines). 5. There are pictures in this store (slides). 6. There are a lot of new records in our house (English records). 7. There is a lift in our hou­se (chute for refuse). 8. There is a computer hall in our faculty (a language laboratory). 9. There is a pen in the box (a pencil). 10. There are some apples in the house (oranges).

UNIT 4.

The Pronoun.

The Personal Pronouns. The Nomina­tive Case.	The Personal Pronouns. The Objective Case.	The Posses­sive Prono­uns.	The Posses­sive Prono­uns. The Absolute Form	The Reflex- ive-Emphasi-zing Pro­nouns.
I - Я	me - меня, мне	my - мой	mine - мой	myself

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he- он she - она it- он, она, оноwe- мы you - вы they - они

him - ему, его her - ей, ее it- его, ему, ейus- нас, нам you - вас, вам them - их, им

his - его her- ее its - его, ее our - наш your - ваш their - их

his - его hers - ее its - его, ее ours - наш yours- ваш theirs- их

himself herself itself ourselves yourself yourselves themselves

Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with the personal pronouns.

1. ... are married.

2. ... have a young sister, whose name is Rosemary.

3. The next lesson is English. ... likes it.

4. There are a lot of boys in our group, but ... don't li­ke History.

5. How old are ... ?

6. ... does her homework regularly.

7. At half past twelve ... is time for lunch and ... go to the students' canteen.

8. ... are at the theatre now.

9. ... always change my books at the library.

10. ... is the beginning of November now.

11. ... am sure he will have a bright future.

12. There are many flowers in the garden. ... are so beauti­ful!

13. Lida is a bright student. ... is a good friend, too.-

14. My parents have many books. ... are of great interest.

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Exercise 2. Rewrite the sentences, using the personal pro­nouns. Example: Michael lives in a big house - He lives in a big house.

1. Mary opens the window.

2. Vera and Susan go home.

3. The book is on the table.

4. Thomas and I sit in the car.

5. John sees a boy.

6. After supper my parents usually watch TV.

7. Her friend gets to town by train.

8. Barbara lives with her mother.

1. Nickolas and Erica can play the piano. 10. Mr. Brown is a doctor.

Exercise 3. Use the possessive pronouns.

Example 1: Give me ... (вашу) pen, please -

Give me your pen, please. Example 2: This is not ... (моя) pen, ... (моя) is

blue -This is not my pen, mine is blue.

1. This book is ... (моя).

2. They gave us ... (их) books.

3. I haven't got a dictionary. Can you give me ... (ваш) ?

4. How difficult ... (моя) life is!

5. That bag is ... (ее).

6. ... (его) mother wrote this letter.

7. Johnny does ... (свою) homework every day.

8. Those girls are ... (ее) sisters.

9. Take ... (мою) pen. ... (моя) is better.

10. I know ... (его) brother but I do not know ..., (твое­го).

11. This dictionary is ... (наш).

12. This young man is ... (их) brother.

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13. What colour are ... (ее) eyes? ... (его) are blue.

14. ... (мой) friend is a young pilot. What about ... (их) friends?

15. ... (наша) classroom is large, and ... (ваша)? Exercise 4. Translate the sentences, using the reflexive -emphasizing pronouns. Example: Я видел это сам. - Я saw it myself.

1. Он говорил о себе.

2. Она сама написала это письмо.

3. Они сами это сказали.

4. Он сердился сам на себя (tobeangrywith).

5. Я всегда сам делаю домашнюю работу.

6. Они сами сделали этот эксперимент.

7. Она увидела себя в зеркале.

8. Мы можем это сделать сами.

9. Я видел это сам.

10. Вы сами это можете написать?

The Indefinite Pronouns.

Неопределенные местоимения	Исчисляемые существительные
many- многие, много few - мало (очень мало) a few - немного, несколько	books cars people children students
Неопределенные местоимения	Неисчисляемые существи- тельные
much- много little мало (очень мало) alittle- немного, некоторое количество	time work news coffee

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Exercise 5. Use mich, many.

1. How ... eggs are there in the fridge, Paul?

2. We don't need ... orange juice.

3. Is there ... meat in the fridge?

4. There isn't ... fruit at home, and there isn't ... fish either.

5. Do you really need so .... sugar?

6. He says he couldn't bring... carrots.

7. Have you got ... money?

8. There is ... snow in the streets.

9. Susan is an excellent student. She has ... books and ... friends.

10. ... people walk along the street during business hours.

11. There are ... cities in the United States.

12. ... of what he says is true.

13. He has so ... problems at present.

14. I've got ... time.

15. How ... sugar is there in ray tea?

Exercise 6. Use (a) few, (a) little.

i. There is ... milk in the jug.

2. Is there so ... salt left?

3. I'm delighted. Tom has made very ... mistakes in the test.

4. There are ... lumps of sugar left.

5. There is ... sugar left.

6. Is there really so ... bread left?

7. Three biscuits are not many, they are ... .

8. I know ... about painting.

9. There are ... flowers in my garden.

10. I have ... free time.

11. I have ... English books at home.

12. Give me ... time, please.

13. She has very ... friends here.

14. Ann has ... French books, she wants to buy some more.

+ some	? any	- no, not any
There are some books on the table. There is some Ibread on the plate.	Are there any books on the table? Is there any bread on the plate?	There are no books on the table. There are not any books on the table. There is no bread on the plate. There is not any bread on the plate.

somebody / + someone something	? anybody / anyone anything	- nobody / none nothing
Give me something to read, please. Somebody is oo- ming here.	Can you give me anything to read? Do you see anybody there?	I have nothing interesting to read. I see nobody in the iroom.

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a. Everybody is here.

b. Has anybody seen my boy?

с I probably left them somewhere in the house.

d. He goes everywhere by train.

e. Somebody robbed met

f. Nobody helped me.

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Exercise 7. Translate the following into Russian.

Pay attention to the pronouns some, any, no.

1. There are some pictures on the wall.

2. There is not any bread on the plate.

3. There is some chalk in the box.

4. He has no English books at home.

5. Is there any clean water here?

6. There is some clean paper on the table.

7. There are some magazines on the shelf.

8. There is not any shop in this house.

9. Have you got any friends in your group?

10. Have you any classes today?

11. I have no car of my own.

12. Are there any students in the lab?

13. Give her some clean notebooks.

14. Give me some English books.

15. I put no sugar into my coffee.

16. There is no milk in the cup.

Exercise 8. Choose the right word: some, something, somebo­dy, any anything, anybody, no, nothing, nobody.

1. I have ... relatives in London.

2. There is ... at home.

3. There is ... interesting on TV tonight.

4. Is there ... on this desk?

5. Have they ... chairs in the kitchen?

6. Is there ... in the bathroom?

7. We have ... friends in Paris.

8. There is ... in the fridge.

9. There is ... in the house.

10. Have you got ... questions?

11. Is there ... interesting in today's paper? 12. There is light in the flat. ... is at home.

13. ... knows their new address.

14. ... asked you to do it.

15. 0ive me ... to eat.

16. He said ... .

17. We did not take ... from the table.

Exercise 9. Combine the sentences below.

1. Where is my purse?

1. Mike doesn't like to drive.

2. We must begin the meeting.

2. I lost my keys.

3. Where did Johnny go?

3. The exam was very difficult.

Exercise 10. Give negative answers.

Use anybody, nobody, anything.

Example: Is there anybody behind the door? -No, I think there's nobody there.

1. Have you anything to eat?

2. Is there any coffee in the house?

3. Are there any clerks at the meeting?

4. Is there any news?

5. Is anybody waiting for me?

6. Are there any mistakes in my translation?

7. Are there any questions for me?

8. Is there any sugar in my tea?

9. Have you got any money on you?

10. Is there anything new in this programs?

11. Are you going to buy anything on the way home?

12. Is he reading anything now?

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13. Is there anybody in the lab at the moment?

14. Have you got anything to tell me?

15. Is there anybody from London at the conference?

Exercise 11. Fill in the gaps with no, not any

and compound pronouns of some, any, no:

See, what our morning is like.

It's busy morning in fact. Mr. Bridge has ... free ti­me. He is dictating ... to the secretary. Miss Brooks is talking to ... on the phone. Jane is looking through She isn't talking to ... .

• Is ... having coffee?

• No, ... is having coffee.

~ Is there ... unusual this morning?

• No, ... unusual. Every morning is like that.

• Why are you not doing ... ?

• There is ... work for me today. I am a trainee (прак­тикант).

• Is there ... in the boss's room?

• Yes, there is ... there. They are discussing ... impor­tant.

• Is there ... I can do for you?

- No, thank you. There is ... urgent at the moment.

- Are you looking for ... ? - No.

UNIT 5.