12.2 Неопределенные местоимения "other"

Формы "other" могут использоваться в качестве прилагательного или наречия:

Ед. число: another book (is) another is

Мн. число: other books (are) others (are)

Ед. число: the other book (is) the other (is)

Мн. число: the other books (are) the others (are)

Обратите внимание, что окончание -s употребляется только для множественного числа местоимения "other" - "others". "Another" обозначает «еще один в добавление к существующему». "Other/others" (без "the") обозначает «еще несколько в добавление к существующему». "The other(s)" имеет совершенно другое значение – другой/другие (ранее не упоминавшиеся):

I have three apartments. Two are mine. The other is yours.

У меня три квартиры. Две – мои. А другая – твоя.

Упражнение 1. Выберите правильный вариант.

1) Can I have ___ cup of coffee?

a) another

b) other

c) the others

d) others

e) the others

2) When Tom saw himself in the mirror, he was very surprised.

One of his eyes is blue. ___ is brown.

a) Another

b) Other

c) The other

d) Others

e) The others

3) I have five pets. Two are dogs, and ___ are cats.

a) another

b) other

c) others

d) the other

e) the others

4) Michael has three eyes. One is green. ___ is yellow, and...

a) Another

b) Other

c) Others

d) The other

e) The others

___ is red.

a) another

b) other

c) others

d) the other

e) the others

5) Nick found some ants. One of the ants is eating a dead bug.

___ ants are eating a piece of apple. Nick thinks that most ants are vegetarian.

a) Another

b) Other

c) Others

d) The other

e) The others

6) Oh my gosh! I wet my pants! I just needed ___ five minutes.

a) another

b) other

c) others

d) the other

e) the others

7) Some people eat beef, while ___ eat fish.

a) another

b) other

c) others

d) the other

e) the others

8) Fifteen students are here. Two of them are studying, but ___ are sleeping.

a) another

b) other

c) others

d) the other

e) the others

9) There is a lot of different kinds of fruit. One kind is an apple, another is an orange. What ___ fruit do you like?

a) another

b) other

c) others

d) the other

e) the others

10) I have seen four monsters. One of them was a witch. Another was a vampire. ___ was a werewolf. The other was my mom without makeup!

a) Another

b) Other

c) Others

d) The other

e) The others

12.3 Переходные- непереходные глаголы.

Вот несколько глаголов, употребление которых почти всегда вызывает трудности. А проблема в том, что после одних дополнение употребляется, а после других – нет:

Переходные: (с дополнением)	Непереходные: (без дополнения)
raise, raised, raised: The farmer is raising chickens. set, set, set: I will set the glass down. lay, laid, laid: I am laying the dress on the bed.	rise, rose, rise: The moon is rising. sit, sat, sat: They sit in front. lie, lay, lain: I am lying on the bed.

Упражнение 1. Выберите нужный глагол "to sit" или "to set"?

1) Welcome to my office. Would you ____ down please?

2) The child ____ her hotdog on the dirty bench. Yuck!

3) Hairdressers can ____ their client's hair very quickly.

4) Oh no! A gorilla is ____ on my brother! Help!

5) Hey! Mom is ____ breakfast on the table. Let's eat!

6) The family is ____ down at the table to eat breakfast.

7) The food is ___ on the table ready to be eaten.

8) Before dinner, the dishes were ____ on the table, in preparation for the meal.

Упражнение 2. Выберите нужный глагол " to raise" или "to rise"?

1) If you have a question, please ____ your hand.

2) When the child released the balloon, it ____ .

4) Oh no! The skunk is ____ his tail! Look out! When a skunk's tail ____, it's a danger sign. It's going to spray you with a terrible smell!

5) The farmer is ____ chickens and pigs.

6) Oh no! My landlord ____ my rent again. I must pay $50.00 more each month!

7) ____ rent prices are a serious problem in some cities.

8) Heard at major sporting events: "Please ____ for the National Anthem."

Упражнение 3. "to lay" или "to lie"

1. The cat is ____ on the rug, next to the chair.

2. The cat often ____ on the rug when Marsha reads.

3. This cat has ____ here many times!

4. In fact, just last night he ____ here too while Marsha read.

5. Chickens ___ eggs.

6. The average hen ____ over 200 eggs per year. (hen = female chicken)

7. Sylvia ___ her hairbrush on the dresser when she finished using it.

8. Mexico ____ to the south of the United States.

9. Bobby: "Where is my dictionary?" - Cindy: "I ____ it on the desk over there."

10. My mother ___ my baby brother in his crib carefully. She didn't want to wake him up.