- •Практическая грамматика английского языка.
- •Функции существительного в предложении
- •Категория рода
- •Категория числа
- •Образование множественного числа имен существительных
- •Особые случаи образования множественного числа имен существительных
- •Только в единственном числе
- •Только во множественном числе
- •Категория падежа
- •Образование притяжательного падежа
- •Exercises
- •Неопределенный артикль
- •Определенный артикль
- •Exercises
- •The traveller.
- •Местоимения
- •Личные местоимения Personal Pronouns
- •Exercises
- •Притяжательные местоимения Possessive Pronouns
- •Возвратные и усилительные местоимения Reflexive and Emphatic Pronouns
- •Взаимные местоимения Reciprocal Pronouns
- •Указательные местоимения Demonstrative Pronouns
- •Неопределенные местоимения
- •Indefinite Pronouns
- •Interrogative, Conjunctive and Relative Pronouns
- •Обобщающие местоимения Universal Pronouns All
- •Настоящие времена
- •Употребление the Present Simple (Indefinite) Tense
- •Exercises
- •Настоящее длительное время
- •Образование причастия настоящего времени.
- •Exercises
- •Настоящее простое или настоящее длительное время
- •Глаголы состояния Stative Verbs exercises
- •Настоящее совершенное время The Present Perfect Tense
- •Exercises
- •Настоящее совершенно-длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Настоящее совершенное или настоящее совершенно-длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Сравнение настоящих времен The Present Tenses Compared exercises
- •Прошедшие времена The Past Tenses
- •Exercises
- •Прошедшее длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Прошедшее простое или Прошедшее длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Прошедшее совершенное время The Past Perfect Tense
- •Exercises
- •Прошедшее совершенно-длительное время The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- •Exercises
- •Прошедшее совершенное и Прошедшее совершенно-длительное время The Past Perfect Tense vs. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense exercises
- •Сравнение прошедших времен The Past Tenses Compared exercises
- •Будущие времена The Future Tenses
- •Exercises
- •Конструкции to be going to для описания будущих действий
- •Exercises
- •Различие в употреблении will и (be) going to
- •Exercises
- •Будущее длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Будущее совершенное время The Future Perfect Tense
- •Exercises
- •Будущее совершенно-длительное время
- •Exercises
- •Будущее совершенное или Будущее совершенно-длительное время The Future Perfect Tense vs. The Future Perfect Continuous Tense exercises
- •Настоящее простое и настоящее длительное время в значении будущего времени
- •Exercises
- •Придаточные предложения времени и условия Adverbial Clauses of Time and Condition
- •Exercises
- •Сравнение будущих времен The Future Tenses Compared exercises
- •Revision of Tenses exercises
- •International friends
- •Действительные и страдательные обороты
- •Страдательные обороты с формальным подлежащим it
- •Exercises
- •Оглавление
Exercises
Exercise 1. |
Explain the use of the indefinite article. Translate into Russian. |
1. |
I wish I were a poet to describe it to you. |
2. |
She works as a chemist. |
3. |
It’s such a beautiful day. |
4. |
Two hours a week is not enough to learn a foreign language. |
5. |
Sir Wilmer has always been a good neighbour to us. |
6. |
His aunt, a woman of uncertain age, was also present at the ceremony. |
7. |
A man and a woman sat opposite us but they didn’t talk. |
8. |
We saw a house with a lawn in front of it. |
9. |
A cat is a domestic animal. |
10. |
He bought a dozen ties at Selfridges’s. |
11. |
What a long queue! |
12. |
I go to bed early as a rule. |
13. |
Did you have a good time in Italy? |
14. |
It’s a pleasure to see you again. |
15. |
A triangle has three sides. |
Exercise 2. |
Explain the use of the definite article. Translate into Russian. |
1. |
She gave me the wrong address. |
2. |
Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Great Britain. |
3. |
The Times is one of the famous British newspapers. |
4. |
A word of thanks was given at the end of the speech. |
5. |
In the evening they gathered together again. |
6. |
The music sounded beautiful. |
7. |
The apples smell good. |
8. |
Some of the world’s great monuments including the cathedrals of Europe and the Colosseum in Rome, have shown signs of deterioration caused by acid rain. |
9. |
Do you know the girl who lives next door? |
10. |
Classes begin on the first of September. |
11. |
The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell. |
12. |
First of all she attended to the wounded. |
13. |
The Middle Ages is a period in European history that lasted from about AD 500 to 1500. |
14. |
The United Kingdom is the third most populous state in the European Union. |
15. |
The Prime Minister and Ministers receive their appointments from the Queen at Buckingham Palace. |
Exercise 3. |
Explain the omission of an article. Translate into Russian. |
1. |
Her brothers were students at Oxford University. |
2. |
You may put your bag here. |
3. |
The most elementary branch of mathematics is arithmetic. |
4. |
Is it part two of the book? |
5. |
I find it exciting to watch tennis. |
6. |
In many English homes four meals are served: they are breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. |
7. |
John spoke in a low voice. |
8. |
We reserved this table for lunch. |
9. |
Many people have come here from curiosity. |
10. |
We stayed at home because it rained. |
11. |
Bacon and eggs makes a traditional English breakfast. |
12. |
Since 1952, the sovereign of the United Kingdom has been Queen Elizabeth II. |
13. |
Boxes of chocolates are a favorite gift on Valentine’s Day. |
14. |
Henry was taken to hospital with appendicitis. |
15. |
He went to Rome on business. |
Exercise 4. |
Insert the, a, or an. |
I live in 1.____ small house in 2.____ country. There is 3.____ small city 4.____ few miles away. Going to 5.____ city is no problem unless you are in 6.____ hurry. There is 7.____ bus which stops at 8.____ little gas station opposite our house, but 9.____ driver of 10.____ bus never carries 11.____ watch or pays any attention to 12.____ printed schedule which he distributes regularly. Therefore, when I have 13.____ appointment or 14.____ important engagement, I never depend on 15.____ Western Transportation Company (16.____ name of 17.____ bus line). 18.____ week ago, I wanted to go into 19.____ city to buy 20.____ suit. However, I was expecting 21.____ guest to come to spend 22.____ evening with us, so I wanted to get back to 23.____ house early. In order not to lose any time, I drove to 24.____ city. I parked in front of 25.____ one-hour parking meter. When I returned with 26.____ suit, 27.____ policeman was standing there. 28.____ meter indicated 29.____ violation. I had been away more than 30.____ hour. 31.____ policeman was putting 32.____ parking ticket. I soon realized this was 33.____ waste of time. When I went to 34.____ Court House 35.____ week later, I found out 36.____ fine for 37.____ violation was five dollars.
Exercise 5. |
Add the definite article the in the blank spaces if necessary. |