17 The adjective and the pronoun

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Some, Any, No

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.

1. You never ask me ... questions. Is everything clear?

2. Have ... of the cakes.

3. There's hardly ... bread left. Could you go and buy ... ?

4. If you have ... news, call me back.

5. My mother hoped that perhaps the school had ... funds to give me a grant.

6. You have ... fine flowers in your garden.

7. Go and ask him for ... more paper.

8. Come ... time you like.

9. We did it without... difficulty.

10. There are ... matches left. We must buy ....

11. I don't think there is ... milk left in the jug.

12. ... student can answer the question.

13. Is your arm ... better?

14. If you want... money, feel free to ask.

15. He does not want... more pudding. You can take it away.

16. They have ... time — they must go.

17. There must be ... solution to the problem, isn't there?

18. She lives in ... little village near London.

19. Take ... doll you like, Sue.

20. Would you have ... cheese with your tea?

Not versus No

Exercise 2

Make the following sentences negative in two ways.

> Pattern: I have some problems.

1. I have no problems.

2. I don't have any problems.

1. There was some food left.

2. The children made some noise.

3. I need some help.

4. We have some time to spare.

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5. There is a way to do it.

6. I received some letters.

7. I trust someone.

8. I saw someone in the hall.

9. She can find somebody who can do it.

10. Someone phoned you in the morning

11. I will give you some money.

12. Some guests have already arrived.

Exercise 3

Correct the following sentences, all of which contain double negation.

1. I don't need no help.

2. I didn't see nobody.

3. I can't never understand him.

4. I didn't do nothing.

5. I can't hardly hear the radio. Would you please turn it up?

Exercise 4

Supply one of the compounds of SOME, ANY or NO to complete the following sentences.

1. At the party you'll see ... you haven't met yet.

2. I'm not going to see him because I have ... important to tell him.

3. ... has been here before us.

4. This is my business and ... else's.

5. …is better than ... in a situation like this.

6. … has any right to interfere in this matter.

7. It was clear that... had happened.

8. It's a cave. I'd like to find out if there's ... left inside.

9. But in any case, what can ... do?

10. ... at the airport could tell me about the hotel.

11. Can't you do ... by yourself, no?

12. Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, taking no notice of... .

13. ... can become a member of the club.

14. There was hardly ... to occupy hint.

15. I think there's ... wrong with my watch.

16. I am expecting … at the twelve o’clock.

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17. ... can take part in the programme.

18. She had ... to talk to, she was very lonely.

19. If you can find... to do it, let me know.

20. We need ... like you to do this job. ... very honest.

Much, Many, Few, Little

Exercise 5

Choose between MUCH, MANY, (A) FEW, (A) LITTLE to complete the following sentences.

1. Nowadays we are very busy and we see ... of our old friends.

2. We are looking forward to our vacation. We are planning to spend ... days with my folks.

3. Into each life, ... rain must fall. (a saying)

4. I drove along the edge of the sea. There were not... people about.

5. I have so... things to do that I don't know which to do first.

6. My sister spends so ... money on her clothes that she has none left for holidays.

7. She was glad to see me because I was Russian and she knew ... Russian people.

8. He was so happily absorbed in the building of his house that events outside it affected him ... .

9. He knew he was not a good teacher, and he intended to do ...of that.

10. I didn't get ... to eat when we had dinner with the Greens.

11. Driving to the stadium was easy. We got there quickly because there was ... traffic.

12. ... days ago I met a very interesting person.

13. Since the family is very poor, the children have ... clothes.

Exercise 6

Make the following sentences affirmative and replace MANY and MUCH by suitable expressions.

1. Ann did not have many books on economics.

2. He hasn't much work to do, so he decided to visit his friends first.

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3. On Saturday afternoon there were not many people in the supermarket.

4. He did not need much time to work out the plan of his future work.

5. John hadn't slept much the previous night, because he had a headache.

6. I am afraid I have not many new facts about that accident.

7. Not many days passed since he started a new life.

8. Not much was said about it.

9. It was a new part of the city and there were not many green spots about.

10. She was worrying about the course of events because not many letters had come from her brother.

Exercise 7

Translate into English.

1. Как можно так много курить! Вы совсем не беспокоитесь о своём здоровье.

2. Чудесный праздник! Как много гостей! А ведь должно прийти еще больше к восьми часам!

3. Он больше молчал, не вступал в общий разговор. Но то, что он говорил, было всеми услышано, потому что он не говорил много.

4. Этим летом мало дождливых дней, всё больше солнечных.

5. У меня совсем не было сегодня свободного времени, поэтому я мало ел. Сейчас я очень голоден.

6. Моросил мелкий дождь, поэтому на улицах было мало прохожих.

7. Я могу поделиться этим рецептом с Вами. Его секрет в том, что нужно класть много масла и сахара на дно сковороды.

8. Летом мальчику было очень скучно, потому что очень мало его друзей осталось в городе.

9. Туристам музей очень понравился, потому что там было много известных полотен и мало людей.

10. Там были Грины, Смиты, Гордоны и еще много людей, которых я не знаю.

11. Ты мало читаешь. Это может повредить тебе на вступительных экзаменах.

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12. В библиотеке осталось очень мало книг, которые Алиса не прочитала.

13. Много уже сказали, но мало сделали.

14. В ноябре в саду было уже мало цветов. Все понимали, что скоро наступит зима.

15. Через минуту я спущусь вниз к гостям.