Plural and singular Usage of Nouns

Exercise 1

Give the plural of the following nouns.

leaf	mouse	country	piano
child	sheep	goose	lady
man	woman	gooseberry	crisis
tooth	medium	deer	deary
knowledge	fish	dish	news

Exercise 2

Read the following nouns first in the singular and then in the plural:

1. bag, dog, bird, verb), pan, hen, spoon, noun, room, ring, thing, evening, song, girl, apple, table, article.

2. tree, pie, cow, fly, lady, baby, teacher, letter, mirror, berry, play, toy, city.

3. cake, snake, fork, map, lamp, hat, clock, rat, coat, goat, skirt, shirt, plant, sonant, jacket, object, attribute.

4. shelf, leaf, knife, wife, roof, chief, handkerchief.

5. bus, class, glass, dress, piece, slice, horse, house, rose, nose, blouse, box, fox, match, bench, bridge, cage, cottage, bush, radish.

6. man, woman, child, foot, tooth, goose, mouse, ox, fish, trout, fruit, swine, mouse, louse, deer, sheep.

7. phenomenon, crisis, stimulus, formula, axis, thesis, criterion.

Exercise 3

Give the plural form of the words underlined.

► Pattern: I met a man at the meeting last night.

I met some men at the meeting last night.

1. I saw a mouse running across the floor.

2. The baby got a new tooth.

3. I need a match.

4. He cooked a potato for dinner.

5. The professor is reading a thesis.

6. I visited a city in the Ukraine.

7. She photographed a leaf.

8. I caught a fish.

9. I saw a sheep in the farmyard.

10. She talked to a child.

11. The children hid behind the bush.

12. In science class we studied about a species of fish.

13. When I was in the park yesterday, I saw a goose.

14. When we spoke in the cave, we heard an echo.

15. He packed a box.

16. Every day I read in the newspaper about a new crisis in the world.

17. The wagon is being pulled by an ox.

18. I told the children a fable about a wolf and a fox.

19. We read a story about an Indian chief.

20.At the meeting last night, we were listening to a speech.

21.In science class, we studied a phenomenon of nature.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Exercise 4

A LOT OF is used with both countable and uncountable nouns. Complete the sentences using A LOT OF with the correct form of the noun in brackets.

	(money)	He has...
	(sandwich)	They ate...
	(good idea)	That book has...
	(bad weather)	We've been having...
	(homework)	We have... to do tonight.
	(good advice)	She gave me...
	(information)	An encyclopedia contains...
	(photograph)	She took...
	(new vocabulary)	We have learnt...
	(luck)	A gambler needs...
	(traffic)	We were late because there (was/were)...
	(courage)	She has...
	(product)	The company makes...
	(beautiful scenery)	We saw... on our cross-country trip.

THE ADJECTIVE AND THE PRONOUN

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.

a)I have no problems.

b) 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Other, The Other, Another

Exercise 1

Supply a form of OTHER to complete the following sentences.

1. Look at your hand. There is a total of five fingers. One is your thumb,... is your index finger,... is your middle finger. One finger is your ring finger. And... finger is your little finger.

2. Look at your hands. One is your right hand.... is your left hand.

3. I talked to a lot of people. Some said that in some circumstances they would do as they had done before,... told me that if they had known what it would come to they wouldn't have ever done it.

4. Then I read the novels of George Meredith one after....

5. I made few friends in those days, for I was occupied with... things.

6. I got three letters. One was from my father,... one was from my sister.... letter was from my girlfriend.

7. I would like to read more about this subject. Do you have any... books that you could lend me?

8. Some people prefer classical music, but... prefer rock music.

9. There are many means of transportation. The airplane is one.... are the horse, the train, the automobile.

10. There are many means of transportation. The airplane is one. The train is....

11. There are two women standing on the corner. One is Helen Yanse and... is Pat Hendericks.

12. Thank you for inviting me to the picnic. I'd like to go with you but I've already made... plans.

13. One of the countries I would like to visit is Sweden.... is Mexico. Of course, besides these two countries, there are many... places I would like to see.

14. They were going to get what they wanted, one way or....

15. The bar was kept by two very nice girls, one was American and... English.

16.... people have told me the same things.

17. Most of the guests have already arrived, and I'm sure that all of... will be here soon.

18. I have been in only three cities since I arrived in Britain. One is London, and... are Oxford and York.

19. They have three children. One already has a job,... is at the University of Ohio.

20. He was always somewhat indifferent to the feelings of....

21. Why are you alone? Where are...?

22. The houses on... side of the river were built out of gray stone.

23. The servant opened the door and ushered in... visitor.

24. Would you like... cup of tea?

25. In just... three weeks he will be a married man.

26. When his alarm went off this morning, he shut it off, rolled over, and slept for... twenty minutes.

27. He will graduate in... two years.

28. I am almost finished, I just need... five minutes.

 

Exercise 2

Translate into Russian paying special attention to the pronouns.

1. They looked at one another in bewilderment.

2. We couldn't hear each other's words for the wind.

3. He smoked one cigarette after another.

4. Although they lived in the same street they rarely saw each other.

5. The newcomer shook hands with the host and nodded to every other person in the room.

6. These books complement one another.

7. Soames and June were seen just touch each other's left hands and look each at the other's left eye only.

Exercise 3

1. Я бы хотел почитать что-нибудь ещё на эту тему. Есть ли у вас что-либо ещё, что вы могли бы одолжить мне?

2. Некоторые люди — высокие, другие — маленькие. Некоторые люди — полные, а некоторые — стройные.

3. Мы с Пегги старые друзья. Мы знаем друг друга с детства.

4. Соединенные Штаты Америки граничат с двумя странами. Одна из них — Канада, а другая — Мексика.

5. Эта страна имеет две основные проблемы: одна из них - инфляция, другая — нестабильность правительства.

6. Ещё две недели, и я буду отдыхать на пляже в Италии.

7. Не хотите ли ещё чашечку кофе?

8. Он пробежал газету глазами от одной новости к другой, пытаясь найти нужные ему сведения.

9. Я приеду на днях и узнаю, как вы устроились в гостинице.

10. Он вошел в комнату. Отец и Майкл сидели там. Он посмотрел сначала на одного, затем на другого.

11. Джим провел выходные, посещая один театр за другим.

12. Натали вошла, неся в каждой руке по чашке. Одну она дала Джеку, другую — Николь.

13. Алек шептал что-то с другого конца стола, стараясь, чтобы его не слышали на кухне.

14. Оба сына Анны играли в саду. Она переводила взгляд с одного на другого.

15. Дай мне ещё полчаса, и ты Получишь самый вкусный торт на свете.

16. Студенты группы приехали из разных стран: некоторые — из Великобритании, некоторые — из Италии, дведевочки — из Швеции, остальные были американцы.

17. Даймне другую ручку, эта совсем не пишет.

18. Дома на другой стороне улицы были построены в середине XIX века.

19. Мистер и миссис Хэммер — счастливая пара. Они любят и поддерживают друг друга.

20. Они не могли слышать слов друг друга; так как ветер был необычайно сильным.