Kaushanskaya V. L. English grammar exercises

1. The Noun

2. The Use of Articles

3. The Verb. Tenses in the Active Voice

4. The Passive Voice

5. Modal verbs

6. The Subjunctive Mood

7. Verbals. The Participle

8. The Gerund

9. The Infinitive

10. SYNTAX. Kinds of Sentences

11. Word-Order

12. The Subject

13. The Predicate

14. Agreement

15. The Object

16. The Attribute

17. Adverbial Modifiers

18. The Compound and the Complex Sentence

19. Sequence of Tenses

20. Indirect Speech

S.V. SHEVTSOVA THE INTERMEDIATE MODERN ENGLISH COURSE. FIRST YEAR

There is\are. It. Indefinite pronouns.

Exercise 12 p. 12 Fill in the blanks with 'it’ or 'there' according to the sense.

1. The Lake District in England is called so, because — are really a lot of lakes there. — is a very beautiful part of the country. At the beginning of the 19th century — was a group of poets who lived in this district. They were known as Lake Poets.

2. Prince Edward Island is the smallest province in Canada, both in territory and population. In fact, — is like one large, well-kept farm. — is no place more than a few miles from the coast. — is a very quiet island. — is almost like being in another world. — is no heavy industry on the island. Its main industry is agriculture. Yet — is a historical place for — is the birthplace of Canada.

Exercise 13 p. 12 Add the correct form of ‘there is’, or ‘it is’ to the following.

1. — a beautiful cathedral in this place before the war. 2. — a short way from here to the station? 3. — a shorter way to the station if you are in a hurry. 4. — a pity that you won’t be at the party. 5. — a woman standing here a minute ago. 6. — a fact that he is a clever man. 7. — no time for tea if we are in a hurry. 8. — time to go to bed. 9. — no place like home. 10. — a problem to get to Oxford from London? — no problem at all. You can get there either by boat or by bus. 11. — one empty seat in the plane when I arrived. 12. — a beautiful park here in a couple of years. 13. Don’t you think — time for another cigarette? 14. — a place I know where you can have good coffee. 15. — a crossing here?

 

Exercise 18 pp. 14 – 15 Test translation.

(A) 1. Столица Российской Федерации — Москва. Она расположена по обеим сторонам Москвы-реки. Москва — большой промышленный город со множеством фабрик и заводов. Это также порт пяти морей. Москва является культурным центром страны. Здесь много музеев, картинных галерей, театров и кино. Российская государственная библиотека - одна из самых крупных библиотек мира и самая большая библиотека в России. Она находится в самом центре Москвы, недалеко от Кремля.

2. Москва — очень старый город; ей более 800 лет, но это также и молодой город с новыми проспектами, красивыми площадями и парками. Новые районы города отличаются от старых. Улицы в новых районах широкие, с высокими домами по обеим сторонам. Здесь нет ни фабрик, ни заводов. Здесь много солнца и воздуха. В жилых домах все удобства. В Москве живет более 13 млн. человек.

(В) 1. Какая самая красивая улица Москвы? 2. Сколько мостов через Москва-реку? 3. Где самый большой стадион в Москве? Как он называется? 4. Чем отличаются новые районы Москвы от старых? 5. Как сейчас выглядят Воробьевы горы? 6. Где самое большое уличное движение в Москве? 7. Чем славится Красная площадь? 8. Каково население России?

 

 

There is/are …. Be. Have

 

Exercise 19 p. 15 Study the following charts.

 

(A) With Countable Nouns

1. There is (‘s)	a (some)	book on the table.
There is	a	Pen and some pencils in my bag.
2. There are (‘re)	some (a few)	chairs in the room.
3. Is there	any (a)	river in this place?
4. There was	no	wind yesterday.
5. There were	few	factories in this district.
6. There will be (‘ll be)	a lot of	students at the meeting
7. There won’t be	many	visitors tomorrow.

 

(B) With Uncountable Nouns

	some	bread in the breadbox.
	lLittle	sugar in the cup.
There is	a little	butter on the plate.
	no	money in my bag.
	a lot of	oil in our country.
	much	work at our office today.

 

Exercise 20 p. 15 Use the correct form of the verb ‘be’.

1. The hour was late, there — no taxis. 2. There — a lot of students at our University now, there — more next year. 3. — there no talk about it at supper? 4. — there time to do this work tomorrow? 5. There — a lot of people at the meeting tomorrow. 6. There — little snow in this part of the country last year. 7. There — only a few new houses here some years ago. 8. The street was very noisy when there ___ a bus line here. 9. There ___ a lot of coal in the Donbas. 10. There ___ lot of fruit in our garden next summer.