Task 1. Singular or plural
of nouns.
1. Neither of them
(has / have) come.
2. Truth and
honesty (are / is) the best policy.
3. Curry and rice
(were / was) his favorite food.
4. Eight miles
(are / is) a long distance.
5. Neither John
nor Peter (is / are) guilty.
6. The house with
its furniture (was / were) sold.
7. The state of
affairs in the country (was / were) such as to cause anxiety to the government.
8. Each of the
suspected men (was / were) arrested.
9. Every passenger
(carry / carries) (his / their) luggage.
10. Neither of the
explanation (is / are) satisfactory.
11. The chairman
as well as members (attend / attends) the meeting.
12. Neither he nor
I (are / am) in the wrong.
13. This
information is / are not enough.
14. The money is / are
for the wedding.
15. Where
___ my clothes?
16. The
United Arab Emirates is / are a very developed country.
17. My
sunglasses ____ on the shelf.
18. Maths is
/ are not an easy subject.
19. The
stairs is / are on your right.
20. The
government usually (consist/consists) of the prime minister and several
ministers.
21. The average American
family (have/has) three children.
Task
2.Insert verb to be
1. Her clothes
___very fashionable.
2. Your
advice___.always welcome.
3. The information
he gave us___very useful.
4. A little money___better than nothing.
5.
That species of spiders ___commonly seen in deserts of North Africa.
6. No
news.___good news.
7
don't want to work here. The equipment___too complicated.
8.
There___a lot of sheep in the field.
9. I
think this ___detailed research.
10.
Where___my spectacles?
11.
The phenomena___unusual.
12.
Mathematics___ difficult, but physics___more difficult to my mind.
13. Look out! The stairs___.very old.
14. In my opinion, looks___very important
for an actor.
15. The police___ responsible for these
actions.
16. The committee___set up several months
ago.
17. The
traffic___very heavy in this street. Be careful at the corner. When the
traffic-lights___red, don't cross the street.
18. The working
wages ___ up. 19. The vacation___always fun
20. The knowledge
she has got at college___very deep.
20. The
carrots___delicious. 21. The grapes___ripe.
22. The
evidence___against him.
23. The contents
of the letter ___made public.
24. The
opera-glasses___out of focus.
Task 3. Match the words on the
left (1-10) with the appropriate phrases on the right (a-j) to
get 10 sentences.
1)
Your advice a) are located outside London.
2)
Our headquarters b) she lent us was not enough.
3)
The money c) are fit.
4)
The premises d) is an important part of the
Olympic Games.
5)
The information e) are often deceptive.
6)
Best news f) is installed in our new shop.
7)
New equipment g) against applying for that job was
good.
8)
Athletics h) was not reliable. It was
published in tabloids.
9)
The scales i) is always printed in morning
newspapers.
10)
Appearances j) where he worked were in the
suburbs.
Task 4. Find the
odd word in the chain of the nouns.
Example:
tea — butter — onions — meat
1) trousers —
spectacles — scales — news
2) advice —
knowledge — contents — progress
3) phonetics -
vacation - goods – information
4) criteria —
datum — oases — radii
5) mice — men —
goats — geese
6) police — work —
weather — furniture
7) congress — team
— government — equipment
8) water — potato
— milk — bread
9) time — business
— stone — bird
10) means —
species — crossroads — wolves
11) thanks —
barracks — congratulations — authorities
12) diagnoses —
roofs — cattle — accommodation
13) premises —
mechanics — darts — laughter
14) success —
research — applause — path
15) journey —
voyage — travel — walk
Task 5. Choose the right variant.
1. His advice___always reasonable. I
advise you to follow___.
a) are, them b) are, it c)
is, it d) is, them
2. The applause___deafening. I can't
stand___any longer. Let's go out.
a) are, them b) is, it c)
is, them d) are, it
3. Her pyjamas___made of silk. I
like___very much.
a) is, it b) is, them c)
are.it d) are, them
4. These scissors___dull! I can't cut
anything with
a) are, them b)
is, them c) is, it d) are, it
5. I think
billiards___a dull game. I wonder why the youth nowadays___so fond of___?
a) are, is, it b) is, are, it c)
are, are, them d) is, are, them
6. Our family ___ good at playing
draughts. Draughts___our favourite game. We play_every weekend.
a) is, is, it b) are, is, it c)
are, are, them d) is, are, it
7. Stop! The traffic___heavy and the
traffic lights ___red. In___time you will cross the street.
a) is, is, two-minutes b) are,
are, a two-minute c) are, is, a two-minutes' d) is, are,
two-minutes'
Quantifiers
Paraphrase the
following words in bold type using little, a little, few, a few.
Example: There
is hardly any wine in the bottle. — There is little
wine in the bottle.
The chairman said some
words. — The chairman said a few words.
1.1 can't help
you. I have hardly any time. 2. Mr. Brown, can I come and see you today? I'd
like to ask you some questions. 3. It is no use asking him about it. He has
hardly any knowledge of the subject. 4.1 go to the theatre when I have some
money and free time. 5. Is there much chalk in the box? — No, there is hardly
any here. 6. He drank some water and felt much better. 7. There was hardly any
tea in the cup, so he poured some more. 8. Hardly any people understood what he
said. 9. There are some carrots in the box. 10. Mummy, may I have some ice
cream? 11. Many years ago some people realized the significance of this
discovery. 12. There was hardly any doubt that the problem could be solved in
the near future. 13. We didn't have to take a porter. We had hardly any
luggage. 14,1 think he is rather greedy. He buys hardly any things for himself.
15. We have received some valuable information. I think it will help us a lot.
Exercise 23.
Fill in the blanks
with little, a little, few, a few.
1. I'd like to
make___remarks in connection with the topic under discussion. 2.___peopJe
realize how important it is to go in for sports. 3. This student has deep
knowledge in English and besides he knows___ French. 4. He is a man
of.___words. 5. Only___names remained in his memory, for this accident happened
more than 20 years ago, 6. That lecture was so difficult that
only___students
could understand it. 7.1 had ___ hope of getting home tonight because I
realized that I had lost my way. 8. The postman doesn't often come here. We
receive___letters. 9. I'm having___trouble fixing this shelf. — Oh dear! Can I
help you? 10.1 shall be away for___.days from tomorrow. 11. When you've wanted
something very badly and it comes at last, it is
somehow ___
frightening. 12. It was a cold windy evening, and there were___people in the
park. 13. There were no doctors for the wounded, and to make things worse there
was only ___ food left. 14. She asked permission to speak to the guest
for___moments, 15.1 won't listen to you! I'd like to believe that there is___
hope left.
Exercise 24.
Paraphrase the
following sentences using the words from the box.
Few, a few, quite
a few, little, a little
1. Only some
pupils wrote the test. 2. A small number of people live to be 80 in Russia. 3.1
have not much time for studying. 4. He had a considerable number of mistakes in
his dictation. 5. She has got some time to prepare for the report.
Exercise 25.
Translate into
English using little, a little, few, a few.
1. Джим
вчера попросил меня починить (repair) машину, но у меня было мало времени, и
мне пришлось отказать ему. 2. Она очень застенчива (shy). У нее мало подруг. 3.
В зале было довольно много людей, так как фильм был интересный, 4. У меня есть
несколько книг по этой проблеме. 5, У нас нет сахара. Купи немного по дороге
домой. 6. Мало кто понял, что он хочет сказать. 7. Я выпил немного кофе и смог
работать до полуночи. 8. В его переводе было мало ошибок, 9. Они подошли к
небольшой деревне; в ней было несколько домов. 10. У них оставалось немного
времени до начала спектакля, и они решили пойти перекусить (have a bite), 11.
Не думаю, что он будет хорошим врачом. У него мало терпения (patience). 12. У
нас было мало денег, поэтому мы решили поехать автобусом, 18. Довольно много
друзей пришли навестить его. 14. У него не хватает несколько долларов, чтобы
купить эту картину. 15.
Ты можешь взять несколько конфет.
Answers
1. Neither of them has come.
2. Truth and honesty is the best policy.
3. Curry and rice was his favorite food.
4. Eight miles is a long distance.
5. Neither John nor Peter is healthy.
6. The house with its
furniture was sold.
7. The state of affairs in the
country was such
as to cause anxiety to the government.
8. Each of the suspected men was arrested.
9. Every passenger carries his luggage.
10. Neither of the explanation is satisfactory.
11. The chairman as well as members attends the meeting.
12. Neither he nor I am in the wrong.
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