THE NOUN PHRASE; NOUN SUBSTITUTES
12. She put her handbag down where and now she can’t find it.
13. Will you have . . . pudding o r . . . fruit?
14. . . . one can tell you how to get there. (Everyone knows the way.)
15. Com e and have su p p e r with us if you a re n ’t doing . . . thing to night.
16. I . . . how imagined the house would be much larger. 17. H e lives . . . w here in South A m erica now.
18. It isn’t j u s t . . . one w ho could d o it. It is really quite difficult. 19. W here shall we sit? - O h , . . . where will do.
20. H e asked me if I had seen . . . people there. 21. If you have . . . letters, post them now.
22. It is hopeless to explain . . . thing of the kind to them. 23. H as . . . body else ready this book?
24. T h e re is . . . body else outside. 25. I have . . . thing im portant to tell you.
Exercise 102. Use many, much, a lot of, (a) few, or (a) little in the
blanks:
1. I have . . . friends. 2. She has . . . money. 3. He has j u s t . . . friends. 4. We had only . . . time.
5. I do ubt w hether there will be . . . time for doing shopping. 6. Did Sue m ake . . . tea?
7. I have g o t . . . plans. 8. We need . . . help. 9. I wrote . . . letters. 10. We saw . . . people. 11. T hey drank . . . beer.
12. H ow . . . pupils are there in your class? 13. How . . . m oney have you got on you? 14. He m akes . . . baskets.
15. She d o e sn ’t have . . . patience. 16. Paul had . . . whisky.
18. We d o n ’t have . . . time to lose/waste. 19. . . . time was lost during the strike. 20. I have . . . ties.
21. . . . people think so.
22. His son gives him . . . trouble.
23. I w onder if . . . people will take part in the demonstration. 24. Students have to do . . . private reading.
25. You have got quite . . . bad spelling mistakes in your paper.
Exercise 103. Use each, every, all, or all the in the blanks:
1. . . . person may have three tries. 2. H e gets up early . . . day.
3. I tried a t . . . house in the street, but they d id n ’t live there. 4. . . . his m oney was gone.
5. . . . eyes were fixed on her. 6. . . . student was present. 7. . . . of his novels is interesting. 8. Why do you write on . . . o th er line? 9. . . . cars have engines.
10. He gave . . . wom an the drink she asked for. 11. He gave . . . man a beer.
12. We s p e n t . . . last m onth abroad. 13. It was raining . . . day.
14. . . . elephant can rem e m b e r things easily. 15. T here are shops on . . . sides of the town hall. 16. . . . child has hair, but n o t . . . child has brown hair. 17. . . . these pencils are yellow, . . . those pencils are green. 18. Have you drunk . . . milk?
19. I have read . . . lines of this long poem. 20. A re . . . roses red?
21. He gave them 50p . . .
22. I have got a pencil in . . . hand. 23. . . . birds have two wings.
24. . . . houses in this street have television aerials. 25. Jack spends . . . free ho u r reading science fiction.
1. . . . girls are happy. 2. W e saw . . . film. 3. . . . m ethod is good.
4. You can take . . . apple; I d o n ’t mind which. 5. . . . women stayed for tea.
6. . . . job is difficult. 7. . . . book is suitable. 8. I can see both of the boys. 9. . . . of them were hungry. 10. R e a d . . . these poems. 11. . . . of the boys goes fishing. 12. . . . of the children is at fault. 13. . . . of his legs were broken. 14. You can take . . . orange. 15. . . . children are ill.
16. . . . his sons were at home.
17. T here are big houses on . . . side of the road. 18. T here is an arm chair a t . . . end o f the table. 19. Did you like . . . of these novels?
20. We . . . went out.
21. . . . teams played very badly. 22. D o birds always stand on . . . legs?
23. You can have . . . book, the blue one o r the red one.
24. The Po and the D a n u b e . . . rise in the Alps, b u t . . . river flows into the Atlantic.
25. Can I meet you on Tuesday or W ednesday? - No, . . . day suits me.
Exercise 104. Fill in the blanks with both, either or neither.
Exercise 105. Complete the following sentences with suitable indefi nite pronouns:
1. . . . is well that ends well. 2. . . . is good in its season. 3. . . . must do his best.
4. Y ou can take . . . . 5. . . . of them is ill. 6. I like . . . . 7. I d o n ’t like . . . .
8. . . . were agreed on that point. 9. . . . is lost.
10. . . . has a book.
11. If you have no m oney I can lend you . . . . 12. I like flowers but we h av en’t . . . now. 13. . . . wants to speak to you.
14. W as there . . . at hom e? 15. . . . was there.
16. T h e re is . . . for you to eat. 17. Has . . . seen it?
18. This is . . . else’s hat. 19. . . . are welcome.
20. . . . walked to the s t a t i o n , . . . took a bus.
21. . . . d epends on what answer you give to my question. 22. . . . pleases him.
23. . . . is here.
24. T h e re was . . . I could say. 25. I have . . . else to tell you.
Exercise 106. Choose the correct form o f the possessive pronouns in brackets:
1. This dog is (my, mine).
2. W here is (my, m ine) passport? 3. Is (hers, her) family large o r small? 4. Is this book (m ine, my) o r (your, yours)? 5. This is (my, m ine) jacket.
6. (her, hers) is the best hom ew ork.
7. (my, m ine) pen w o n ’t write, please give me (yours, your). 8. D o n ’t stay at (their, theirs) house; stay at (our, ours). 9. W hat have you got in (your, yours) h and?
11. H e says he has lost (yours, your) ticket.
12. This house is (ours, o u r); we have lived here for ten years. 13. She left (her, hers) gloves in the train.
14. I left (my, mine) car at the station. W here did you leave (yours, your)?
15. T ake (your, yours) bag; I have taken (mine, my). 16. 1 have found a red pencil. Is it (your, yours)? 17. (hers, her) is a green one.
18. May we have (our, ours) coats, please? 19. W here does (their, theirs) father work? 20. This garden is (their, theirs).
21. He is a friend of (m ine, my).
22. (her, hers) skates are b etter than (yours, your). 23. (their, theirs) is in the garage.
24. She is in bed in (her, hers) room.
25. (mine, my) parents are o lder than (hers, her).
Exercise 107. Put who, whose, what or which in these sentences; give
several variants wherever possible: 1____ is your broth er?
2 ___ is your favourite game? 3 ___ did you see?
4 ___ did you open it with? 5 ___ is it m ade of?
6. . ..can I do for you? 7 ___ have you done? 8 ___ are you talking abo u t? 9 ___ is that on your desk? 10___ are these pencils?
11____ o f these poems did you like best? 12____ lives in this house?
13___ would like a n o th e r cup of tea? 14____ have you given my pen to? 15___ do you buy your milk from? 16___ is happening?
17.. . . is the m atter? 18. . . d o you think he is? 19. . . . one do you think is mine? 20. . . . did you say you had m et? 21. . . . is this cat?
22. . . . is the w eath er like? 23. . . . is mine?
24. . . . do you think it is m ade of? 25. . . . house do you live in?
Exercise 108. Place a relative pronoun in the spaces only where it is necessary:
1. The novel . . . you lent me is very interesting. 2. This is the hotel in . . . I stayed last summ er.
3. The sailor . . . we met yesterday is standing near the office. 4. The s t r e e t . . . leads to the station is very narrow.
5. The dress . . . she is wearing is lovely.
6. The eggs . . . you have bought today are bad. 7. The book . . . he is reading is a detective story. 8. This is Tom Smith, a b o u t . . . I spoke to you. 9. Paul, . . . wife is ill, can’t come to the party. 10. W here is the h a t . . . I wore last night? 11. The man . . . you talked to is my father. 12. This is the r e s t a u r a n t . . . was built last year. 13. T h e re is a student downstairs . . . wants to see you. 14. The first thing . . . we must do is to have a meal. 15. I love to chat with M argaret, . . . is a clever girl. 16. Yesterday I saw your sister . . . told me the good news. 17. Bring me the exercise-book . . . lies there.
18. A re these all the exercises . . . you have done? 19. This is the s u i t . . . I wore yesterday.
20. My g r a n d f a t h e r , . . . is over eighty, still likes a good walk. 21. Is this the picture . . . you are laughing at?
23. T h e T ham es, . . . runs through London, is quite wide at its m outh.
24. T h e house in . . . he lives isn’t far from here.
25. T h e no teb o o k . . . I am looking for has a blue cover.
Exercise 109. Complete each o f the following sentences by adding a relative clause:
1. The m an . . . has just left. 2. T he doctor . . . is famous. 3. T he horse . . . won the race. 4. T he letter . . . had no stam p on it. 5. T h e boy . . . will be punished. 6. T h e picture . . . has been sold. 7. T h e house . . . is very old. 8. T h e elderly m an . . . is my uncle. 9. T he flowers . . . have died. 10. T h e dog . . . is following us. 11. T h e re is the lady . . . .
12. Can you re m e m b e r the person . . .? 13. W h e re is there a shop . . .?
14. This is the house . . . .
15. T h e re is a student downstairs . . . . 16. She is a good t y p i s t , . . . .
17. My sister M a r y , . . ., w o n ’t come with us. 18. My b r o t h e r , . . ., wants to speak to you. 19. G r a m m a r , . . ., is good for you.
2 0 . 1 met T o m , . . . .
21. My f a t h e r , . . ., has just retu rn ed. 22. B u d a p e s t , . . ., is a beautiful city. 23. The m an . . . has gone to England. 24. She is the most beautiful g i r l . . . . 25. We sleep in a room . . . .
Exercise 110. Change the number of the pronouns in italics, making any other necessary changes:
1. I am reading a newspaper. 2. This is an interesting book. 3. These a re n ’t good pencils. 4. W ho did you find at hom e? 5. I d s correct.
6. H e is sitting on a chair.
7. Those were very beautiful flowers. 8. She is eating an apple.
9. We are teachers. 10. W hat is that?
11. A re yo u an engineer? 12. D o you know him ? 13.1 could do it by m yself. 14. W hat is he?
15. W hose is this cap? 16. They are in the g arden. 17. Ask them to come here. 18. They invited us to their party. 19. This house is m ine.
20. You yourselves will do it. 21. He saw h im se lf in the mirror. 22. W ho was at hom e?
23. W hich is mine? 24. Send them to him .
25. I am talking a bout those black on es, near that green one.
Exercise 111. Put in the right numbers: 1. T here are . . . m onths in a year. 2. January is the . . . m onth. 3. F ebruary is the . . . 4. T he . . . letter is C.
6. D ecem ber is the . . . m onth of the year. 7. N ovem ber is the . . . month.
8. How many days are there in a week? - . . . . 9. T here are . . . letters in the English alphabet. 10. L is the . . . letter in the alphabet.
11. W ednesday is the . . . day of the week. 12. May is the . . . m onth of the year. 13. Friday is the . . . day of the week. 14. T h ere are . . . or . . . days in February. 15. T here are . . . weeks in a year.
16. T h ere are . . . seasons in a year.
17. T h ere are . . . minutes in a q u a rte r of an hour. 18. T h ere are . . . minutes in half an hour.
19. July is the . . . m onth of the year. 20. S eptem ber is the . . . m onth of the year. 21. Six and two are/m ake . . .
22. Seven from ten leaves . . . . 23. . . . two is four.
24. T hree into . . . goes four (times).
25. Seven into . . . goes three times and three over. 26. Shakespeare was born in . . . .
27. Dickens died in . . . .
28. The Second W orld W ar broke out in . . . . 29. N o v em b er . . . is Guy Fawkes Day.
30. February . . . is V alen tin e’s Day.
Exercise 112. Put suitable determiners into the spaces. Give several variants wherever possible:
1. . . . o f . . . books have you read? 2. W here is . . . English calendar? 3. Have you read . . . short story? 4. . . . pictures are beautiful. 5. Can you see . . . boys?
6. Have you ever m e t . . . people? 7. You are . . . man I want to see.
8. This is . . . car. 9. H e loves . . . sister.
10. . . . dog was running after . . . child. 11. I c u t . . . finger.
12. He put . . . hand into . . . pocket. 13. He was shot in . . . heart.
14. Look me in . . . face. 15. . . . car is this?
16. . . . colours have you got it in?
17. . . . foreign languages have you studied? 18. . . . of these poems do you like best?
19. . . . book in . . . library belongs to . . . college.
20. . . . horses are animals but not . . . animals are horses. 21. . . . novels on . . . shelf were written by Charles Dickens. 22. I spoke to . . . boy separately.
23. . . . pupil in . . . class has . . . English book.
24. In . . . m om ent he closed . . . eyes and was fast asleep.
25. In Britain today, . . . children start . . . education at . . . age of five.
Exercise 113. Complete the following sentences by adding suitable premodifiers.
1. It was a very . . . book.
2. He was a . . . man with a . . . face. 3. Your . . . fault is that you are careless. 4. W ho is the . . . man in the world? 5. He is a . . . doctor.
6. He is one of the . . . men who has ever lived. 7. I am having a . . . time here.
8. Yesterday afternoon I had a cup of . . . tea.
9. She said that she had had a very . . . m onth in America.
10. W hen I was a . . . m an, I worked for a . . . company in New York.
12. T h e W est E nd is the . . . q u a rte r o f L o nd o n, with the . . . shops, theatres, clubs and hotels.
13. Many . . . people leave hom e and go to a . . . town to work or study.
14. W hat do you do in your . . . tim e?
15. Which . . . places would you like to see in L ondon?
16. T h e re is a . . . lady with . . . hair, who is sitting at a . . . desk, writing . . . letters.
17. I want to have a glass o f . . . wine.
18. Cycling was a very . . . exercise in those . . . days. 19. They were the m o s t . . . group in the world.
20. H ow m any . . . channels are th ere on . . . television?
21. I promise to be at the . . . station at 5.15 looking for a . . . girl of 17 with a . . . face and a . . . m outh.
22. British school-children have a . . . holiday than children in H u n gary.
23. She won three . . . medals for gymnastics. 24. T h e . . . man in the world was R o b e rt Hughes. 25. I am interested in . . . fashion.
Exercise 114. Complete these sentences by adding suitable postmodi fiers:
1. H ow tall were you at the age . . . 2. I prefer the one . . . .
3. W hat does the man . . . look like? 4. Look at the man . . . .
5. T h e tallest man . . . was R o b ert Wadlow.
6. All children . . . must start school at the age of five. 7. He read a lot of books . . . .
8. T he language . . . is called G e rm a n . 9. A n actor is a man . . .
10. T h e one . . . is not Ann. 11. Pop is the music . . .
12. I want to read all the books . . . 13. Jobs . . . are called professions.
14. My jou rn ey . . . was wonderful. 15. The telegram was from a friend . . .
16. The body . . . was found the following morning. 17. A photograph was found next to the body. 18. The o th er interesting thing . . . was a note . . . . 19. The man had been hit over the head with something . 20. A friend . . . is ill in hospital.
21. T he climate . . . is neither too hot nor too cold. 22. The w eather . . . cannot be forecast.
23. The sight . . . reminds me of England. 24. This is the quickest way . . . . 25. The w ater . . . is special water . . .