Determiners

1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH:

A) some or any:

1. We didn’t buy…flowers. 2. This evening I’m going out with…friend of mine. 3. Have you seen …good films recently? 4. I didn’t have …money, so I had to borrow…. 5. Can I have…milk in my coffee, please? 6. I was too tired to do…work. 7. You can go there by…bus. 8. Can you give me…information about the exam? 9. If there are…words you don’t understand, let me know. 10. With such good knowledge you can enter…institute.

B) some or any + body / thing / where:

1. I was too surprised to say…. 2. There is…at the door. Can you go and see? 3. Does …mind if I open the window? 4. I wasn’t hungry, so I didn’t eat …. 5. Would you like…to eat? 6. Let’s go! There is…coming and I don’t want…to see us. 7. She was upset about…ant didn’t want to talk to …. 8. It’s very easy. …can do this. 9. There wasn’t …on the beach. 10. Do you live…near the Academy? 11. We slept at the station because we didn’t have…to stay. 12. Let’s go …warm and sunny on holiday. 13. They often stay at home and seem never to go…. 14. If … phones while I am out, take a message, please. 15. What are you looking for? Have you lost…? 16. …who saw the accident should contact the police. 17. He is very secretive. He never tells… ….. 18. You can sit…you like. There is a lot of room here. 19. There isn’t…for you, I’m afraid. 20. Can you see …on this desk?

2. A) ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS USING none / nobody / nothing / nowhere:

1. What did you do? 2. Who were you talking to? 3. Where are you going? 4. How much money have you got? 5. How many mistakes do they have? 6. Who did you meet? 7. What did you buy? 8. Where have you been? 9. Who is there by the door? 10. What did you see there?

B) NOW CHANGE YOUR ANSWERS USING any / anybody / anything / anywhere.

Example: I didn’t do anything.

3. FILL IN THE BLANKS USING:

A) no / none / any:

1. It was night, so there were…shops open. 2. I haven’t got..money on me. 3. I couldn’t bake a cake, because there was…flour. 4. I couldn’t make an omelette because there weren’t …eggs. 5. How many apples have you got? - ….. I’ll go and buy … then. 6. We took many photos but …of them was good. 7. Very stupid! …intelligent person would do such a thing. 8. I’ll answer…question you ask me. 9. I didn’t answer…questions they asked me. 10. It’s a pity, but…of the people you invited won’t be able to come.

B) no-, any-, some-, every- + body / thing / where:

1. I don’t want …to drink. 2. There was…on the bus. 3. It was a good party. …liked it. 4. Look! There is… standing over there. 5. I don’t know…about economics. 5. What did you buy? - ….. I couldn’t find …I wanted. 6. …has his faults. …is perfect. 7. We all got good marks. …passed the exam. 8. What’s in this box? - …. It’s empty. 9. Don’t just stand there! Say ….! 10. I didn’t go …on holiday, I had …to do about the house. 11. This is a story about four people called Everybody, Somebody, Nobody, and Anybody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. But …knew that…could do it and thought that…really should do it. As it turned out…did it and…was very angry because…had done what…could have done and…should have done.

4. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH:

A) all, everything, or everybody / everyone:

1. It was a n interesting film. ….enjoyed it. 2. …I’ve eaten today is a sandwich. 3. Nothing has changed. …is the same as before. 4. Vasya told me …about his new job. 5. Can …do what I said? 6. Money isn’t …in our life. 7. …I have is my family. 8. …she said was goodbye. 9. Why do you expect me to do…for you? 10. We all did well at the exam. …of us passed. 11. We all did …we could. 12. I disagree with …Petya said. 13. …has hot 5s for the test. 14. …was present at the lesson yesterday. 15. …I know is we should go right away.

B) each or every:

1. The Olympic games are held…four years. 2. …player has three cards. 3. There is a train to London…hour. 4. ….apartment has a balcony. 5. …pen should be of a different colour. 6. We enjoyed …minute of our weekend. 7. …driver should wear a seat belt. 8. …Parent worries about their children. 9. I get paid …week. 10. …seat in the theatre was taken. 11. Those oranges are 25 pence …. 12. He goes to …party he is invited to. 13. Petya has read…book in the library. 14. I understood much of what he said but not…word. 15. Vasya plays volleyball…Friday evening.

5. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH:

A) both, either, neither + of WHERE NECESSARY:

1. Do you want tea or coffee? - …. I really don’t mind. 2. Is it the 17^th or 18^th today? - …. It’s19th. 3. Do you mind which cake I take? – No, take….. 4. …of my parents are from Belgorod. 5. …my younger sisters are still at school. 6. I tried two bookshops for the book but…had it. 7. Fedya ant I often do homework together but…us does it very well. 8. Is Kate at work or at home? - ….. She is away on holiday. 9. …Tom’s parents are English. His father is Polish and his mother is Italian. 10. Did you go to Scotland or to Ireland? - …. A week here and a week there. 11. Fortunately…driver was injured in the accident but … cars were damaged. 12. I phoned Lena twice but…times she was out. 13. Shall I phone you in the morning or afternoon? - ….. I’ll be in all day. 14. These two ways are good. You can go …way. 15. I was invited to two parties last week but I didn’t go to ….

B) either / neither / none / any:

1. We tried a lot of hotels but …of them had …rooms. 2. I took two books with me on holiday but I didn’t read ….of them. 3. I took many books with me on holiday but I didn’t read …of them. 4. There are a few shops near here but…of them sell food. 5. I’m always at home in the evening. You can phone me at…time. 6. I can meet you on the 6^th or 7^th. Would…of those days be convenient for you? 7. We both couldn’t get into the house because…of us had a key. 8. There were a few letters this morning but …of them were for me. 9. I have many friends but…of them I can call true. 10. John was married twice but…of his marriages was happy.

C) PARAPHRASE THE SENTENCES USING both…and / either…or / neither…nor:

1.Tom was late. So was Ann. (Both Tom and Ann were late.)

2. She didn’t write and she didn’t phone.

3. Jim is on holiday and so is Carol.

4. I don’t smoke and I don’t drink alcohol.

5. It was very boring film. It was long too.

6. Is his name Vasya or Petya?

7. I haven’t got time to go on holiday. And I haven’t hot the money.

8. I don’t have a car. My brother doesn’t have a car either.

9. We can leave today or tomorrow.

10. I got a five for the test. Fedya got a five too.

6. PUT IN:

A) much, many or a lot of:

1. I don’t drink…milk. 2. How … bread is there on the table? 3. There weren’t…people at the party yesterday. 4. Do you spend…time on your English? 5. He writes…letters to his parents. 6. How…did you pay for that? 7. I like…sugar in my tea. 8. I read this book …times. 9. There are…students in this classroom. 10. He drank …cups of coffee today. 11. She doesn’t know…English words. 12. She hasn’t got…money with her. 13. I made…sandwiches. 14. We learnt …grammar rules last week. 15. There were … people in the room.

B) few or little:

1. There were…people in the theatre. 2. There are very …tables in this text-book. 3. He has only…friends. 4. She has…free time. 5. There is very…salt in the soup. 6. There are only…mistakes in my dictation. 7. The weather is dry. We have…rain. 8. I’m not very busy today. I have…to do. 9.Most of the town is modern. There are very…old houses. 10. I had too …money to go abroad.

C) much, many, few or little:

1. This book is too difficult. It took me…time to read it. 2. Did you take …photos when you were on holiday? 3. There is very…ink in my pen. 4. …air comes through the open window. 5. It was so cold that only…people were in the street. 6. The museum was very crowded. There were too…tourists. 7. …minutes passed and the boat landed. 8. There is very…air in this room. 9. He smokes too…tobacco. 10. He smokes too…cigarettes a day.

D) little / a little / few / a few:

1. I can speak…French. 2. We must be quick. We have …time. 3. Listen to me, I’ll give you…advice. 4. Do you mind if I ask you …questions? 5. This place is not very interesting, so …tourists visit it. 6. I don’t think Helen will be a good teacher. She’s got …patience. 7. Would you like milk in your coffee? – Yes, please. ….. 8. This is a very boring place to live. There is…to do. 9. Have you ever been to Paris? – Yes, …times. 10. These are …of my favourite things. 11. He spends only…of his time in London. 12. Well, I’m…hungry. 13. She was tired and had…to say. 14. Only…days were sunny in October. 15. …time is left, but we can still wait …minutes for him.

E) much, many, little, a little, few, a few:

1. I saw Ann…days ago. 2. Do you put…milk in your coffee? – No, I put….3. He spent…time on this experiment. 4. Are there…rooms in this hotel? 5. I read…books on British history. 6. Is there…windows in that room? – No, only…. 7. Mr. White is…older than his sister. 8. Do you put…sugar in your tea? 9. How…pieces of sugar do you put in your tea? 10. I’m sorry to say I have…time now and I can’t go with you. 11. Let me think…and I’ll answer this question. 12. Can you give me some pencils? – I can give you only one. I haven’t got….13. There are …sportsmen in our Institute, they spend…time at the stadium every day. 14. Do… people know about this new shop? – No, only…. 15. I haven’t got…friends here. 16. I don’t have…free time. I’m very busy. 17. Some hundred years ago very…people could read and write. 18. There are only… cakes on the plate. 19. There is…rice on the shelf. 20. Only… money there is in our saving account.

7. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING:

A) plenty(of) + THESE WORDS:

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