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NOUNS

PRONOUNS

(Personal, Possessive, Reflexive)

1. Choose the appropriate pronoun to complete the sentences below.

Example: 1 – he;

1. Neither Lucy nor (he/him/themselves) has a full-time job.

2. Their children and (them/they/theirs) are camping this week.

3. The coach chose Tim and (I/me/mine) for the team.

4. I hope you all enjoy (yourself/you/yourselves) on your holiday.

5. (There’s/their/theirs) is the two-door navy Sedan.

6. She took her dog with (herself/her/hers).

7. Since the earth was formed, (it’s/it/its) climate has changed.

8. Let (they/them/their) read the story again.

9. Don’t ask for help. Do it (you/yours/yourself).

10. They went on holiday with two friends of (them/theirs/their).

1. Complete the sentences with the Singular or Plural form of the given nouns. When necessary, choose the correct word in brackets in some of the sentences.

A

1. machinery	It takes a lot of … to build a road.
2. machine	There (is, are) a lot of … in a laundromat.
3. jewelry	Marie wears a lot of …
4. jewel	A crown has a lot of …
5. advice	I don’t need your …. (It, they) (is, are) useless.
6. news	What (is, are) the news? There (isn’t, aren’t) any interesting news in today’s paper.
7. thing	Whose … (is, are) (this, these)?
8. stuff	Whose … (is, are) (this, these)?
9. penny	Tommy had four … in his pocket.
10. money	Where (is, are) the …? (It, they) (is, are) in the pocket.
11. traffic	There (is, are) a lot of … on the road.
12. car	There (is, are) too many … in the street.
13. sandwich	People in Canada often have … for lunch.
14. toast	We had eggs and … for breakfast.
15. police	Where (is, are) the …? (It, They) (is, are) in the house.

B

1. lamb	Joe, would you like (a, some) … for dinner tonight?
2. lamb	… (is, are) born in the springtime.
3. time	It took a lot of … to write my composition.
4. time	I really like that movie. I have seen it three ….
5. paper	Students in Prof. Young’s literature class have to write a lot of ….
6. paper	Students who take thorough lecture notes use a lot of ….
7. paper	The New York Times is (a, some) famous ….
8. work	Rodin’s statue of “The Thinker” is one of my favorite … of art.
9. work	I need help. The … (is, are) too hard for me.

2. Choose the correct form of the nouns to complete the sentences below.

Example: 1 – daughter’s;

1. When in London he liked to stay at his …

daughter

daughters

daughter’s

daughters’s

2. … meeting has been cancelled.

Tomorrow’s

Tomorrow

Tomorrows’

Tomorrows’s

3. My … new car is a BMW 320.

brothers’-in-law

brother’s-in-law

brother-in-law’s

brother’s-in-law’s

4. You can buy all this stuff at the … near your office building.

chemist

chemists

chemist’s

chemists’

5. This way, please. And this is my … room.

children

childrens

children’s

childrens’

6. We are looking forward to a … holiday in the Crimea.

month’s

month

months’

months’s

7. Do you have any sisters or brothers? – I have a … brother.

ten-year-old’s

ten-year’s-old

ten-year-old

ten-years-old

8. … new apartment is very spacious.

John and Mary’s

John’s and Mary’s

John’s and Mary

John and Mary

1. Choose the correct combination of articles to complete the following sentences.

Example: 1 – c;

1. I thought that … people at the next table were very rude to … waiter.

a) -, the

b) -, a

c) the, the

2. My colleague Joanna stayed in … wonderful guest house in … South of France.

a) a, -

b) a, the

c) the, the

3. It’s very dangerous to ride … motorbike without … helmet.

a) the, the

b) a, the

c) a, a

4. Could you borrow … piece of paper to make … notes on?

a) a, the

b) a, -

c) the, the

5. There’s … amazing scenery all around … hotel.

a) an, -

b) -, the

c) an, the

6. Today … most American families have at least two TV sets. … only activity that takes up more of their free time is sleeping.

a) the, -

b) -, the

c) -, an

7. You cannot expect your letter to be delivered to … right person if you don’t write … name of the addressee on … envelope.

a) a, a, an

b) the, the, an

c) the, the, the

8. It was … mistake to build … apartment blocks next to …beach.

a) -, -, a

b) a, -, a

c) a, the, the

9.... film was made by … independent producer, not connected with … big Hollywood studios.

a) A, the, -

b) The, an, the

c) The, the, the

10. Mary spent … year and … half working with … sick people in Africa.

a) a, a, -

b) a, -, the

c) a, a, the

11. … girl I told you about is … one on … right.

a) A, -, -

b) The, -, the

c) The, the, the

12. … English are very proud of their country and that … English language is spoken all over … world.

a) -, -, the

b) The, -, the

c) The, the, the

13. In Hungary, … tourism and industrial development around … shores of … Lake Balaton have made … lake biologically dead..

a) the, the, the, the

b) -, the, -, the

c) -, -, the, the

d) the, -, -, the

14. Most people believe that it’s wrong to let … children have everything that … money can buy. They must realize well that … money is earned by … hard work.

a) the, -, the, the

b) -, the, -, the

c) -, -, -, -

d) -, -, the, a

2. Fill in the articles where necessary.

Example: 1 – an;

I went for … 1 … interview last month, for … 2 … job I really wanted. … 3 … position was just what I wanted to do at … 4 … beginning of my career as it offered … 5 … chances of learning through … 6 … training, some travelling, … 7 … company car and enough chances of promotion. … 8 … interview went wrong from … 9 … start. First of all, I was very late because of … 10 … traffic jam. I eventually arrived at … 11 … office nearly … 12 … hour late, having forgotten all … 13 … questions I had been planning to ask them about … 14 … company and … 15 … job. But … 16 … interviewer was friendly and even offered me … 17 … cup of coffee.

PRESENT SIMPLE versus PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

1. Choose between the Present Simple and Present Progressive.

1. They usually sit/are sitting for hours without saying a word.

2. Jane is in Paris now. She studies/is studying French there.

3. How do you get/are you getting to your office?

4. My cousin attends/is attending a university in Midwest which specializes/is specializing in astronomy.

5. Could you turn off the television? Nobody watches/is watching it.

2. Choose the appropriate adverbial of time.

1. People continually/traditionally prepare colored eggs at Easter.

2. More and more young people have careers nowadays/recently.

3. What do you usually do in the afternoon/this afternoon?

4. The company is looking for people with experience lately/now.

5. Carol rarely/usually reads a lot and is extremely well-informed.

3. Open the brackets using the Present Simple or the Present Progressive.

1. Have you got a light? – Sorry, I (not/smoke).

2. You (understand) what he (talk) about?

3. What you (do)? I’m a lawyer.

4. What a beautiful dress you (wear)! When did you buy it?

5. You always (complain) about the weather!

6. You (see) that woman in the corner? – She (look) at you.

7. She (dislike) asking people for favors.

8. It often (rain) here at this time of the year?

9. At the moment the company (reorganize) its departments.

10. My mother (think) that hitch-hiking (be) very dangerous.

PRESENT PERFECT versus PAST SIMPLE

1. Choose between the Present Perfect and Past Simple.

1. News just came in/has just come of an earthquake in Southern Mangrovia, According to the first reports the quake struck/has struck just after midnight last night.

2. Hello, Mr… er… Mr – I’m sorry, I forgot/have forgotten your name.

3. He was/has been ill before Christmas, but he has been/was fine since then.

4. It’s the second time that I have seen/saw him.

5. Where have you been/were you? I haven’t seen/didn’t see you for ages.

2. Choose the appropriate adverbial of time.

1. I can’t remember when/how long I have had this CD player.

2. I haven’t paid for my ticket yet/still.

3. Did you live here in/since 1995?

4. I actually had dinner with Paul last night/lately.

5. The price of petrol has risen considerably last year/over the past year.

6. Has your younger brother left school already/yet?

3. Open the brackets using the Past Simple or the Present Perfect.

1. Why do you look so upset? Anything (happen)?

2. I (know) Helen for 10 years. We (study) at university together. She was one of the best students.

3. He (be) interested in jazz ever since he (leave) school.

4. I (use) to like swimming but I don’t now.

5. Jane (recover) yet? – No, she is still in hospital.

6. I’m sorry I can’t accept your invitation. We already (make) our plans for the holiday.

7. My brother is an actor. He already (appear) in several films.

8. What your father (give) you for your last birthday?

9. You (see) Tom? – Yes, I (talk) with him an hour ago.

10. He (take) off his pullover, (lie) down on the sofa and (start) to read a magazine.

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