PRONOUNS

EXERCISE I.
Here you have personal pronouns
Subject: he, she, it, you, I, one, we, they.
Object: me, you, him, her, it, one, us, them.
Complete the sentences. Use pronouns from the list above.
1) Josh lost the purse. … doesn’t know when it happened.
2) We met girls in the cafe, but Bob didn’t meet …
3) Kate was there too. I talked to … for twenty minutes.
4) Carol bought a new car. … is a Mercedes.
5) I need some help. Please, help …
6) My friend and I sold all the trees. … need some new flowers now.
7) He looked at me. … couldn’t help him.
8) They invited us. … agreed to come.
9) I want to send … this present. They will be glad.
10) We locked his documents. … was very angry.
EXECISE II.
Here we have possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs.
Fill in these pronouns in the exercise below.
1. This book is worse. … is better.
2. It is not my bag. It is …
3. They lost their copy. It is …
4. She brought the umbrella. It is …
5. We have the new books. There are …
6. You don’t have a pen. Is it … ?
7. I don’t need this eraser. I have …
8. He bought a new painting. It is …
9. Are these pencils …
10. They have books for home reading. They are …
EXERCISE III.
Choose the correct form.
1. She often sees (he, him) in the office.
2. They live near (she, her) in this district.
3. He teaches (we, us) French this semester.
4. You’ll sit near (I, me) at this party.
5. I’ve known (they, them) for five years.
6. She wants to talk with (he, him).
7. He explains the rule to (we, us) very often.
8. You always help (I, me) with my home assignments.
9. He always looks at (she, her) when they meet.
10. We always speak to (he, him) in Japanese.
11. He lost his eraser. Give him (your, yours).
12. They bought a new house. It is (their, theirs).
13. Ann gave me this cassette. It is (her, hers).
14. The children bought a book for Bob. Now it’s (his, his).
15. I never borrow pens and pencils. I always have (my, mine).
EXERCISE IV.
Here we have some reflexive pronouns as myself, himself, herself, itself, yourself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
And here you’ll try to fill in these pronouns.
1) The man fell … Nobody pushed him.
2) The vase broke … It was of bad quality.
3) The children amuse … with the balloons.
4) The policeman shot … by accident.
5) She loves … very much. She is so self absorbed.
6) My brother shaves … every morning.
7) The cat hurt … when it jumped from that pine tree.
8) Did you enjoy … at that party yesterday?
9) The boys taught … to ride a bike.
10) Ann and I helped … with this problem.
EXERCISE V.
Complete the sentences using reflexive pronouns.
1) Herbert burnt … while lighting a cigar.
2) The children enjoyed … at the party.
3) Liz taught … to sew.
4) I have cut … while shaving.
5) The cat washes … every morning.
6) You will hurt … while jumping.
7) The parents blame … for what has happened.
8) Solomon shaves … every morning.
9) We protect … from bad emotions.
10) Kathy likes to look at … in the mirror.
EXERCISE VI.
Here we have the emphatic use of reflexive pronouns: my-
self, himself, herself, itself, yourself, ourselves, yourselves, them-selves:
Fill in the gaps with the nessecary pronouns:
1. Ann … will do all the washing.
2. I … will have a lot to do.
3. They … refused to come to visit us.
4. The detective … investigated the crime.
5. You … must speak to him about it.
6. The pupils … wrote this test perfectly well.
7. I … don’t visit this cafe.
8. John … sent this parcel.
9. They … did this test.
10. We … could cross this river.
11. Jane … sewed everything in her teens.
12. The President … gave this order.
13. The children … organized the puppet show.
14. The Queen … wrote this letter.
15. I … published this article.
EXERCISE VII.
Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Ми не бачили їх два роки.
2. Її новий автомобіль дуже дорогий.
3. Я не можу допомогти йому. У мене обмаль часу.
4. Ця книжка не наша. Наша була новіша.
5. Це не ваша валіза, а його.
6. Ти забув ручку? Візьми мою.
7. Це місце ваше? Наше зайняте.
8. Ці малюнки її чи їхні?
9. Кішка завжди вмивається сама.
10. Хотілось би, щоб ти побачив себе у дзеркалі.
11. Самотні люди часто розмовляють самі із собою.
12. Він піднявся на руках і переліз через паркан.
13. Якщо ти граєшся з ножем, то можеш порізатися.
14. Коли в машині закінчиться бензин, вона зупиниться сама.
15. Хлопці впали з пагорба і поранились.
16. Вона каже, що сама не знала про це.
EXERCISE VIII.
Here we have demonstrative pronouns such as this, that, those, these.
Change the pronouns this and that to plural form and make neces-sary changes in the sentence.
1. This letter is yours. — These letters are yours.
2. That hill is too far away.
3. This book is out of date.
4. This wallet on the chair is mine.
5. This box is very beautiful.
6. That picture is an oil painting.
7. This is my mother’s idea.
8. That armchair is new.
9. This box of cigars is his.
10. That slipper is John’s one.
EXERCISE IX.
Here we have indefinite pronouns some, any, no, something, any-thing, nothing, somebody, anybody, nobody, someone, anyone, no one, every, everyone, everybody, everything.
Change the sentences to negative and interrogative forms using any instead of some.
1. We have some guests today.
2. Give me some pens.
3. The doctor gave her some medicine.
4. I’ve bought some envelopes today.
5. There is some news I want to tell you.
6. We need some lemons for the cake.
7. They read some English books.
8. There is some sheep in the yard.
9. We see some cats near the rubbish box.
10. They keep some tools in the box.
EXERCISE X.
Fill in some or any where necessary.
1. I haven’t … stamps now.
2. Please put … sugar in this tea.
3. There are … flowers in the vase.
4. She hasn’t … pets at all.
5. He wanted to buy … lemons.
6. They never have … trouble with their child.
7. Steve says he has … money with him.
8. We need … apples for fresh juice.
9. We never have … problems with our car.
10. Don’t give … money to Kate. She is always losing it.
EXERCISE XI.
Make these sentences negative and interrogative:
1. There are some roses in the vase.
2. He had some documents to prepare.
3. We need some apples to buy today.
4. They translated some books from Japanese.
5. They put some milk into their coffee.
6. We bought some new furniture.
7. He needs some money for the redecoration.
8. The children made some new puppets for their performance.
9. There is some juice in the glass.
10. We have some new photos to show you.
EXERCISE XII.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Ми ніколи не мали проблем з нашим сином. 2. Том хотів купити кілька помаранчів. 3. Дайте мені, будь ласка, кілька пош¬тових марок. 4. Налийте мені трохи молока в каву. 5. У нас ні¬коли не було проблем з нашим автомобілем. 6. Вони купили кілька нових будинків. 7. У вас є кілька лимонів? 8. Ми не маємо ніяких завдань. 9. Я бачу кілька овець на пагорбі. 10. Ви можете дати мені кілька порад? 11. Не давай йому ніяких грошей, бо він їх потратить.
EXERCISE XШ.
We use some, something, somebody and somewhere in positive sentences, any, anything, anybody, anywhere in questions and nega-tive sentences, no, nobody, nothing, nowhere are used only in nega-tive sentences;
Fill in the gaps with something; somebody; anything; anybody; nothing; nobody; somewhere; anywhere; nowhere.
1. There is. .. pleasant in her appearance.
2. She never does … wrong.
3. Will … give me this information?
4. The room is empty. I can find …
5. We must send … for the cake.
6. He seemed to know … interesting about this.
7. We met … near the river. The bank was empty.
8. Will … help me to do this?
9. If you need … ask her please.
10. They must ask … to show the books.
11. Where is my T-shirt? I can’t find it …
12. Let’s go … else today.
13. If you do this, it will lead to …
14. Has … seen John today?
15. He did … to help us.
16. There was … in the hall. It was empty.
EXERCISE XIV.
Choose the appropriate pronouns (something, somebody, any-thing, anybody, somewhere, anywhere)
1. We saw … in the distance but we didn’t recognize him.
2. There is … pleasant in her face.
3. I’ve put my blouse … and cannot find it.
4. Did you see … here ten minutes ago?
5. He was never angry with …
6. She wrote … in her notes and closed her note — book.
7. Do you know … in London?
8. If you need … just ask me, please.
9. John never does … wrong.
10. We cannot find her … Where has she gone?
11. Will … help him to finish this work?
12. I want to buy … extraordinary for her.
13. You mustn’t tell … about this plan.
14. Have you seen George? Yes, he is … here.
15. Would you like … to eat?
EXERCISE XV.
Choose the appropriate pronoun from the box.
Any, anybody, anything, every, everybody, everything
1. She does morning exercises … day.
2. You can meet her … time between 1 and 2.
3. This is a small town where … knows … about …
4. He will do … to save her.
5. There are a lot of carpets here. You can choose … colour you like.
6. They told us … they wanted and there isn’t … else to say.
7. He seemed to know … about music.
8. She doesn’t know … about these gossips.
9. We know … person in this club.
10. … knows him as a very talented writer.
EXERCISE XVI.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Чи бачив хто-небудь дітей? 2. Ми не можемо ніде знайти цю книжку. 3. Там хтось ходить на горі. 4. Є що-небудь поїсти в холодильнику? 5. Щось велике лежало на столі. 6. Я десь поклала oлівець і не можу знайти. 7. Хтось ходив по садку і співав пісень¬ку. 8. Ви бачили що-небудь цікаве на виставці? 9. Покличте кого-небудь, щоб допоміг нам. 10. Чи є у тебе щось цікаве почитати?
EXERCISE XVII.
Fill in the gaps with none, nobody, nothing.
1. … of us will go there. It’s not the place we should go.
2. … has happened. Don’t worry.
3. It was too dark outside and we could see …
4. He found two copies but … of them was correct.
5. Kate had watched … of the two films I told her to watch.
6. There was … in the hall when we entered.
7. He will buy … today because it is Sunday and the shops are closed.
8. There was … at the counter.
9. You can see … out of the window. It is snowing heavily.
10. … of them is rigid.
EXERCISE XVIII.
Make the words in brackets and sentences negative:
1. (Any) of us can read this text without the dictionary.
2. They have (something) in the fridge.
3. You have (anything) else to translate into English.
4. They saw (somebody) on the top of the hill.
5. The children are (somewhere) in the garden.
6. Did you see (anybody) in the hall)?
7. We have (something) cool to drink. Let’s look into the fridge.
8.We cannot find these materials (anywhere). Will you help us?
9. Can you see (anybody) there on the bank of the lake?
10. They saw (somebody) on the top of the hill.
EXERCISE XIX.
Change the negative pronouns into interrogative or affirmative ones:
1. There was nobody in the corridor. 2. He knew that he could go nowhere. 3. The night was so dark that we saw nothing in this darkness. 4. We shall read nothing more interesting. 5. Nobody
has finished this exercise. 6. This quarrel will lead to nowhere. 7. Nothing grew in her beds because she planted nothing this year. 8. He has changed so much that nobody recognizes him. 9. They did nothing to help us in this situation. 10. You can see nothing out of here.
EXERCISE XX.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Коли ми виглянули у двір, там нікого не було. 2. Я думаю, що нічого серйозного не трапилось. 3. Дітей ніде не видно. Вони, напевно, побігли гратись надвір. 4. Холодильник пустий, там ні¬чого немає. 5. Ніхто не знав, як робити цю вправу. 6. Я не знаю нічого про цю сім’ю. 7. Він ніде не буває останнім часом. 8. У кла¬сі нікого не було. 9. Він не приніс нічого цікавого. 10. Ніхто з нас не знав, що робити.
EXERCISE XXI.
We use one — 1) instead of a singular noun, 2) instead of a plural noun, 3) after an adjective in a noun phrase, 4) after the, 5) after every.
Fill in 7the gaps with one or ones.
1.Which roses would you like? The yellow ones.
2. Which skirt do you prefer? The long …
3. Which jeans do you prefer? The black …
4. This coat is the best. Which … ?
5. Which shoes would you like to try on? The … on the shelf.
6. Which scarf fits you best? The white …
7. Which ring are you going to buy? The most expensive …
8. Will you show me the cup? Which … ?
9. I like these shorts. Which … ?
10. She likes these cakes. Which … ?
EXERCISE XXII.
Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Ці дерева посаджено торік.
2. Ця кімната втричі більша від нашої.
3. Ті гори дуже далеко.
4. Та картина нагадала мені дитинство.
5. Я знаю кожного студента в цій групі.
6. Ніхто з гостей не запитував її.
7. Пилип ніколи ні з ким не сварився.
8. Вони нічого не розуміли з того, що він їм казав.
9. Хочеш що-небудь з’їсти?
10. Хтось дзвонить. Відчини двері.
11. Хтось є в сусідній кімнаті.
12. Томпсон щось знає про це.
13.У мене немає ніяких квітів.
14. Налий води у вазу, квіти в’януть.
15. Бенсон ніколи не дає грошей своїй дружині.
16. Лікар дав мені ліки від кашлю.
17. Це та жінка? Ота, у зеленій спідниці.
18. Ти знаєш Браунів? Це вони живуть у будинку напроти?
19. Передай мені яблуко. Яке? Оте, червоне.
20. Який светр тобі подобається? Жовтий.
21. Ніхто з них не знав про це.
22. Я гадаю, що нічого не трапилось.
23. Коли він увійшов у кімнату, там нікого не було.
24. Було так темно, що ми нічого не бачили.
EXERCISE XXIII.
We use much and many in the negative statements and in questions.
Also we use them in formal statements and time references. And we use a lot in the time references. And we use a lot or the informal lots in the affirmative sentences.
Fill in gaps with many, much and a lot.
1. There aren’t … portraits in that hall.
2. I see you have … books in your library.
3. There isn’t … sugar in this pie.
4. Bill Gates has … money.
5. There isn’t … space in this flat.
6. We spent there … years and I still love this place.
7. … money is spent for armaments.
8. Have you received … invitations?
9. Is there … salt left?
10. There are … elephants in India.
11. … of people crowded the streets.
12. He had lived here for … years before he left.
13. There aren’t … apples this year. The spring was rather cold.
14. We didn’t have … snow last winter.
15. There are … wild geese in the south.
EXERCISE XXIV.
Note! Quite a few — means a lot of.
Fill in few; a few; little; a little.
1. Very … students are really hardworking.
2. Hurry up. There is … time left.
3. She is not very communicative. She has got very … friends.
4. He cannot give these books. There are only … of them left and he had promised them to his customers.
5. There is too … snow this year. The rivers will be smaller.
6. Can you spend a lot of time for it? No, only …
7. Help yourselves to this pie. There are only … slices left.
8. The translation isn’t very difficult. I had to look for … words in the dictionary.
9. Would you like some more tea? Yes, please pour …
10. We have very … time. The train is to leave.
EXERCISE XXV.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Ми бачили багато цікавого цього літа.
2. У мене є всього кілька нових книжок.
3. Дуже мало туристів було в Криму минулого року.
4. Дай мені, будь ласка, трохи молока.
5. У нього мало клієнтів. Він ще має мало досвіду.
6. Багато вчених приїхало на цей симпозіум.
7. Вони купили кілька нових столів.
8. На вечірці було мало тістечок.
9. Я купила кілька нових суконь.
10. У цій каві мало цукру.
EXERCISE XXVI.
The other, another, others are used as pronouns. We use another when we mean one more from the group of the items; we use the other when we mean the last in the group.
Fill in the gaps with the nessecary pronouns:
1. There are many colours. Red is one, blue is …
2. There are two cakes left. You’ll take one and I shall take …
3. We have a lot of apples. I shall have only one and Tom will eat …
4. Bob has two ties. One is green and the … is brown.
5. She has only one skirt. I asked her to buy …
6. There were a lot of candies. Tom had one and Sarah took …
7. Out of my ten friends, only two emigrated. … left home.
8. I don’t like this hat. Will you show me … ?
9. That is my opinion but … think differently.
10. Here are two T — shirts, one for me, … for Bill.
EXERCISE XXVII.
Here we have either, neither and both. Neither means none, either means that it doesn’t matter which one.
Fill in them in the gaps.
1. He can’t understand who is speaking. It’s … your mother or your sister; their voices are so much alike.
2. We haven’t seen her for ages. We … saw her nor meet her.
3. Which vases do you like? … of them look ugly.
4. Which cafe should we choose? … of them is very nice and the food is delicious.
5. … of them are going to come. I’ll be very happy to see them.
6. Which piece of cake would you like? … of them will be nice. I like this cake.
7. Which pot shall I use? … Use the frying pan.
8. … kittens look smart, let’s buy them.
9. What blouse would you prefer, green or pink? … I like them both.
10. … cats are black. … are red.
EXERCISE XXVIII.
Choose the correct pronouns:
1. I have checked (either, neither, both) compositions but I didn’t like them.
2. We can take (either, neither, both) bus. It makes no difference.
3. We saw (either, neither, both) performances and they were very nice.
4. (Either, neither, both) paintings were good. They are not going to buy them.
5. (Either, neither, both) of these dresses are nice. I really cannot choose because I like them (either, neither, both).
6. I’ll have (either, neither, both) the cake or the ice cream. I don’t care which.
7. Which country would you like to visit? (either, neither, both). I don’t mind. I’d like to visit them (either, neither, both).
8. Which of the pullovers will you choose? (either, neither, both). I’d like to buy a sweater.
9. (Either, neither, both) of these T- shirts are worth buying. I’ll buy them (either, neither, both).
10. She wants (either, neither, both) the coat and the fur coat. I’m so sorry for her husband.
EXERCISE XXIX.
Here we have both, all and half used as pronouns.
Put these pronouns where necessary.
1. Don’t be angry. He loves you …
2. They have eaten it … There is no cake left.
3. Where is the juice? Here in the bottles. But … of them are empty.
4. What happened at the party? I don’t know, … of us left early.
5. The boys … went there and got it.
6. The children … left late.
7. The guests are … ready to leave.
8. The girls are … reading.
9. The pupils must … go home.
10. Are you here ? Yes, we … are.
11. Have you written everything? Yes, we have written it …
12. Can you all do it? Yes, we … can do it.
13. Will you take the whole cake? No, only … of it.
14. … of them are invited to go there.
15. … of it happened there in the summer camp.
EXERCISE XXX.
Put in the necessary words from the box.
Himself, everybody, both, each other, nobody, his, who, his, he, his, eyes, his, he, his
Tom Blackwell met (1) … love at last (2) …met her at the ball of the French Ambassador in Rome. Paul was a tall twenty six years old young man with dark blue (3) … and curly blond hair. (4) … parents died twenty years ago and (5) … was brought up by (6) … uncle. Un-cle George was a very funny person (7) … loved jokes, good cigars and a glass of good brandy. Tom decided to introduce (8) … bride to (9) … uncle as soon as possible. They (10) … were terribly in love with (11) … and felt very happy. (12) … could believe Tom to be in love so much. The news overspread quickly and (13) … knew about this wedding. Tom (14) … was so happy that all (15) … relatives were happy too.
EXERCISE XXXI.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Жоден з них не хотів утрачати свій шанс.
2. Моя тітка купила будинок у Флориді минулого року.
3. Дай їм цю книжку. Вони повинні зробити домашню роботу.
4. Цей будинок зовсім маленький. Наш більший.
5. Тут немає сторінки в цій книжці. Візьми нашу.
6. Це не їхня ручка, це моя. Їхня лежить на столі.
7. Він порізався сам під час гоління.
8. Мисливець поранився сам. Це нещасний випадок.
9. Вони роблять усе самі.
10. Кожен повинен знати це правило.
11. Ти повинен усе покласти у валізу і віддати мені.
12. Ніхто з нас не знав, що трапилось у лісі.
13. Чи є хтось сьогодні вдома?
14. Нічого не можна побачити з цього вікна. Воно таке брудне.
15. Де мій гаманець? Він десь у сумці.
16. Вони не запросили нікого на свою вечірку.
17. Де Петро? Я не можу його ніде знайти.
18. Він зробить усе, щоб закінчити роботу вчасно.
19. Ми не можемо нічим йому допомогти.
20. Ця сукня найкраща. Яка? Зелена.
21. Їй так подобаються ці черевики. Які? Коричневі.
22. У тебе є зараз гроші? Трохи.
23. Ти маєш нові книжки? Кілька.
24. Тут два тістечка — одне тобі, а друге — для Кейт.
25. Це яблуко погане, візьми інше.
26. Тут ти можеш побачити багато авто. Одні — нові, а інші — старі.
EXERCISE XXXII.
Choose the correct answer:
1. Give me … pen for a minute. I’ve lost …
a) you, me; b) yours, my; c) your, mine.
2. They left … children at home with … nurse.
a) their, their; b) our, our; c) theirs, theirs.
3. She wanted to do it … without anybody’s help.
a) himself; b) itself; c) herself.
4. There is … milk in the jar. We don’t need. .
a) some; b) any; c) no.
5. Will … come tonight to our party?
a) somebody; b) anybody; c) nobody.
6. The room is empty. There is … in the room.
a) somebody; b) anybody; c) nobody.
7. Ann is … here. I saw her two minutes ago.
a) somewhere; b) anywhere; c) nowhere.
8. … is home. Let’s have dinner.
a) everybody; b) everything; c) everything.
9. … of us came at the same time.
a) some; b) both; c) neither.
10. … flats are good. We shall choose another one.
a) either; b) some; c) neither.
11. … of us got tired. We can go another twenty kilometers.
a) any; b) none; c) no.
12. Are you going … after dinner?
a) somewhere; b) anywhere; c) nowhere.
13. Take as … as you like. We have a lot of apples this year.
a) much; b) many; c) a lot of.
14. Have you finished your slice? No, it’s too … for me.
a) much; b) many; c) a lot of.
15. … he told us was a lie. I cannot trust him anymore.
a) anything; b) everything; c) something.
PRONOUNS
TEST I
TASK I.
Fill in the correct pronouns:
1. Sam came home late. … was busy with his project.
2. Betty was at the party. … was glad to see me.
3. Bob and I spent a very good time there. … were happy.
4. The children ran into the room. … were shouting and screaming.
5. Will you visit … this Sunday? We shall be very glad to see you.
6. He invited Pamela and … agreed to come.
7. If I ask … , he will help me to do that.
8. Ann got a car as a present. … is a Toyota.
9. When she called … , he turned his head and saw her.
10. Is he the … you told me about dozens of times?
TASK II.
Choose the correct answer:
1. He took … papers and left the room without saying good bye.
a) he; b) his; c) me.
2. Give me … book which you took yesterday.
a) me; b) my; c) he.
3. They brought … own pens and pencils.
a) they; b) their; c) my.
4. We always take … children with us when we go there.
a) we; b) our; c) she.
5. You may come and bring … sister with you.
a) she; b) we; c) your.
6. She has … own style in clothes and always looks very smart.
a) they; b) we; c) her.
7. My dog always wages … tail when it sees me.
a) it; b) its; c) her.
8. They have very good relations with … relatives.
a) he; b) their; c) me.
9. Will you take … umbrella with you? It is going to rain.
a) her; b) your; c) mine.
10. We can give you … bag and you will bring it back.
a) us; b) our; c) we.
TASK III.
Put in Possessive Pronouns:
1. We bought a house. The house is …
2. She has two dogs. The dogs are …
3. They have a parrot. The parrot is …
4. Tom got a book as a present. The book is …
5. He earned money. The money is …
6. You have a gold fish. The gold fish is …
7. Sheila eats chocolates. The chocolates are …
8. They have cigarettes. The cigarettes are. .
9. I have a piano. The piano is …
10. You bought new shoes. The shoes are. .
TASK IV.
Put in reflexive pronouns:
1. Bobby cut … when he was shaving.
2. She looked at … in the mirror and left the room.
3. He taught … to play the piano at the age of six.
4. There are a lot of strawberries on the plate. Help …
5. The cat tried to bite me but bit … by mistake.
6. You can easily loose … in the wood.
7. My friends enjoyed … at this concert.
8. She learned everything … without anybody’s help.
9. I sewed this dress …
10. The designer chose the cloth …
TASK V.
Fill in the necessary pronouns:
1. He has two cars. One car is his. … is his wife’s.
2. The cat has three kittens. One is grey, … is black and … is red.
3. We have two sisters. One is a doctor, … is a cook.
4. Here you see ten apples. I’ll take one and you can take …
5. Some people like theatre … like cinema.
6. Look at my hands. One is clean, … is dirty.
7. They see a lot of buses. One is red, … is yellow, … are all blue.
8. One article is a, … is an and … is the.
9. Ukraine borders on a lot of countries. Poland is one, Russia is …, Hungary is … All … are Bilorus, Checkia, Moldova and Romania.
10. She will come in … two minutes.
TASK VI.
Complete the sentences with some, any, something, anything, nothing, somebody, anybody, nobody, somewhere, anywhere, no-where.
1. There aren’t … new chairs in here. Are you going to buy … ?
2. Would you like … to drink? It’s too hot today.
3. She started her diet and refuses to eat …
4. Have you seen Andy … here? I have been looking for him for ten minutes.
5. Will … join us today? We’ll be happy to see you.
6. Barbara has put the gloves … on the chair.
7. Is your house … near the Stuarts?
8. … called him to dinner and he refused the invitation.
9. It will lead to … Let’s stop quarrelling.
10.We haven’t seen … of these films this month.
TASK VII.
Fill in much, many, a lot of, few, little, a few, a little:
1. There are … different animals in the zoo.
2. Let’s hurry. We have … time left.
3. There are very … buses at the bus stop.
4. Do you have any cakes left? Yes, we have … few.
5. There isn’t … snow this year.
6. They don’t have … pets at home.
7. We see … new paintings at the exhibition.
8. They haven’t … much information about this question.
9. Do you have … milk? No, …
10. Are there … new people there? No, …
TASK VIII.
Fill in the space with both, either and neither:
1. … of them is here. They are away.
2. I like … skirts. They look smart.
3. … of them are very talented. They are working at the thesis.
4. Would you like a candy or a chocolate? … I don’t like sweets.
5. Which of these two films did you like? … of them were interest-ing.
6. We can visit … cafe. I really don’t mind.
7. … twins are very much alike. They take after their father.
8. I don’t like coffee. … do I.
9. We can … take a cat or a dog with us.
10. … he … his parents learnt about it.
TASK IX.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Його батьки виїхали до Канади двадцять років тому.
2. Це моя ручка, а то твоя.
3. Він купив нові полотна. Тепер вони його.
4. Вона пошила всі сукні сама.
5. Вони самі роблять все по дому.
6. Кожен намагався допомогти Бетті в тій ситуації.
7. Кожна коробка була загорнута в папір.
8. Вони нікого не бачили тієї ночі.
9. Ніхто не впізнав її через двадцять років.
10. Де діти? Десь тут у дворі.
11. Хтось бачив Тома сьогодні?
12. Яку футболку ти вибереш? Блакитну.
13. Скільки в тебе нових книжок? Кілька.
14. Багато нових проблем виникло за ці два роки.
15. Я бачу два кольори. Один — червоний, інший — блакитний.
16. На тарілці багато яблук. Я візьму одне, ти візьмеш інше.
17. Ти маєш багато часу? Ні, трохи.
18. Ми перевірили обидві роботи і здали їх.
19. Ні ти, ні я не можемо купити ці ковзани.
20. Яку сукню ти вибереш? Байдуже, не має значення.
TASK X.
Put in the missing words from the box:
It, his, your, me, his, he, he, their, their, them, they, he, of
INKY HANDS AND GEOGRAPHY
During a geography lesson the teacher is speaking to (1) … pupils about the points (2) … the compass. (3) … tells them that when (4) … are facing the north, the south is behind (5) … , while the east is on (6) … right hand and the west is on (7) … left hand. Just then (8) … sees that one of the boys, named Bobby, is not listening (9) … calls to him ‘Bobby, stand up and tell (10) … what is on (11) … left hand?’ Bobby stands up and says ‘Please, sir, there is some ink on my left hand and I cannot take (12) … off.
TASK XI.
Choose the correct answer:
1. John met … best friend Kevin and … went to the pub.
a) her, she; b) his, they; c) you, our.
2. I left … book at home and he gave me …
a) his, her; b) our, theirs; c) my, his.
3. The boy fell … Nobody pushed him.
a) herself; b) himself; c) ourselves.
4. They have known … about him for twenty years.
a) nothing; b) anything; c) something.
5. I advise you to add … milk in this pastry.
a) no; b) any; c) some.
6. Is there … here in this room?
a) anybody; b) somebody; c) nobody.
7. Where is Bob? He is … here in the garden.
a) somewhere; b) anywhere; c) nowhere.
8. … pupil in our school wears a uniform.
a) some; b) every; c) nothing.
9. She told me … when I met her yesterday.
a) any; b) everything; c) some.
10. Let’s hurry. We haven’t … time.
a) many; b) a lot of; c) much.
PRONOUNS
TEST IІ
TASK I.
Fill in the correct pronouns:
1. David gave me … pen because mine was broken
2. We met Susan at the party. … was glad to see us.
3. Is she the … you told me yesterday?
4. When I called Dick … he turned his head.
5. I got a car as a present. … is Toyota.
6. If you ask her to help … will never refuse.
7. The children were very noisy. … were playing football.
8. He invited … and we agreed to come.
9. Sally and I decided to do it but … kept it in secret.
10. Give me … pencil for a minuite.
TASK II.
Choose the correct answer:
1. She calls … mother every Sunday.
a) his; b) her; c) it.
2. Have you brought … book which you took yesterday?
a) her; b) it; c) my.
3. They have … own tasks and are writing them now.
a) their; b) our; c) my.
4. We saw … cat high up on the tree.
a) it; b) our; c) your.
5. Will you come and bring … brother with you?
a) our; b) my; c) your.
6. Roger is a talented artist. Have you seen … new paintings?
a) his; b) her; c) our.
7. The cat put … paw on my knee and looked at me.
a) its; b) my; c) our.
8. They visit … relatives very often because they love them.
a) her; b) their; c) it.
9. Will you take … jacket? It’s getting colder.
a) their; b) it; c) my.
10. Did you see … ginger cat? It is so lovely.
a) our; b) it; c) your.
TASK III.
Put in Possessive Pronouns:
1. He brought a book. The book is …
2. I have two cats. The cats are …
3. They have a boat. The boat is …
4. She bought a doll. It is …
5. You got a bicycle. The bicycle is …
6. Josh earned a lot of money. The money is …
7. We have a lot of candies. They are …
8. I have a gold fish. The gold fish is …
9. You have a violin. The violin is …
10. The children have balls. The balls are …
TASK IV.
Put in Reflexive Pronouns:
1. Betty always buys her clothes …
2. George sews his suits …
3. We always enjoy … at his concerts.
4. Larry learned the subject … Nobody helped him.
5. I cut … while I was shaving.
6. Look at … ! You are so dirty.
7. The dog bit … by mistake.
8. They lost … in the woods yesterday.
9. There are a lot of peaches on the plate, just help …
10. Anna designs her clothes …
TASK V.
Fill in the necessary pronouns:
1. She has two skirts. One is red, … is white.
2. The dog has three puppies. One is black, … is grey, … is white.
3. They have two brothers. One is a teacher, … is a surgeon.
4. Here we have ten cakes. I’ll take one and you’ll take …
5. Some people like books, … prefer movies.
6. Look at his eyes! One is green, … is grey.
7. We see a lot of cars. One is green, … is blue, … are black.
8. He will come in … two minutes.
9. Here we have three cakes. One is round. … is oval and … is square.
10. Look at my shoes! One shoe is clean, … is dirty.
TASK VI.
Complete the sentences with some, any, something, anything, nothing, somebody, anybody, nobody, somewhere, anywhere, no-where:
1. We didn’t buy … new books last year.
2. Will you give … to eat? I’m so hungry.
3. Did you see Dick … ? No, I didn’t see him …
4. He put … into his bag but we didn’t see what it was.
5. … came that morning and she was disappointed very much.
6. They expected for some help but he did …
7. This quarrel will lead to … Be more kind to each other.
8. Is there … park not far from your house?
9. Kathy lives … near but I don’t know her address.
10. He put … milk into his tea and started drinking.
TASK VII.
Fill in the gaps with much, many, a lot of, few, a few, little, a little:
1. There are … different kinds of fishes in this aquarium.
2. There isn’t … snow in the mountains this year.
3. We didn’t see … cars in the streets at that time.
4. He found … diamonds in the Siberia.
5. There is … milk left in the bottle.
6. Are there … new dresses? No, just …
7. They haven’t … food in the fridge. Let’s go and buy …
8. Is there … cream in this coffee? No, …
9. Are there … chairs? No, …
10. The streets are practically empty at this time. There are … peo-ple in the streets.
TASK VIII.
Fill in the space with both, neither … nor, either and neither:
1. … of them came. We can go home alone.
2. … her sister … she recited the poem.
3. We shall buy … dresses. They are rather nice.
4. What restaurant shall we choose? … They are both very nice.
5. … twins are very talented like their father.
6. I don’t like milk. … do I.
7. Would you like juice or lemonade? … I don’t mind.
8. Which of these two books is better? … of them are interesting.
9. We cannot trust him. … can we. He is obviously lying.
10. … of his brothers are in this business.
TASK IX.
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Кожна ваза була принесена в кімнату.
2. Це мій телевізор, а то — твій.
3. Її брат приїхав сюди два роки тому.
4. Це мій пенал, а то її пенал.
5. Ми купили новий велосипед. Тепер він наш.
6. Мама шиє всі сукні сама.
7. Вони самі роблять усі тести.
8. Кожен студент має цю методичку (hand-manual).
9. Кожна сукня куплена мною.
10. Ми нікого не зустріли вчора.
11. Ніхто не міг знайти Тома.
12. Де тато? Десь у садку.
13. Хто бачив Бетті? Ніхто.
14. Який капелюшок ти вибереш? Зелений.
15. Скільки в тебе нових черевиків? Кілька пар.
16. Ми бачили багато нових автомобілів на виставці.
17. Він має два костюми. Один — сірий, другий — чорний.
18. На тарілці багато тістечок. Я візьму одне, а ти — інше.
19. Тобі потрібно багато молока? Ні, трохи.
20. Ні ти, ні я не підемо туди.
TASK X.
Put in the missing words from the box:
Both, I, you, his, some, it, his, his, both
(1) … mistaken.
In the bus a well dressed gentleman missed (2) … silk handker-chief and accused (3) … neighbour, an old man, of having stolen (4) … But after (5) … time the well dressed gentleman found the hand-kerchief in (6) … pocket and apologized for having accused the old man.
‘Never mind’ said the latter.’(7) … thought I was a thief, and (8) … thought you were a gentleman. We were (9) … mistaken’.
TASK XI.
Choose the correct answer:
1.Have you … books in your collection? Yes, a lot.
a) much; b) many; c) a lot of.
2. Give me … to eat. I am so hungry.
a) something; b) nothing; c) anything.
3. … knows this rule and uses it while writing the composition.
a) nobody; b) somebody; c) everybody.
4. Did you see my pen … ? No, I didn’t.
a) anywhere; b) somewhere; c) nowhere.
5. There is … in the room whom I don’t know.
a) anybody; b) somebody; c) nobody.
6. Will you give me … more coffee? With pleasure.
a) any; b) no; c) some.
7. It was so dark in the room that we saw …
a) nothing; b) anything; c) something.
8. I don’t go to the barber’s. I always shave …
a) herself; b) itself; c) myself.
9. I left my book at home and she gave me …
a) hers; b) his; c) theirs.
10. Dave met … best friend Nick and … went to the pub.
a) my, he; b) his, they; c) she, my.