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30. Compound pronouns.

These pronouns are formed with some-, any- no- and every-

Someone – anyone - no one

Somebody – anybody - nobody

Something - anything - nothing

The compounds in -oneand in-bodyare singular in meaning and can be used only of persons.

E.g.There is someone in his office.

Is there anyone at home?

The compounds in -thingcan be used only of things. They are also singular in meaning.

E.g.There is something wrong with him.

He looked at me and didn’t say anything.

-body

- one

-thing

-where

some

any

no

every

somebody

anybody

nobody

everybody

someone

anyone

no one

everyone

something

anything

nothing

everything

somewhere

anywhere

nowhere

everywhere

Ex. 1. Complete the sentences with someone/somebody, anyone/anybody, everyone, something, anything, somewhere, anywhere.

  1. I don’t see … in the room.

  2. Is there … new?

  3. There is … in the next room who wants to speak to you.

  4. Could you give me … to eat?

  5. I haven’t got any more money, so I can’t buy … .

  6. Sit … you like.

  7. Give me … to read.

  8. Did you go … yesterday? –No, I didn’t but I am going … tomorrow.

  9. You can talk to … you like.

  10. …has taken my dictionary.

  11. Do you know … about computers?

  12. Have you informed all the managers about the presentation? – Yes, … was at the meeting yesterday.

  13. I don’t understand …!

  14. I’d like … to eat.

  15. I didn’t see … interesting at the exhibition last week.

Ex. 2. Form questions according to the example and give answers.

E.g.Is there anybody in the garden?

-Yes, there is somebody.

- No, there is nobody.

- No, there isn’t anybody.

Is there

Do you see

Do you know

anybody

anyone

anything

in the flat?

in the library?

on the desk?

in your bag?

on the floor?

in the street?

about England?

Ex. 3. Complete the sentences with nobody, nothing, nowhere, anybody, anything, anywhere, everybody, everything, everywhere. Give two variants if possible and translate the sentences into Russian.

  1. … knows about it.

  2. I know … about your city.

  3. … can answer this question. It is too difficult.

  4. I can see … It is too dark here.

  5. I can’t find my keys…

  6. Where is the book? – It is on the table. – But there is … there.

  7. … is here.

  8. You can get this book …

  9. Where did you go last Sunday? … . I stayed at home.

  10. John is very friendly… likes him.

Ex. 4. Translate the sentences into English.

  1. Никто ничего не знает об этом.

  2. Любой скажет тебе, что ты не прав.

  3. Все всё знают об этом.

  4. Мне кто-нибудь звонил вчера?

  5. Вы хотели бы что-нибудь съесть?

  6. После катастрофы никого не удалось спасти.

  7. Я искал ключи везде, но нигде не мог их найти.

  8. Он такой приятный человек. Все его любят.

  9. Я был уверен, что знаю всех на вечеринке.

  10. Она никуда не сможет пойти завтра.

  11. Кто-то стучит в дверь.

  12. Вы можете выбрать на завтрак все, что вы хотите.

  13. Ничего особенного не случилось вчера.

  14. В коробке ничего нет.

  15. Я где-то оставил свой зонтик.

31. Much, Many, Little, Few, a Lot (of).

Muchandmanyare usually used in questions and negatives. We usea lot (of) in positive sentences both with countable and uncountable nouns.

E.g.How much does it cost?

I don’t have much money.

I have got a lot of books.

Manyis used with countable nouns,muchis used with uncountable nouns.

E.g.many books

much money

Little means a small amount, it is used with uncountable nouns.

Fewmeans a small number, it is used with countable nouns in the plural.

E.g.We have got little bread.

It was very late so there few people in the street.

Both littleandfewhave a negative meaning – they meannot enough.

A littleanda fewhave a positive meaning – they meansome but not much (many).

E.g.He has saved a little money and can go on a short holiday.

He has a few friends who call to see him very often.

Much, a lot, little, a littlefollow the verbs they are used with.

E.g.It snowed a little yesterday.

He doesn’t read much.

Ex. 1. Use much, many with the following nouns:

  1. … people

  1. … salt

  1. … time

  2. … times

  3. … newspapers

  4. … cities

  5. … money

  6. … tables

  7. … students

  8. … information

  9. … children

  10. … news

  11. … pounds

  12. … streets

  13. … advice

  14. … accommodation

  15. … relatives

  16. … pleasure

  17. … hair

  18. … ice-cream

  19. … grapes

  20. … women

23. … potatoes

24. … water

25. ….traffic

Ex. 2. Insert much, many, a lot (of).

  1. I haven’t got … time today.

  2. Please, don’t make so … noise.

  3. Are there … rooms in your flat?

  4. There isn’t … paper in the drawer.

  5. My sister spends … money on her clothes.

  6. I have so … things to do that I don’t know which to do first.

  7. Last week there was so … rain that I couldn’t go out.

  8. At our lessons we speak English … .

  9. He is a very sociable person. He has got … friends.

  10. She plays tennis … on Sundays.

  11. He hasn’t got … information about it.

  12. She eats … that’s why she is overweight.

  13. My friend doesn’t work very …

  14. Do you have … friends in Moscow?

  15. How … time do spend watching TV?

Ex. 3. Answer the following questions giving full answers.

  1. Are there many new words in this exercise?

  2. Is there much furniture in your flat?

  3. Is there much work to do today?

  4. Are there many people in the room?

  5. Is there much meat in the fridge?

  6. Are there many tables in the room?

  7. Was there much snow last winter?

  8. Do you speak on the phone much or little?

Ex. 4. Insert little, few.

  1. … people smoke in Europe these days.

  2. We must hurry up. There is … time.

  3. He leads a lonely life. He has got … friends.

  4. I drink … tea in the morning.

  5. Our company receives … mail.

  6. He usually receives … letters.

  7. My friend goes out … at the week-end.

  8. … towns have such old trees.

  9. You rest too … .

  10. He has … books on this subject.

  11. There is … information on this problem.

  12. … people visit this cinema. It is not very popular.

  13. She knows so …

  14. I can’t say he earns very …

Ex. 5. Insert a few, a little.

  1. I have got … pictures in my room, but not many.

  2. There is … bread in the cupboard.

  3. There are … books on the table, but there are no magazines there.

  4. I have … money in my pocket.

  5. If you think … you will find the answer.

  6. I have just … pictures but they all are very good.

  7. I’m on a diet, so I’ll have … salad leaves.

  8. It has been … years since we met.

  9. Do you understand Spanish? Yes, … .

Ex. 6. Translate the sentences into English.

  1. Я прочитал мало книг по экономике.

  2. Он дал вам много информации по этому вопросу? – Нет, очень мало.

  3. На обеде вчера было немного гостей.

  4. Я хотел бы задать вам несколько вопросов.

  5. Добавить вам молока в чай? – Да, пожалуйста, немного.

  6. Я трачу мало времени на домашние дела.

  7. На улицах нашего города очень большое движение.

  8. У Фреда мало родственников.

  9. Я знаю только несколько слов по-итальянски.

  10. Он знает мало людей в этом городе.

  11. Вчера мы потратили много денег.

  12. Вы пьете много или мало кофе каждый день?

  13. Ее отец умер несколько лет назад.

  14. В этот город приезжает много туристов?

  15. Прошлой зимой было очень мало снега.

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