the last part of the course. classes of nouns and determiners
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NP = Noun PhraseTHE LAST PART OF THE
COURSE
NP – other exercisesCLASSES OF NOUNS AND
DETERMINERS
3. Insert the appropriate nouns in the partitive constructions:
a) I’ve just heard several useful __________ of information.b) Chopin wrote some wonderful __________ of music.c) I take two __________ of sugar in my coffee.d) Can you see the bug on that __________ of grass.e) You have to climb two __________ of stairs to reach the
attic.f) And finally add a __________ of salt and a __________ of soya
sauce.g) We need to buy a __________ of bread, a __________ of jam,
a __________ of milk, a __________ of toothpaste and two __________ of soap.
pieces / bits
piecescubes / teaspoons / teaspoonfuls
blade
flightspinch / teaspoon
teaspoonful / cup
loaf jar / can
bottle / carton tube bars
5. Use the appropriate determiner, depending on the type of the noun and the meaning.a) Could you pass me _____________ glass?b) This table is made of _____________ glass.c) _____________ beer makes you fat.d) There’s _____________ chicken in the garden.e) Do you want _____________ chicken of beef
for dinner.f) He has _____________ excellent knowledge of
German.g) Could you give me _____________ advice,
please?
the/a
/
/a
/
an
a piece of
Exercise 5 - continuedh) Sightseeing in London is quite _____________
experience, but not with this tour guide who lacks _____________ experience.
i) I bought _____________ special cheese made from goat’s milk.
j) _____________ child can see that. It’s elementary.
k) Don’t underestimate him. He’s _____________ fool.
l) _____________ days you win and _____________ days you lose.
an
/
a
A/ any
no / nobody’sSome some
6. Fill in the gaps using appropriate quantifiers.a) Hurry up! We don’t have_____________ time.b) I put _____________ salt in the soup. Perhaps
too _____________ .c) There’s a shortage of water because there’s
been _____________ rain recently.d) We can make omelets for breakfast, we’ve got
_____________________________ eggs.e) Come and sit at our table. There’s
______________ room.f) The cinema was almost empty. There were
_____________ people there.
enough/mucha lot of/
littlemuch/little
no/little
a few/ enough/ many/ a lot of enough/a lot
offew
GENERIC1: specific indefinite2: specific indefiniteGENERIC
GENERIC
specific indefinitespecific definite
GENERIC
GENERICspecific definite
GENERICspecific definite
GENERIC
specific definite
athe
theThe a /
the / / the
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the /
the / a/ or the the
/ or the / the
the
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the
a a
/ a /
an
the /
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the
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a the
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thethe
the / a
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11. Choose the correct (singular or plural) form:
a) The shorts you bought doesn’t / don’t fit me.
b) The police wants / want to interview Fred about the robbery.
c) England has / have lost all their matches this season.
d) Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t / aren’t sharp enough.
e) Gymnastics is / are my favorite sport.f) Fortunately, the news wasn’t / weren’t as
bad as we expected.g) A bicycle is a / some means of transport.h) You old folk doesn’t / don’t know anything
about us.
11. Choose the correct (singular or plural) form:
i) Mumps is / are an unpleasant ailment.j) Ours is / are a great people.k) How much / many cattle was / were grazing
on the hillside?l) The archives of this company are / is kept in
the basement.m) The audience was / were applauding.n) The outskirts of the town are / is dullo) Bad news don’t / doesn’t make people
happy.
ARE
HAVE/HAS
ARE
IS
WERE
ARE
IS
isshow is
are
own
are is
are
spend
are
are favor
OASES
STILL-LIFES
MEMORANDUMSMEMORANDABELIEFS
CHASSIS
SCARFS / SCARVES
VIDEOS
WOMEN DOCTORS
PLAICE
GRANTS-IN-AID
TABLEAUSTABLEAUX
HOOFSHOOVES
CACTUSES/ CACTI
APPENDIXES/ APPENDICES
Crises can occur in best regulated families.
I bought beautiful silk scarfs/scarves and linen handkerchiefs/handkerchieves.
I need hundreds of pins.
I met some Swiss staying at the Ritz hotels.
I can see salmon in the water.
My brothers want stories about spacecraft.
Those bacteria cause diseases.
Other criteria are needed in analyzing these phenomena.
Many peoples live on this island.
We had such great weather on our holiday.
There is heavy traffic on the road to Belgrade.
Each piece of our luggage / each bag was …
I need accommodation. Do you know…
GENDEREx. 18 and Ex. 19
Sir
widower
heroine
stallion
tomcat
duchess
saleswoman
heiress
ram
nun
bachelorette / spinster
usherette
(bride)groomgoose
he-goat
lioness
WHO HE / SHE
HIMWHICH
ITSWHO THEIR
WHOTHEIRWHICH
ITSWHO
THEIRTHEY
THEIR
PRONOUNSEx. 25 and Ex. 26
YOU/ONE
YOUR/ONE’SONE’S
ONESELF THEMTHEY
SHE
ONESELFTHEY
HER WHICH /THAT
HERSELFITS
MYSELFONE /
SOME
HERSELF EACH
ANY
THEMSELVESMYSELF
ITNOBODY ANYTHING
THEMSELVES HERSEL
FEACH OTHERITSELF
YOUANYBODY
THEYONE, TWO, …
ANOTHER ; MANY/MORE ; TWO/…/ELEVEN
WHATWE
which/that/ø
whomwh0/whom
wh0/whomwhich
whichwhich
who
who/whomwhen/that/ø
which/that/øwho/that
what/that/ø
THE END(of the presentation, class
and course)