Adjectives: good, busy, bad, clever, big, comfortable, nasty, sunny, naughty, devoted, long, interesting, quick, light, large, merry, sad, boring, high, low, short etc.

E.g.: He is such a good boy. – This boy is so good.

The bed is so comfortable. – It is such a comfortable bed.

Ex. 2. Substitute that or those for a repeated noun.

E.g.: You will not find better flowers here than the flowers in the central park. – You will not find better flowers here than those in the central park.

1. The music composed by Mozart and the music composed by Churlionis are very different. 2. The English of Great Britain is more accurate than the English of the States. 3. I like stories by O’Henry more than the stories by Mark Twain. 4. I prefer sweets made with honey to the sweets made with sugar. 5. Natural silk is of higher quality than the silk produced artificially. 6. He is interested in the history of his country much more than in the history of the whole world. 7. I spend the holidays of winter in a much more interesting way than the holidays of spring. 8. There are no richer museums than the museums of St. Petersburg. 9. Not a single day out of the days you spent in Manchester was useful. 10. Barbara’s eyes met the eyes of Grandma. 11. The expression of her face was the expression of an angry child. 12. My family would consider such a job as the job of my uncle very boring. 13. The climate of England is worse than the climate of the Crimea. 14. The trees of our garden are very similar to the trees of my childhood.

 

Ex. 3. Insert an interrogative, relative or conjunctive pronoun.

 

1. ______ color is your sweater? 2. ______ color is your sweater, blue or grey? 3. No book ______ you have bought is worth the money ______ you spent. 4. ______ a fine day! 5. ______ is he, your brother or just a friend? 6. ______ is he, an economist or a manager of a big concern? 6. ______ is the person we are looking for: Bob, John or George? 7. ______ do you think can do it? 8. ______ are your plans for this summer? 9. ______ works as an assistant in the office? 10. There was Michael ______ father wrote the letters. 11. I don’t know ______ you would like to see. 12. ______ turn is it now? 13. I saw the mountain the top of ______ was covered with snow. 14. This is the reason ______ she did it. 15. He liked the people among ______ he lived. 16. I have the same difficulty ______ you had. 17. Do you know the man ______ wrote the letter? 18. The magazine ______ you gave me is very interesting. 19. There is the student ______ book you’ve found. 20. The street ______ leads there is very wide.

 

Ex. 4. Ask questions to the italicized words.

 

1. You are watching them. 2. Our manager works from nine till five. 3. Jane will help me. 4. This is my sister’s dog. 5. Some of your books are on the table. 6. My suitcase will be either blue or green. 7. Our children are sitting under the tree. 8. Our neighbour is waiting for them. 9. We saw Mrs. Black yesterday. 10. My name is John Lee. 11. That car is mine. 12. I bought a few new magazines several days ago. 13. She’s got a pink blouse on. 14. Our dining-room is the largest room in the house. 15. These boys are my brothers. 16. I rang up my niece. 17. I am looking for the dictionary. 18. May is the fifth month of the year. 19. The sweater is made of wool. 20. The man asked for a cup of tea. 21. He has bought a gold watch. 22. He dictated a letter to the secretary. 23. My new car is black. 24. The director’s office is on the third floor. 25. My uncle is a mechanic in the garage.

 

Ex. 5. Translate.

A. 1. Чиї це речі? – Це мої речі. 2. Я дуже люблю таку роботу. 3. Цей стереопрогравач гучніший, ніж той, зроблений у Китаї. 4. Це був другий концерт тих музикантів. 5. Він такий веселий, що ніколи не буває сам. 6. Учора ми йшли цією ж самою вулицею. Вона була така шумна, але сьогодні це така тиха вулиця. 7. Де ти бачив такі черевики? – Мені їх дав продавець з того магазину. 8. Ваша квартира така велика. Мій дідусь живе у такій квартирі. Але ця квартира менша за ту, що в сусідньому домі. 9. Це той самий фільм, що ми дивились три тижні тому. Я не люблю таких фільмів. 10. Джоне, Пітере, хто з вас збирається на рибалку на ці вихідні? 11. Чого він так голосно розмовляє? – Бо в нього такий гучний голос. 12. Хто це? – Це один із наших студентів. 13. Що я можу для вас зробити? Де я можу знайти вас завтра? 14. Не розумію, з ким він прийшов. – То його друзі.15. Якого кольору твоя нова сукня: білого чи рожевого?

B. 1. Хто з вас це зробив? Це так неввічливо. 2. У мене були такі ж труднощі, як і в тебе. 3. Чия це ідея? Хто запропонував її? 4. Яке то було веселе свято! Люди були такі щасливі. 5. Хто з вас лишив гроші на столі? Це так необережно. 6. На кого ви тут чекаєте? Це таке небезпечне місце. 7. Кому ви дали номер мого телефону? 8. Що вам купити: масла чи сиру? 9. Книга, яку ви мені вчора дали, дуже цікава. Я рідко читаю такі книги. 10. Він відмовився допомогти своєму приятелеві, що мене дуже здивувало. 11. Це та ж сама жінка, що допомогла нам учора. 12. Кого з них ви питали про це? 13. Ми пройшли повз кімнати, двері якої були білі. 14. Чому ти не любиш таких людей? – Це такі неприємні люди. 15. Дерево, з якого зроблені ці меблі, дуже тверде.

 

QUANTIFIERS

Ex. 1. Replace the Ukrainian words by suitable English equivalents.

 

1. Have you got (трохи) money till tomorrow? 2. There is (небагато) bread in the house, but not enough to feed everybody. 3. She has (багато) books on this subject in her library. 4. There is (багато) stationery in our local book-shop. 5. He takes (мало) sugar in his tea. 6. There is (небагато) sugar in the sugar-bowl. 7. You won’t get (багато) advice from him. He is too young. 8. You’ve brought too (мало) luggage with you. 9. (Замало) furniture in the room makes it too empty. 10. Fortunately, they have (трохи) extra chairs in their house. 11. If you are thirsty, they can give you (трохи) water. 12. There is (багато) butter in the butter-dish.