THE PRONOUN. Exercise 1.Translate the pronouns in brackets into English

Exercise 1.Translate the pronouns in brackets into English.

1. I'll go to the Institute with (тобой). 2. This woman lives in our house. I know (ее) very well. 3. Give (ему) this book. 4. I want to play volleyball with (ними). 5. Show (ей) your new picture. 6. I know these students. They study with (нами). 7. Translate (его) from English into Russian. 8. Come with (мной) to the theatre. 9. He went to the Institute with (ними).

Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences using possessive pronouns. Example: Whose pen is it? It is … (I). – It is mine.

1. I think it is the book of______. (you). 2. The cat wants____ dinner. (it) 3. You know, it is not____ money; it is_____. (you/I) 4. It wasn't___ mistake, it was_______. (I/they) 5. Have you met____ mother? (they) 6. ____parents say that the garden is________. (she/they) 7.____brother thins the car is_____. (I/we) 8.____car isbroken, so I used____. (I/he) 9._____house is smaller than_____. (we/they)

Exercise 3.Complete the following sentences using reflexive pronouns. Example: We didn't know where to hide... - We didn’t know where to hide ourselves.

1. Get... readyquickly! 2. That kitten now washes… every day. 3. She's just learning how to dress... 4. We sat... downand waited. 5. I got... wetwatering the garden. 6. I woke... up with a start. 7. Barry has just got engaged....

Exercise 4. Translate into Russian(either/neither; both... and, neither... nor, either... or).

1. Neither book interested me. 2. You will like either of these films. 3. As we know there is neither air nor water in any part of the Moon. 4. He could cope neither with this task nor that one. 5. You may take either this book or that one. 6. Reaching the Earth the energy sent from the Sun is either absorbed or reflected. 7. Neither my friend nor I took part in this scientific conference. 8. We know that he speaks both English and French.

Exercise 5.Complete the sentences with both/neither/either.

1. “Do you want tea or coffee?” – “…. I really don’t mind”. 2. “What day is it today – the 15^th or the 19^th?” – “…. It’s the 20^th ”. 3. “Where did you go for your holidays – Scotland or Ireland?” – “We went to …. A week in Scotland and a week in Ireland”. 4. “There are two sandwiches here. Do you mind which I take?” – “No. Take …”. 5. “Where is Kate? Is she at work or at home?” – “…. She is away on holiday”. 6. … of my parents are from London. 7. I tried two bookshops for the book I wanted but … had it. 8. There were two windows in the room. It was very warm so I opened …. 9. I was invited to two parties last week but I didn’t go to ….

Exercise 6. Insert some, any, no and their derivatives (-body, -thing, -where).

1. May Igive you... more tea? 2.... has been here: there are footsteps in the snow. 3. He appeared so suddenly, simply from …. 4. Have you heard... about him since that day? 5. Is there... telephone in your house that you didn't ring up? 6.... came home with me: I was quite alone. 7. Have you seen Sasha...? He hasn't yet come back from school.

Exercise 7. Insert much/many, (a) few/ (a) little.

l. Have you (много) lessons today? 2. I have (много) work to do. 3. There are (мало) students in the library. 4. (Много) students in our group get state scholarships. 5. There are (несколько) construc­tion teams at our department. 6. There is (много) snow here in De­cember. 7. They had (мало) time for the test. 8. She speaks English (немного). 9. There are (мало) terminals in this computer room. 10. There are... teachers at our school, and... of them are women. 11.... of their conversation was about the institute.