Exercise 4. Use the possessive case where possible.
1. The cover of this dictionary is glossy. 2. This video cassette belongs to Liz. 3. We heard the sound of the plane. 4. Our students study the History of the English language. 5. The roof of the house was red. 6. The dresses of the girls were very pretty. 7. The future of a girl depends on her character and good luck. 8. The prices of the houses go up and up. 9. I borrowed a mobile phone from Denis. 10. My seat was at the end of the hall. 11. This theatre is in the centre of the city. 12. He knows much about the history of Russia. 13. We need some bread. Let’s go to the shop of a baker. 14. A rest for an hour will do you good. 15. The news we got yesterday was unbelievable.
Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences.
1. Давид провел две недели в Ярмуте у мистера Пеготти. 2. Уезжая в Ярмут, мальчик ничего не знал о предполагаемом (intended) браке своей матери. 3. После путешествия, которое длилось несколько часов, Пеготти с Давидом прибыли в Ярмут. 4. Приближаясь к дому мистера Пеготти, Давид увидел детскую фигурку, стоявшую на пороге. 5. Дядя Хэма и Эмили усыновил их, когда они были детьми. 6. Пеготти с гордостью говорила о доброте своего брата. 7. Двухнедельное пребывание в Ярмуте доставило Давиду большое удовольствие. 8. В присутствии мужа миссис Копперфильд боялась приласкать своего сына. 9. После минутной нерешительности Давид подошел к миссис Копперфильд и поцеловал ее. 10. После смерти жены мистер Мердстон послал Давида в Лондон, где мальчик должен был работать в торговом доме (warehouse) Мердстона и Гринби.
Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences.
1. Спасибо за хороший совет. 2. Какая сегодня прекрасная погода! 3. Мне очень жаль, но у меня плохие новости. 4. Я думаю, что только работа может ему помочь. 5. Это трудная работа. 6. Он любит давать советы своим друзьям. 7. Я не люблю чай с лимоном. 8. На завтрак у меня яйцо и чашка кофе. 9. Я люблю бутерброды с ветчиной и сыром. 10. Волосы у нее черные, а глаза голубые. 11. Эти деньги не мои, я не могу их взять. 12. В плохую погоду я не выхожу. 13. Его знания отличаются глубиной и системностью.14. Его успехи в английском потрясающие!
PROGRESS TEST
MODULE IV
Choose the right form
1. When he was going through a narrow passage between two … , he heard … .
A merrys-go-round, laugh,
B merry-go-rounds, a laugh,
C merry-goes-round, laughter
D merry-goes-rounds, a laughter,
2. These were his neighbours, two … girls.
A twenty-years old
B twenty-year old’s
C twenty-year’s old
D twenty-year old
3. They decided to open a season. Though it was a fashionable party and the walls were decorated with … and … , the majority of the guests … wearing jeans and T-shirts.
A lilies-of-the-valley, forget-me-nots, were
B lily-of-the-valleys, forget-me-nots, were
C lilies-of-the-valley, forgets-me-not, was
D lilies-of-the-valleys, forgets-me-nots, was
4. The … wife was wearing a plain white dress with a string of pearls that cost more than my … salary.
A governor’s-general, two years’
B governor-general’s, two years’
C governor-general, two years
D governor’s-general’s, two-year
5. The proceeds of the campaign … been spent on the construction of the Children’s Care Centre. Roadworks … being held there to build a new … crossing.
A has, are, pedestrian’s
B have, are, pedestrian
C has, is, pedestrians
D have, is, pedestrians’
6. The criteria … too vague. If there were a sharper … to make our choice, I would be happy.
A is, criterion
B are, criterion
C is, criteria
D are, criteria
7. Measles … a dangerous disease and a lot of children catch … at an early age.
A is, them
B is, it
C are, them
D are, it
8. This … the most effective means of production and … can be adjusted to your business in … time.
A is, it, two month’s
B are, they, a two-months
C is, they, two-month
D is, it, two months’
9. The Azores … are dark blue species that require … cultivation in temperate regions.
A forget-me-nots, greenhouse
B forgets-me-nots, greenhouse’s
C forget-me-not, greenhouse
D forgets-me-not, greenhouse’s
10. Reliable … about everyday clothing from the past … hard to obtain.
A evidences, are
B evidence, is
C evidences, is
D evidence, are
11. … depths are usually much greater than … depths because of … low density.
A Snow, rain, snow
B Snow’s, rain’s, snow’s
C Snow, rain, snow’s
D Snow’s, rain, snow’s
12. … are tiny white bells hanging from a single erect stem about 30 cm tall with the … as a red berry.
A Lilies-of-the-valley, fruit
B Lilies-of-the-valley, fruits
C Lily-of-the-valleys, fruit
D Lily-of-the-valleys, fruits
13. The … was shaky and he decided to go to the secondhand … store.
A leg’s table, furniture’s
B leg of the table, furniture’s
C leg of the table, furniture
D leg’s table, furniture
14. One hundred pounds … a large sum for her and she decided to put the money on her … account.
A was, savings
B was, saving’s
C were, savings
D were, saving’s
15. This is the … cloakroom, and that one is for … .
A ladies’, gentlemen’s
B lady’s, gentlemen’s
C ladies’, gentlemen
D lady, gentlemen
16. The … at the … talks made a deep influence on everybody.
A Minister of Foreign Trade’s speech, peace’s
B Minister’s of Foreign Trade speech, peace
C Minister of Foreign Trade’s speech, peaceful
D Minister of Foreign Trade’s speech, peace
17. The official … is a table containing the holy days, … and festivals of the church.
A Christian church calendar, saints’ days
B Christian’s church calendar, saint days
C Christian church’s calendar, saint’s days
D Christian’s church’s calendar, saints’ days
18. The most beautiful … of carved jade in the form of ornamental pieces, such as vases, bowls, tablets, and statues, many of which are now … , were made in China.
A specimen, museum pieces
B specimens, museum pieces
C specimen, museum’s pieces
D specimens, museum’s pieces
19. At its height in the early 1900s, the British Empire included over 20 … of the … land area and more than 400 … people.
A percents, world, million
B percent, world’s, millions
C percent, world’s, million
D percents, worlds’, million
20. The … history goes back to 1808.
A state’s newspaper’s
B state’s newspaper
C state newspaper’s
D state newspapers’
21. Both my … work in a bank which is situated on the … of town.
А brothers-in-law, outskirts;
B brother’s-in-law, outskirts
C brothers-in-law, outskirt
D brothers-in-law, outskirt’s
22. My … family is not very large.
A sister-in-law
B sister-in-law’s
C sister’s-in-law
D sisters-in-law
23. My … favourite TV series … ‘Santa Barbara’.
A grandmother, is
B grandmother’s, are
C grandmother’s, is
D grandmother, are
24. Mathematics ... hard. I don’t understand it.
A are
B is
C was
D were
25. Books differ from periodicals and newspapers because they are not published on a strict … schedule.
A days, weeks, or months
B day, week, or month
C day’s, week’s, or month’s
D daily, weekly, or monthly
26. … scissors, owing to the special warning of Mother’s, … kept out of … reach.
A This, were, John’s
B Those, is, John
C These, were, John’s
D That, is, John
27. Don’t rely on him. He is tied to his … strings.
A mother’s apron
B mother’s apron
C mother’s apron
D mother apron
28. Here … the pocket money my uncle has sent me today. … will be enough to settle all my debts.
A are, It
B is, They
C is, It
D are, They
29. The latest news from the Middle East countries … disturbing. A close-up camera showed a man running somewhere. His face was bruised and his clothes … torn.
A was, was
B were, were
C was, were
D were, was
30. The premises … big enough, but the inspection took them a lot of … , and they had to drive home at … .
A was, time, dusks
B were, times, a dusk
C was, times, dusk
D were, time, dusk
31. The price for … has increased by ten … in the last quarter. Lodgings … very expensive nowadays.
A an accommodation, per cent, is
B accommodation, per cent, are
C accommodations, per cents, is
D accommodation, per cents, are
32. That species of birds … migrant and … found in Africa in winter. Our surroundings … too severe for such birds and they leave … early in September.
A is, is, are, them
B are, are, are, them
C is, is, is, it
D are, are, is, it
33. Where … Nick’s pyjamas? - … on the bed.
A is, It is
B are, They are
C is, They are
D are, It is
34. Bread and cheese … his usual meal and he has been living on … for two months.
A was, them
B are, it
C is, it
D is, them
35. His … decreased because his salary was cut by 7 … .
A earnings, per cent
B earnings, per cents
C earning, per cents
D earning, percentage
36. The producer presented his new … film. The show took … time.
A two-series, three hour’s
B two-seria, three hours
C two-series, three hours’
D two-series’, three hour’s
37. The story of the magnificent … castle the guide told us about was exciting.
A five-centuries-old
B five-century’s-old
C five-century-old
D five-century-old’s
38. This is the … cloakroom, and that one is for … .
A ladies’, gentlemen’s
B lady’s, gentlemen’s
C ladies’, gentlemen
D lady, gentlemen
39. I wish we were at … house but they ordered that we stay here.
A Carter’s
B the Carters’
C the Carter’s
D Carter
40. If I could only have one flower, I would have … , the small ones that grow wild and smell so nice.
A lilies-of-the-valley
B lily-of-the-valleys
C lily’s-of-the-valley
D lilies-of-the-valley
TOTAL: 40 MARKS
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MODULE V
THE QUANTIFIERS
THE NUMERALS
1. The numeral is a part of speech which denotes number or the order of things or persons in succession.
Accordingly numerals fall into two groups: cardinal numerals (cardinals) and ordinal numerals (ordinals).
Cardinals
1 one
2 two
3 three
4 four
5 five
6 six
7 seven
8 eight
9 nine
10 ten
11 eleven
12 twelve
13 thirteen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty
21 twenty-one
30 thirty
40 forty
50 fifty
60 sixty
70 seventy
80 eighty
90 ninety
100 one (a) hundred
101 one (a) hundred and one
1,000 one (a) thousand
1,001 one (a) thousand and one
100,000 one hundred thousand
1,000,000 one million
1,000,001 one million and one
Ordinals
1st first
2nd second
3rd third
4th fourth
5th fifth
6th sixth
7th seventh
8th eighth
9th ninth
10th tenth
11th eleventh
12th twelfth
13th thirteenth
14th fourteenth
15 fifteenth
16th sixteenth
17th seventeenth
18th eighteenth
19th nineteenth
20th twentieth
21st twenty-first
30th thirtieth
40th fortieth
50th fiftieth
60th sixtieth
70th seventieth
80th eightieth
90th ninetieth
100th one hundredth
101st one hundred and first
1,000th one thousandth
1,001st one thousand and first
100,000th one hundred thousandth
1,000,000th one millionth
1,000,001st one million and first
The cardinals
Among the cardinals there are simple, derived and compound words.
The cardinals from one to twelve, hundred, thousand, million are simple; those from thirteen to nineteen are derived from the corresponding simple ones by means of the suffix –teen; the cardinals denoting tens are derived from the corresponding simple ones by means of the suffix –ty.
The cardinals from twenty-one to twenty-nine, from thirty-one to thirty-nine, etc. and those over hundred are compounds. In cardinals consisting of tens and units the two words are hyphenated.
In cardinals including hundreds and thousands the word denoting units and tens are joined to those denoting hundreds, thousands by means of the conjunction and:
103 – one hundred and three;
225 – two hundred and twenty-five;
3038 – three thousand and thirty-eight;
9651 – nine thousand six hundred and fifty-one.
The words for common fractions are also composite. They are formed from cardinals denoting the numerator and ordinals denoting the denominator. If the numerator is a numeral higher than one, the ordinal in the denominator takes the plural form. The numerator and the denominator may be joined by means of the hyphen or without it:
1/3 – one-third (one third);
2/7 – two-sevenths (two sevenths).
In mixed numbers the numerals denoting fractions are joined to the numerals denoting whole numbers by means of the conjunction and:
3 1/5 – three and one-fifth;
20 3/8 – twenty and three-eighths.
In decimal fractions the numerals denoting fractions are joined to those denoting whole numbers by means of the words point or decimal:
0.5 – zero point (decimal) five;
2.3 – two point (decimal) three;
0.005 – zero point (decimal) zero zero five.
The ordinals
Among the ordinals there are also simple, derivative and compound words.
The simple ordinals are first, second and third.
The derivative ordinals are derived from the simple and derivative cardinals by means of the suffix –th: Four – fourth; ten – tenth; twenty – twentieth.
Before the suffix –th the final y is replaced by –ie: Thirty – thirtieth.
The compound ordinals are formed from composite cardinals. In this case only the last component of the compound numeral has the form of the ordinal:
twenty-first; forty-second; one hundred and first.
The numerals ten, hundred, thousand do not have plural forms:
four thousand people.
But the corresponding homonymous nouns ten (десяток), hundred (сотня), thousand (тысяча) do:
to count in tens; hundreds of people; thousands of birds.
Nouns premodified by ordinals are used with the definite article:
the third month, the first men on the moon.
When used with the indefinite article, they lose their numerical meaning and acquire that of a pronoun (another, one more):
A second man entered, then a third. – Вошёл ещё один человек, потом ещё.
EXERCISES