Ex. 3. Put these words in pairs (one uncountable, one countable) expressing similar ideas.
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Example: furniture — table
Accommodation, advertisement, baggage, banknote, bread, cars, fact, flat, furniture, job, information, journey, loaf, money, publicity, suitcase, table, traffic, travel, work.
Ex. 4. Write the plurals of the following nouns:
poet, video, box, computer, desk, list, hero, address, department, analysis, fish, life, play, reply, phenomenon, student, dish, child, photo, book-shelf, roof, character, quizz, exam, noun, professor, hobby, journal, language, library.
Ex. 5. Choose the best combination for each blank:
| 1. class is class are | 2. club has club have | 3. orchestra is orchestra are | 4. school has school have | 5. staff do staff does |
| 1. | a | In England, a state ___ to give time to religious education. |
| b | My daughter's ___ decided to hold their sports day next Saturday. | |
| 2. | a | The ___ given £ 5.000 to charity this year. |
| b | The ___ fifty per cent more members than a year ago. | |
| 3. | a | The ___ not like the new manager. |
| b | The ___ not need to be increased. | |
| 4. | a | Jane's ___ in Room 6. |
| b | Our ___ planning a party. | |
| 5. | a | The ___ just turning up. ___ Let's hurry in. |
| b | An ___ composed of string, wind, and percussion instruments. |
Ex. 6. Choose between a singular or a plural verb to use it in the following sentences:
1. We were at the head of the valley and below us we saw an old house. «This is where my family (to live)», he said.
2. Con's family (to be) in the process of having tea when we arrived.
3. All the family (to be) gathered to see the dog.
4. My family who (to be) occupied each with their particular quest did not notice anything.
5. Monty's family (to be) of about the same social status as my own.
6. When the family (to be) alone she often read to them before going to bed.
7. Do you know what the family (to get) into their heads about this business?
8. The police (to know) about him for years.
9. Everybody says the Swiss police (to be) great at finding people.
10. The police (to be) not fools. That man does not believe a word of what I said.
11. The police (to call) and a sergeant and a constable arrived.
12. The public (not to think) so.
13. The public (to request) not to leave litter in these woods.
14. As Alan appears, the crew (to be) assembled along the rail.
15. There (to be) two fish in his basket.
16. That evening the net was so heavy that he could hardly draw it into the boat. «Surely I have caught all the fish that (to swim)», he said to himself and laughed.
17. When he came the baseball team (to practise) on the school field.
18. The team (to have) baths at the moment and then (to come) back here for tea.
19. The team (to play) tomorrow morning.
20. The summons (to be) already overdue.
Ex. 7. Choose the correct noun group:
| 1. the teacher's office | or the teacher office |
| 2. a bus's station | or a bus station |
| 3. computer's disks | or computer disks |
| 4. Tom's plan | or the Tom plan |
| 5. a teacher trainer | or a teachers' trainer |
Ex. 8. Translate the following into English choosing between a noun in the genitive case and an of-phrase:
1. Студент увійшов до кабінету декана.
2. Це було рішення досвідченого викладача.
3. У сьогоднішній газеті є цікава стаття на цю тему.
4. Боюся, ми спізнимося до Джона.
5. Наступна зустріч акторки з режисером відбулася два тижні потому.
6. Книга мого друга дуже зацікавила мене.
7. Усі студенти підтримали ідею Аліси.
8. Ми готувалися до іспитів у будинку Ганни.
9. Дай мені, будь ласка, адресу мого однокласника. Я йому хочу повернути всі англійські книги.
10. Усі студенти університету взяли участь у цьому заході.
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