IV. Grammar Exercise
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V. Speak on the following items.
1. School leaving – the beginning of an independent life.
2. I am a student of the Medical College on the basis of Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University.
3. The profession of my dream.
| Indefinite Pronouns Some and its compounds are used: · in affirmative sentences There are some doctors in the ward. · in questions with an interrogative word Where have you left some of you textbooks? · in interrogative sentences expressing an offer or request Will you have some more tea? Any and its compounds are used: · in interrogative and negative sentences Are there any doctors in the ward? I don't see any. · in affirmative sentences in the meaning no matter of which You may choose any profession. |
| Indefinite Pronouns | ||
| pronoun | meaning | Example |
| Another | an additional or different person or thing | That ice-cream was good. Can I have another? |
| anybody/anyone | no matter what person | Can anyone answer this question? |
| Anything | no matter what thing | The doctor needs to know if you have eaten anything in the last two hours. |
| everybody/everyone one | all people an unidentified person | We can start the lecture because everybody has arrived. Can one smoke here? All the students arrived but now one is missing. |
| somebody/someone | an unspecified or unknown person | Somebody knocked on the door. |
| something | an unspecified or unknown thing | I've brought you something. It's a new atlas on Anatomy. |
| Negative Pronouns | ||
| pronoun | meaning | Example |
| No | is used only with nouns in the meaning of no one, nobody, nothing | No student is allowed to talk. |
| nobody/no one | no person | I phoned many times but nobody answered. |
| Nothing | no single thing, not anything | If you don't know the answer it's best to say nothing. |
| Neither | not one and not the other of two people or things | I keep telling Jack and Jill but neither believes me. |
| None | not any; no person or persons | I invited five friends but none have come. |
I. Fill in the blanks with the pronounssome, any, no.
1. We haven't got _____ textbooks.
2. There are _____specialties at our university.
3. You can choose _____ faculty, except Dentistry.
4. _____ student is allowed to talk, the lecturer is speaking.
5. Are there _____ students in the lecture hall? – I don't see ______.
6. Where have you bought _____ of these books?
7. There are _____ students in the laboratory. It is empty.
8. May I have _____ more time?
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