Exercise 28. Rewrite the following sentences.
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Example: This is a book. - These are books.
Those are wonderful buildings. - That is a wonderful building.
1. This car is in bad condition.
2. Those books are very boring.
3. I am interested in this person.
4. These shoes are black.
5. That shop is in North Street.
6. This room is not very big and bright.
7. Those people are famous scientists.
Exercise 29. Complete the sentences with this is or that's.
1. - I'm sorry, I'm late.
- ___ all right.
2. - You're my friend, aren't you?
- Yes, ___ right.
3. - You are so lazy!
- ___ not true.
4. - I'm sorry. I'm not a fast learner.
- ___O.K.
5. (on the phone)
- Hello, Pete. ___ Kate.
- Hi, Kate. How are you?
(The) other(s)/another
| Another | The other | Other | (The) others |
| With singular nouns different Come another day. additional Is there another coffee cup for Kevin? This one is broken. | with singular nouns one of the two known people or things I've got two friends. One friend is in Moscow, the other is in my home town. with plural nouns to refer to the rest of the people or things in a group Fred is on his way here, with the other students of his group. | with plural nouns to talk about people or things in general Some students like Physics and Mathematics, other students like Literature and Langauges | without any nouns others = other people or things Some people live in the country, others live in town. the others = the other people or things There are only 3 students in his class today. Where are the others? |
Exercise 30. Put in another/other/the other(s).
1. There are envelopes, sheets of paper, some textbooks, a dictionary and a lot of__ things on his desk.
2. There are five rooms in their new flat, two are on the ground floor and __ are upstairs.
3. Tom and Mary are here. Where are __?
4. There is a calendar on one of the walls of her kitchen and a cuckoo clock on __.
5. There are two bookshelves in the corner. One is full of books and __ is still empty.
6. These young people study at different British and American universities. Ruth and Korin are from Princeton, Nancy is from Harvard, John and two__ boys are from Cambridge
7. I'm thirsty. Can I have__ glass of juice, please?
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