NP = Noun Phrase

NP = Noun PhraseTHE LAST PART OF THE

COURSE

NP – other exercisesCLASSES OF NOUNS AND

DETERMINERS

3. Insert the appropriate nouns in the partitive constructions:

a) I’ve just heard several useful __________ of information.b) Chopin wrote some wonderful __________ of music.c) I take two __________ of sugar in my coffee.d) Can you see the bug on that __________ of grass.e) You have to climb two __________ of stairs to reach the

attic.f) And finally add a __________ of salt and a __________ of soya

sauce.g) We need to buy a __________ of bread, a __________ of jam,

a __________ of milk, a __________ of toothpaste and two __________ of soap.

pieces / bits pieces

cubes / teaspoons / teaspoonfuls

bladeflights

pinch / teaspoon

teaspoonful / cup

loaf jar / canbottle / carton tube bars

5. Use the appropriate determiner, depending on the type of the noun and the meaning.a) Could you pass me _____________ glass?b) This table is made of _____________ glass.c) _____________ beer makes you fat.d) There’s _____________ chicken in the garden.e) Do you want _____________ chicken of beef

for dinner.f) He has _____________ excellent knowledge of

German.g) Could you give me _____________ advice,

please?

the/a/

/a

/

an

a piece of

Exercise 5 - continuedh) Sightseeing in London is quite _____________

experience, but not with this tour guide who lacks _____________ experience.

i) I bought _____________ special cheese made from goat’s milk.

j) _____________ child can see that. It’s elementary.

k) Don’t underestimate him. He’s _____________ fool.

l) _____________ days you win and _____________ days you lose.

an

/a

A/ anyno / nobody’sSome some

6. Fill in the gaps using appropriate quantifiers.a) Hurry up! We don’t have_____________ time.b) I put _____________ salt in the soup. Perhaps too

_____________ .c) There’s a shortage of water because there’s

been _____________ rain recently.d) We can make omelets for breakfast, we’ve got

_____________________________ eggs.e) Come and sit at our table. There’s ______________

room.f) The cinema was almost empty. There were

_____________ people there.

enough/mucha lot of/

littlemuch/little

no/little

a few/ enough/ many/ a lot of enough/a lot

offew

GENERIC1: specific indefinite2: specific indefiniteGENERIC

GENERICspecific indefinitespecific definiteGENERIC

GENERICspecific definite

GENERICspecific definite

GENERICspecific definite

athe

theThe a /

the / / the

/ / / a

the /

the / a/ or the the

/ or the / the

the

/ the

the a a

/ a /

an

the /

/

thean the the

a thethe

A a thethe

the

the / a

/ // the

the thethe

/ a

11. Choose the correct (singular or plural) form:

a) The shorts you bought doesn’t / don’t fit me.

b) The police wants / want to interview Fred about the robbery.

c) England has / have lost all their matches this season.

d) Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t / aren’t sharp enough.

e) Gymnastics is / are my favorite sport.f) Fortunately, the news wasn’t / weren’t as

bad as we expected.g) A bicycle is a / some means of transport.h) You old folk doesn’t / don’t know anything

about us.

11. Choose the correct (singular or plural) form:

i) Mumps is / are an unpleasant ailment.j) Ours is / are a great people.k) How much / many cattle was / were grazing

on the hillside?l) The archives of this company are / is kept in

the basement.m) The audience was / were applauding.n) The outskirts of the town are / is dullo) Bad news don’t / doesn’t make people

happy.

ARE

HAVE/HAS

ARE

IS

WEREARE

IS

isshow is

are

ownare is

are

spend

are

are favor

OASES

STILL-LIFESMEMORANDUMSMEMORANDABELIEFS

CHASSIS

SCARFS / SCARVES

VIDEOS

WOMEN DOCTORS

PLAICEGRANTS-IN-AID

TABLEAUSTABLEAUX

HOOFSHOOVES

CACTUSES/ CACTI

APPENDIXES/ APPENDICES

Crises can occur in best regulated families.

I bought beautiful silk scarfs/scarves and linen handkerchiefs/handkerchieves.

I need hundreds of pins.

I met some Swiss staying at the Ritz hotels.

I can see salmon in the water.

My brothers want stories about spacecraft.

Those bacteria cause diseases.

Other criteria are needed in analyzing these phenomena.

Many peoples live on this island.

We had such great weather on our holiday.

There is heavy traffic on the road to Belgrade.

Each piece of our luggage / each bag was …

I need accommodation. Do you know…

GENDEREx. 18 and Ex. 19

Sir

widower

heroine

stallion

tomcat

duchess

saleswomanheiress

ramnun

bachelorette / spinster

usherette(bride)groomgoose

he-goat

lioness

WHO HE / SHE

HIMWHICH

ITSWHO THEIR

WHOTHEIRWHICH

ITSWHO

THEIRTHEY

THEIR

PRONOUNSEx. 25 and Ex. 26

YOU/ONE

YOUR/ONE’SONE’S

ONESELF THEMTHEY

SHEONESELFTHEY

HER WHICH /THAT

HERSELFITS

MYSELFONE /

SOMEHERSELF EACH

ANYTHEMSELVESMYSELF

ITNOBODY ANYTHING

THEMSELVES HERSEL

FEACH OTHERITSELF

YOUANYBODY

THEYONE, TWO, …

ANOTHER ; MANY/MORE ; TWO/…/ELEVENWHAT

WE

which/that/øwhom

wh0/whomwh0/whom

whichwhichwhich

whowho/whom

when/that/øwhich/that/ø

who/thatwhat/that/ø

THE END(of the presentation, class

and course)