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Grammar Practice. Ex.1. Use the right form of the verb to be.
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Ex.1. Use the right form of the verb to be.
1. There __ two men at the door. 2. There __ a good clothes shop not far from here. 3. There __ a lot of people at the concert today. 4. There __ a policeman over there. 5. There __ a dog and a cat there. 6. There__ no money in my bank account. 7. There __ four people in our family. 8. There __ no CDs on the table. 9. There __ no news from my friends. 10. There __ a shop and some cafes here. 11. There __ a car and a motorbike in his garage. 12. There __ newspapers and a journal in my bag.
Ex.2. Supply there or it and a personal pronoun (it, he, she, they) in the blanks.
1.__ are a lot of people at the concert, and __ are fond of it. 2. __’s a policewoman waiting for you, __’s in your office. 3. __’s a parcel for you, __’s the book you you’ve been looking for. 4. __’s a new boy in our group today, __’s from Moscow. 5. __’s an article in today’s paper, __’s rather interesting. 6. __ are some students at the door, __’re from Ted’s group. 7. __’s much snow in the Arctic, __’s very cold there. 8. __’s strange that __’s no information on TV. 9. __’s too late, __’s no time left. 10. Near the park __ are two lakes, __ are frozen in winter. 11. __ looks like rain, __’s much rain this year. 12. Are __ any applicants for the job and are __ suitable? 13. Is __ a route to the town centre from here and is __ more direct? 14. __’s a film on TV tonight, __s’ very funny.
Ex.3. Change these sentences into general and disjunctive questions.
1. There are some letters in the mail box. 2. There is a morning train to Manchester. 3. There’s a stereo, a CD player in Paul’s study. 4. There isn’t a reading lamp in his room. 5. There are a lot of cassettes here. 6. There are 24 hours in a day. 7. There are some newspapers on the dressing-table. 8. There are several seats empty in the hall. 9. There’s somebody near the car. 10. There are a lot of interesting articles in the journal. 11. There’s a lot of sugar in my tea. 12. There are a few books on Philosophy.
Ex.4. Ask alternative questions and give answers using there is / are.
1. A living room / a bedroom / upstairs? 2. Much / little / furniture / in Paul’s study? 3. Posters of musical groups / posters of sportsmen / on the wall? 4. A reading lamp / in his room / in Bristol / in Oxford? 5. Cheese / butter / on the plate? 6. Tomatoes / on the table / in the fridge? 7. An electric / a gas / cooker in the kitchen? 8. Wine / oil / in the bottle? 9. Knives / spoons / on the table? 10. Shoes / boots / on the floor? 11. The letters / in his case / hers? 12. Useful / unnecessary / information / on TV?
Ex.5. Ask “How much / How many” questions.
1. bedrooms in Paul’s flat in Bristol? 2. windows in his study? 3. photos on the wall in the room in Oxford? 4. furniture in the room in Bristol? 5. money on you today? 6. water in the pot? 7. chalk on the blackboard? 8. supermarkets in your town? 9. eggs in this salad? 10. oranges in the bag? 11. rice in the packet? 12. photos in the album?