Focus on nominals: practice grammar book for intermediate learners of English. Бочарова М.В - 20 стр.

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13. No ________is good ____________.
14. The letter’s ______were not disclosed.
TASK 28. Choose the correct option.
1. Mathematics is/are
too difficult for me.
2. Measles is/are
in most cases a harmless illness.
3. Fortunately the news wasn’t/weren’t
as bad as we had expected.
4. Draughts is/are
played on board with black and white squares.
5. Bad news travel/travels
quickly.
6. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t/aren’t
sharp enough.
7. Diabetes is/are
very dangerous.
8. Aerobics involve/involves
a lot of exercise.
9. Physics weren’t/wasn’t
my favourite subject at school.
10. Where is/are
my tweezers? I need to get a splinter out of my skin.
11. The acoustics in the bathroom was/were
fantastic!
12. Dungarees are/is
very convenient.
13. Come on! Where is/are
your pyjamas? Get it/them on! It’s time to go to bed.
TASK 29. Look up Collins COBUILD Student’s Grammar Unit 5, § 1 and com-
plete the sentences below with A or THE + a SINGULAR NOUN from the box.
A. bath go drink fight jog rest shower move walk wash ride smoke
1. I need some fresh air. I think I’ll go out for ___________.
2. I’m going to lie down and have ___________.
3. Why don’t we go outside for ___________?
4. I don’t have time for ___________. I’ll just have ___________ instead.
5. The children are covered in dirt. They need ___________.
6. Can I have ___________ on your bike?
7. He keeps fit by going for ___________ every evening.
  13. No ________is good ____________.
  14. The letter’s ______were not disclosed.


TASK 28. Choose the correct option.
  1. Mathematics is/are too difficult for me.
  2. Measles is/are in most cases a harmless illness.
  3. Fortunately the news wasn’t/weren’t as bad as we had expected.
  4. Draughts is/are played on board with black and white squares.
  5. Bad news travel/travels quickly.
  6. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t/aren’t sharp enough.
  7. Diabetes is/are very dangerous.
  8. Aerobics involve/involves a lot of exercise.
  9. Physics weren’t/wasn’t my favourite subject at school.
  10. Where is/are my tweezers? I need to get a splinter out of my skin.
  11. The acoustics in the bathroom was/were fantastic!
  12. Dungarees are/is very convenient.
  13. Come on! Where is/are your pyjamas? Get it/them on! It’s time to go to bed.


TASK 29. Look up Collins COBUILD Student’s Grammar Unit 5, § 1 and com-
plete the sentences below with A or THE + a SINGULAR NOUN from the box.


A. bath go drink fight jog rest shower move walk wash ride smoke
  1. I need some fresh air. I think I’ll go out for ___________.
  2. I’m going to lie down and have ___________.
  3. Why don’t we go outside for ___________?
  4. I don’t have time for ___________. I’ll just have ___________ instead.
  5. The children are covered in dirt. They need ___________.
  6. Can I have ___________ on your bike?
  7. He keeps fit by going for ___________ every evening.
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