МИНОБРНАУКИ РОССИИ

Санкт-Петербургский государственный

университет сервиса и экономики

Кировский филиал

Ю.Г. Момотова

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Практикум

по грамматике английского языка

для студентов

очной формы обучения

2011

Одобрены на совместном заседании кафедры общепрофессиональных дисциплин и УМСС Кировского филиала СПбГУСЭ,

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English Grammar. Практикум по грамматике английского языка для студентов очной формы обучения. – СПб.: Изд-во СПбГУСЭ, 2011. – 107 c.

Практикум по грамматике английского языка содержит грамматические упражнения по основным темам, предусмотренным учебной программой для специальностей 080500.62 «Менеджмент», 080507.65 «Менеджмент организации», 100100.62 «Сервис», 100101.65 «Сервис», 100103 «Социально-культурный сервис и туризм» очной формы обучения. Предлагаемый практикум может использоваться как для аудиторной, так и для самостоятельной работы студентов с целью совершенствования грамматических знаний и умений.

Составитель: ст. преподаватель кафедры общепрофессиональных дисциплин Ю.Г. Момотова

Рецензент: ст. преподаватель Л.Г. Юнгблюд

Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет сервиса и экономики

Кировский филиал СПбГУСЭ

2011 г.

Contents

Article	…………………………….	4
Possessive Case	…………………………….	8
Plural of Nouns	…………………………….	10
Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives	…………………………….	13
Questions	…………………………….	17
Prepositions	…………………………….	19
Present Simple Tense	…………………………….	23
Present Continuous Tense	…………………………….	26
Past Simple Tense	…………………………….	32
Past Continuous Tense	…………………………….	34
Future Simple Tense	…………………………….	40
Future Continuous Tense	…………………………….	43
Present Perfect Tense	…………………………….	46
Past Perfect Tense	…………………………….	50
Future Perfect Tense	…………………………….	55
Infinitive	…………………………….	58
Participle I	…………………………….	68
Participle II	…………………………….	73
Modal Verbs	…………………………….	79
Oblique Moods	…………………………….	87
Sequence of Tenses	…………………………….	96
Passive Voice	…………………………….	99
Sources	…………………………….	107

Article

Task I. Some of these sentences need a / an. Correct the sentences which are wrong. If the sentence is already correct, put “right”.

1. Jim goes everywhere by bike. He hasn’t got car.

2. Ann was listening to music when I arrived.

3. We went to very nice restaurant last week.

4. I clean my teeth with toothpaste.

5. I use toothbrush to clean my teeth.

6. Can you tell me if there’s bank near here?

7. My brother works for insurance company in London.

8. I don’t like violence.

9. We need petrol. I hope we come to petrol station soon.

10. I wonder if you can help me. I have problem.

11. John has got interview for job tomorrow.

12. Liz doesn’t usually wear jewellery but yesterday she was wearing necklace.

13. I think volleyball is very good game.

Task II. Complete the sentences using one of the following words. Use a/an where necessary.

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1. It wasn’t your fault. It was …

2. Listen! Can you hear….?

3. I couldn’t get into the house because I didn’t have ….

4. It’s very warm today. Why are you wearing ….?

5. Do you take…..in your coffee?

6. Are you hungry? Would you like ….with your coffee?

7. Our lives would be very difficult without ….. .

8. I didn’t phone them. I wrote … instead.

9. The heart pumps … through the body.

10. Excuse me, but can I ask you …?

11. I’m not ready yet. Can you wait …, please?

12. We can’t delay much longer. We have to make … soon.

Task III. Which of the underlined parts of the sentences is correct?

1. Did you hear noise / a noise just now? – No, I didn’t hear anything.

2. If you want to know the news, you can read paper / a paper.

3. I thought there was somebody in the house because there was light / a light inside.

4. Light / A light comes from the sun.

5. I was in a hurry this morning. I didn’t have time / a time for breakfast.

6. Sue was very helpful. She gave us some very useful advice / advices.

7. We had very good weather / a very good weather while we were on holiday.

8. We were very unfortunate. We had bad luck / a bad luck.

9. It’s very difficult to find a work / a job at the moment.

10. I had to buy a / some bread because I wanted to make some sandwiches.

Task IV. Complete the sentences with the word given (school etc.). Use the where necessary.

1. (school)

1. Every term parents are invited to ... to meet the teachers.

2. Why aren’t your children at … today? Are they ill?

3. When he was younger, Ted hated ….

4. What time does … start in the mornings in your country?

5. How do your children get home from …? By bus? – No, they walk. … isn’t very far.

6. There were some people waiting outside … to meet their children.

2. (university)

1. In your country do many people go to …?

2. If you want to get a degree, you normally have to study at ….

3. This is only a small town but … is the biggest building there.

3. (hospital)

1. Nora works as a cleaner at ….

2. When Ann was ill, we all went to … to visit her.

3. My brother has always been very healthy. He has never been in ….

4. Peter was injured in an accident and was kept in … for a few weeks.

4. (church)

1. John’s mother is a regular churchgoer. She goes to … every week.

2. John himself doesn’t go to ….

3. John went to … to take some photographs of the building.

5. (prison)

1. The other day the fire brigade was called to … to put out the fire.

2. The judge decided to fine the man $500 instead of sending him to ….

Task V. Choose the correct form with or without the.

1. I’m afraid of dogs / the dogs.

2. Can you pass salt / the salt, please?

3. Apples / The apples are good for you.

4. Look at apples / the apples on that tree! They are very big.

5. Women / The women live longer tan men / the men.

6. I don’t drink tea / the tea. I don’t like it.

7. We had a very nice meal. Vegetables / The vegetables were especially good.

8. Life / The life is strange sometimes. Some very strange things happen.

9. I like skiing / the skiing but I’m not very good at it.

10. Who are people / the people in this photograph?

11. What makes people / the people violent? What causes aggression / the aggression?

12. All books / All the books on the top shelf belong to me.

13. Don’t stay in that hotel. It’s very noisy and beds / the beds are very uncomfortable.

14. One of our biggest social problems is unemployment / the unemployment.

15. Most people / The most people believe that marriage / the marriage and family life / the family life are the basis of society / the society.

16. Have you ever been to British Museum / the British Museum.

17. Hyde Park / The Hyde Park is a very large park in central London.

Task VI. Some of these sentences are correct, but some need the (perhaps more than once). Correct sentences where necessary. Put right if the sentence is already correct.

1. Everest was first climbed in 1953.

2. Milan is in north of Italy.

3. Africa is much larger than Europe.

4. Last year I visited Mexico and United States.

5. South of England is warmer than north.

6. Portugal is in western Europe.

7. France and Britain are separated by Channel.

8. Chicago is on Lake Michigan.

9. Next year we are going skiing in Swiss Alps.

10. United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Task VII. Put the article if it is necessary.

… English king Richard the Lionheart was .. tall and strong man. He was vey proud of his strength and liked to shoe … people how strong he was. Once, as he was riding on … horseback in … countryside, his horse lost … shoe. Luckily he was not far from … village and soon he found … blacksmith. “Give me … good horseshoe”, he said to … man. … blacksmith gave … king … horseshoe. Richard took it in his hand and broke it in two. “This horseshoe is no good”, he said, “give me … better one”. … blacksmith didn’t say … word. He gave … king … other horseshoe, but Richard broke it too. The blacksmith gave him a third shoe. This time Richard was satisfied and ordered … blacksmith to shoe his horse. When … work was done, Richard offered … man … coin. … blacksmith took … coin between his fingers and broke it in too. Now it was Richard’s turn to be surprised. He took … larger coin out of his pocket and handed it to … blacksmith. … man broke it, too, saying “This coin is no good, give me … better one”. Richard smiled and gave … man … gold coin.