Семинарское занятие 3

1. The following table gives the ages of five children:

Child's Name	Age (years)
Ruth	18
Angela	12
Tom	6
May	3
Joe	1

Write sentences comparing the ages of the children in each of the pairs indicated below. Use expressions such as twice, three times, four times, five times, one-half, one-third and one-quarter.

For example:  Ruth is three times as old as Tom.  May is one-quarter as old as Angela.

1. Angela and May 2. Tom and May 3. Tom and Angela 4. Ruth and May 5. Tom and Ruth 6. Tom and Joe 7. May and Tom 8. Angela and Joe 9. Joe and May 10. May and Joe

2. Rewrite each of the following sentences as a comparison, using the word or words given in brackets as the second part of the comparison.

For example: She was a good actress. (her cousin).   She was as good an actress as her cousin.

1. She is a skilled carpenter. (her father) 2. Terry is an efficient manager. (Kay) 3. They are wonderful performers. (their predecessors)

4. He won a prestigious prize. (his competitor)

5. The white hens are good layers. (the brown ones)

6. Rupert is an able administrator. (his boss) 7. She is carrying a heavy parcel. (you) 8. He is a brilliant engineer. (we had been told)

9. She found an important clue. (anyone) 10. They are experienced directors. (one could wish)

3. Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with the comparative forms of the irregular adjectives given in brackets.

For example:

Pam is a ______ student than Roger. (good)

Pam is a better student than Roger.

1. I have ___________ eggs than I need. (many)

2. The bread tastes even ___________ than the rolls. (good)

3. She does not want to travel ____________ than necessary. (far)

4. Alice drinks ___________ coffee than Jerry does. (little)

5. We have ___________ honey than we need. (much)

6. Things may be ___________ than you think. (bad)

7. Business is ____________ this year than it was last year. (good) 8. Alan has ___________ money than Ben. (little)

9. She has ___________ self-confidence than I do. (much)

10. The weather was ___________ yesterday than it is today. (bad)

4. The following table gives the ages and heights of five children:

Child's Name	Age (years)	Height (centimeters)
Nancy	16	150
Dick	15	160
Lorne	12	140
Sara	8	110
Barbara	7	115

Following the model of the examples, write sentences comparing the age or height of the children in each of the following pairs.

For example:

Dick is older than Lorne.

Lorne is shorter than Dick.

Sara is younger than Dick.

Dick is taller than Sara.

1. Nancy and Dick (age)

2. Dick and Nancy (height)

3. Nancy and Lorne (age)

4. Lorne and Nancy (height)

5. Sara and Lorne (age)

6. Lorne and Sara (height)

7. Sara and Barbara (age)

8. Sara and Barbara (height)

9. Barbara and Sara (age)

10. Barbara and Sara (height)

5. Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with the superlative forms of the irregular adjectives shown in brackets.

For example:

Pam is the ____ student in the class. (good)

Pam is the best student in the class.

1. This is the ____________ we have ever traveled in one day. (far)

2. Their farm has produced the _____________ tomatoes. (many)

3. Our strawberries have the _____________ flavor. (good)

4. He ate the _____________ jam. (little)

5. That is the _____________ news I have heard yet. (bad)

6. She has the ______________ cheese. (much)

7. They have eaten the _____________ pancakes. (many)

8. That is the ____________ thing that could happen. (bad)

9. We have used the _____________ honey. (much)

10. That is the _____________ suggestion we have heard yet. (good)

11. This is the _____________ stretch of road. (bad)

12. They produced the _____________ butter this year. (little)

6. The following table gives the age, height, and weight of each child in a group of eight children, together with the amount of money possessed by each child. The highest and lowest numbers in each column have been underlined.

Child's Name	Age (years)	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	Money (dollars)
Denise	12	140	40	90
Ted	11	154	43	70
Ray	10	135	45	25
Bev	9	130	42	100
Carl	8	125	35	10
Amber	7	115	28	30
Victor	6	110	32	20
Sally	5	112	29	15

Following the model of the examples, complete the rest of the sentences, indicating which is the youngest, shortest, heaviest, lightest, richest, and poorest child in the group.

For example:  Denise is the oldest child in the group.   Ted is the tallest child in the group.

1. Ray is 2. Bev is 3. Sally is 4. Victor is 5. Amber is 6. Carl is

7. Paying attention to which adjectives form the comparative with the adverb more and which form the comparative with the ending er, fill in the blanks with the comparative forms of the adjectives indicated in brackets.

For example:

The clothes are _____ than I had expected. (dry)

The clothes are drier than I had expected.

 1. The pears are _______________ than the plums. (hard)

2. The roses are ______________ than the nasturtiums. (beautiful)

3. The tomatoes are _______________ than the apples. (expensive)

4. My bicycle is _______________ than yours. (new)

5. Cold lemonade is _______________ than water. (refreshing)

6. The front yard is _______________ than the back yard. (big)

7. This map is _______________ than that one. (good)

8. Spinach is ______________ than Swiss chard. (delicate)

9. His room is _______________ than yours. (tidy)

10. Her report is _______________ than ours. (accurate)

8. Paying attention to which adjectives form the superlative with the adverb most and which form the superlative with the ending est, fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the adjectives indicated in brackets.

For example:

The first question is the ______________. (difficult)

The first question is the most difficult.

1. Sarah is the ________________ girl in the class. (intelligent) 2. He is the _______________ boy in the school. (lucky) 3. This is the _________________ book I have ever read. (good) 4. That is the _________________ painting in the museum. (valuable) 5. Yesterday was the ____________ day of the year. (hot) 6. She is the _______________ student in the school. (new)

7. This movie is the ______________. (entertaining) 8. He is the _______________ man in the village. (brave) 9. Summer is usually the ___________ time of the year. (dry) 10. He is the _________________ player on the team. (talented) 11. This is the ________________ route into town. (direct) 12. The library is the _____________ building on the street. (old)

9. Paying attention to whether the noun to be modified is countable or uncountable, complete each of the following sentences by filling in the blank with the correct adjective chosen from the pair given in brackets.

For example:

____ schools were closed because of the snowstorm. (many, much)

Many schools were closed because of the snowstorm.

1. There are __________ ducks in the park. (many, much) 2. __________ water is left in the pond. (few, little) 3. __________ authors are as famous as Shakespeare. (few, little) 4. How __________ rice do you have? (many, much) 5. There are __________ books on the subject which she has not read. (few, little) 6. __________ attention has been paid to the importance of the mass media. (many, much) 7. _________ people prefer soccer to football. (many, much) 8. There are ___________ stores downtown than there are in the suburbs. (fewer, less) 9. __________ information was available. (few, little) 10. _________ sports are as fast-paced as hockey. (few, little) 11. She made the ____________ mistakes of all the children in the class. (fewest, least) 12. __________ work remains to be done. (few, little) 13. There is often __________ wind in the evening than there is at midday. (fewer, less) 14. He does not have _________ money. (many, much) 15. He did the __________ work of all the boys in the class. (fewest, least) 16. She told __________ stories to amuse the children. (many, much)

10. The following table shows the number of books and amount of money possessed by each of eight children.

Child's Name	Number of Books	Amount of Money ($)
Debbie	12	20
Penny	6	30
Alex	4	10
Tim	24	5
Chris	8	2
Lisa	3	15
Terry	16	6
Helen	2	3

Following the model of the examples, use the adjectives much and many to write sentences comparing the number of books or the amount of money possessed by the children in each of the following pairs.

For example:

Debbie and Penny (books).  Debbie has twice as many books as Penny.

Alex and Debbie (money).  Alex has half as much money as Debbie.

Lisa and Helen (money).  Lisa has five times as much money as Helen.

1. Penny and Alex (money) 2. Chris and Terry (books) 3. Penny and Lisa (books) 4. Debbie and Tim (money) 5. Tim and Alex (money) 6. Penny and Tim (books) 7. Terry and Helen (money) 8. Terry and Helen (books) 9. Tim and Chris (books) 10. Penny and Tim (money)

11. For each of the following sentences, fill in the blank with this or these. Use this to refer to a single person or thing, and use these to refer to more than one person or thing.

For example:

____ is her bicycle.

This is her bicycle.

1. Does __________ bus go downtown? 2. __________ are their suitcases. 3. __________ is his camera. 4. __________ trees are over one hundred years old.

5. Is __________ flower a daffodil? 6. __________ women will perform the skit. 7. __________ is the main entrance. 8. __________ lakes are very deep. 9. _________ is their school. 10. Are __________ radishes?

12. For each of the following sentences, fill in the blank with that or those. Use that to refer to a single person or thing, and use those to refer to more than one person or thing.

For example:

____ is a hovercraft.

That is a hovercraft.

1. __________ is his pen.

2. __________ girls are Australian. 3. Has __________ chair been painted? 4. __________ watches are not expensive. 5. Does __________ train usually arrive on time?

6. Was __________ your friend?

7. __________ are my cousins.

8. ___________ is a swan.

9. Do __________ notebooks belong to you?

10. __________ are the places we will visit.

13. Paying attention to correct word order, arrange each of the following sets of words to form questions beginning with interrogative pronouns which are the objects of the verbs. If necessary, add the auxiliary do, does or did.

For example:

you, prefer, which

Which do you prefer?

1. they, have decided, what

2. you, want, which

3. I, should wear, what

4. she, said, what

5. he, likes, what

6. you, are reading, what

7. one, can do, what

8. they, bought, which

14. Using the introductory phrase Please tell me, rewrite the following direct questions as indirect questions. Make sure that the subjects precede the verbs in the indirect questions.

For example:

Who will choose the winners?

Please tell me who will choose the winners.

1. Who was selected? 2. Whom have you consulted? 3. To whom will she address the letter?

4. What did you accomplish? 5. Which boy opened the door? 6. To which cities has he traveled? 7. Which music did the orchestra perform? 8. For whose sake has he come? 9. What caused the delay? 10. Whose house did they visit? 11. Whose dog chased the cat? 12. Which books have you read?

15. Paying attention to grammatically correct usage, for each of the following sentences, fill in the blank with who, whom or whose.

1. My best friend, ________ I see every day, always has something new to tell me.

2. Most students ________ live in residence find it easy to make friends.

3. Our neighbors, to ________ we lent our lawnmower, are conscientious and considerate.

4. The volunteers, ________ enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly.

5. The musicians ________ we heard yesterday have played together for many years.

6. Parents ________ children do well in school usually consider themselves fortunate.

7. Children ________ like music are often good at mathematics.

8. The student to ________ the prize was awarded had an impressive record.

9. My friend, ________ I visited last week, is taking a holiday soon.

10. The class treasurer, to ________ we gave the money, announced the balance of the account.

11. The engineers ________ designed the building received an award.

12. The townspeople, ________ pride in their community is well-known, raised enough money to build a new town hail.