Indefinite Pronouns: some, any, no, none

1. Answer the following questions:

1. Do you have any brothers or sisters? 2. Can any of your friends speak German? 3. Have you got any English books?
4. Have you read any English books this year? 5. Did you have any lessons yesterday? 6. Is there anything on your table now?
7. Did you invite anybody to your last birthday party? 8. Did anybody invite you to dinner last week? 9. Are there any trees in
front of your house? 10. Have you got any questions?
2. Make the following sentences interrogative and negative:
1. I read some English magazines yesterday. 2. She has received some letters from him lately. 3. There is some milk in
that jug. 4. They have brought her some interesting books to read. 5. She knows something about it. 6. There are some
dictionaries on the shelf. 7. Someone is knocking at the door. 8. Some of the students were late to class. 9. Someone has told
you the secret. 10. There were some new words in that text.
3. Сhange the following sentences into the negative in two ways:
Pattern: I have some problems. I don’t have any problems. — I have no problems.
1. I have some money. 2. There was some food. 3. We have some time to waste. 4. I trust someone. 5. There was
someone in his room. 6. I saw someone. 7. I need some help. 8. I received some letters from home. 9. I have read some books
on this subject. 10. Mary bought something at the store. 11. She can find somebody who knows about it.
4. Complete the sentences with any and its derivatives:
Pattern: I don’t mind what you tell him. – You can tell him ... – You can tell him anything you like.
1. I don’t mind what you wear to the party. – You can wear ... . 2. It doesn’t matter which day you come. – You ... .
3. I don’t mind where you sit. – You can ... . 4. I don’t mind who you talk to. – You ... . 5. I don’t mind who you marry. –
You ... . 6. It doesn’t matter what time you phone. – You ... .
5. Translate into Ukrainian:
1. I saw nobody in the classroom. 2. There has been no rain for several days. 3. Some of the books you gave me are very
interesting, and some are not interesting at all. 4. He said nothing. 5. Is there any wine in the bottle? 6. She said nothing about
it in her last letter. 7. Nobody expected him to come. 8. Is there anyone here who speaks Italian? 9. I’d like to buy some new
clothes but I haven’t any money. 10. He’s not very well known here but he’s someone in his own country. 11. Come and have
supper with us if you aren’t doing anything tonight. 12. He lives somewhere in France now. 13. The girl was too proud to
ask anybody for help. 14. I doesn’t have any time to help you today. 15. I found no mistakes in your translation. 16. No steamer
has left the port yet.
6. Translate into English: 1. Де я можу купити конверти? 2. Чи є ілюстрації в цьому журналі? — У цьому журналі немає
ілюстрацій. 3. Деякі студенти першого курсу вже склали іспити. 4. Ви можете застати його тут будь-якого дня між
п’ятою та шостою годинами. 5. Купіть мені масла та сиру, будь ласка. 6. Я не маю часу, щоб піти туди. 7. Хтось
залишив двері відчиненими. 8. Ніхто з нас не піде туди сьогодні. 9. Нікого не було вдома, коли я повернувся. 10.
Чому він не приніс мені води? Я просив його принести води, оскільки я дуже хочу пити. 11. Хтось приходив сюди,
коли мене не було? — Ніхто не приходив, але хтось телефонував. 12. Ніхто з них не знав цього. 13. Жодний словник
не міг допомогти йому. 14. Нічого особливого не трапилось учора. 15. Ще нічого невідомо про це.
7. Fill in the blanks with some or any:
1. He bought ... stamps and ... envelopes. 2. I want to buy ... flowers, as we haven’t ... flowers in our garden this year.
3. Have you read ... good books lately? 4. There isn’t ... hot water in the kettle. 5. Will you have ... pudding or ... fruit? 6. Did
you put ... salt in the soup? 7. Will you give me ... water, please? 8. He never puts ... sugar in his coffee. 9. He didn’t buy ...
butter, but he bought ... cheese. 10. Give me ... money, please.
8. Fill in the blanks with some, any and their derivatives:
1. Ann has bought ... new shoes. 2. Does ... mind if I smoke? 3. Would you like ... to eat? 4. Can I have ... milk in my
coffee, please? 5. There is ... at the door. Can you go and see who it is? 6. I can’t see my glasses ... . 7. Are there ... letters for
me? 8. Would you like ... more coffee? 9. ... can tell you how to get there. (Everyone knows the way.) 10. Don’t let ... in. I’m
too busy to see ... . 11. ... tells me you’ve got ... bad news for me. 12. Here are ... letters for you. 13. Are there ... lemons in the
cupboard? 14. There are ... oranges in the cupboard but there aren’t ... lemons. 15. Can you give me ... information about
places to see in the town?
9. Complete the sentences with something, someone, anything, anyone, nothing or no one :
1. I have ______ in my pocket. 2. Do you have ______ in your pocket? 3. Bob doesn’t have ______ in his pocket. 4.
There is ______ in my pocket. It’s empty. 5. I bought ______ when I went shopping yesterday. 6. Ann saw ______ in the park.
7. Alice didn’t buy ______ when she went shopping. 8. Did you buy ______ when you went shopping? 9. Ann didn’t tell
______ her secret. 10. Did Tom give you ______ for your birthday? 11. Tom didn’t give me ______ for my birthday. 12.
Jane gave me ______ for my birthday. 13. I talked to ______ at the phone company about my bill. 14. My sister is writing a
letter to ______ . 15. Did you talk to ______ about your problem? 16. My roommate is speaking to ______ on the phone.
10. Translate into English: 1. Я провів свою відпустку в маленькому селі на Дніпрі. Один мій друг порадив поїхати
туди. 2. Вона приїхала до нашого міста три роки тому. До того часу вона вже закінчила університет. 3. Вона сказала,
що знала його з 1980 року. 4. Я думав, що він знає англійську мову добре, тому що він жив у Англії кілька років. 5. Я
був певен, що ніколи не бачив цю людину раніше. 6. Зачекайте трохи. Я попрошу когось купити молока та хліба. 7.
Я нікого не чекаю сьогодні ввечері. 8. Хтось телефонував тобі сьогодні й хотів розповісти щось цікаве. 9. Ви
можете дістати цю книжку в будь-якій бібліотеці. 10. Будь-хто може зрозуміти це. 11. Повідомте мене, коли щось
трапиться.
Indefinite Pronouns: much, many, few, little
11. Fill in the blanks with many, much, a lot of, lots of, plenty of, a good deal of, a great deal of:
1. I’ve got ... friends in this village. 2. ... people think so. 3. It took her ... time to clean the room. She works very
slowly. 4. She put so ... salt in the soup that nobody could eat it. 5. A postman has to walk ... . 6. He spends ... money on
books. 7. Has the town changed ... ? 8. My room has as ... windows as yours. 9. He hasn’t got ... work to do. 10. There isn’t ...
water in the pond today. 11. Do big dogs eat much? Yes, they eat ... . 12. ... of what you say is true. 13. Did he make ...
mistakes in his dictation?
12. Translate into Ukrainian:
1. The village was very small. There were only a few houses. 2. There was so much traffic that we were an hour late. 3.
I don’t have much money with me. 4. She never eats much for breakfast. 5. Hurry up! We’ve only got a little time. 6. We
spent a lot of money. 7. This jacket costs too much. 8. There too many advertisements during television shows. 9. Many people
know about it. 10. We’ve got very little time. 11. I didn’t ski much during my vacation. 12. He read a lot during his
vacation. 13. Have you got many friends? — I have got very few friends.
13. Fill in the blanks with many or much:
1. How ... sheets of paper do you want? 2. Hurry up! You haven’t got ... time. 3. How ... does it cost? 4. I don’t drink ...
wine. 5. Did you pay ... money for your watch? 6. We haven’t had ... rain this summer. 7. How ... time does it take you to go
there? 8. How ... butter did you buy? 9. How ... apples did you buy? 10. He doesn’t eat ... fruit. 11. Does Mary spend ... time
on her English? 12. There are too ... mistakes in this essay.
14. Translate into English: 1. Ви зробили дуже мало помилок у творі. 2. Скільки ви заплатили за ваш словник? —
Багато. Я витрачаю дуже багато грошей на книжки. 3. Ви їсте багато фруктів улітку? 4. Не поспішайте! У нас багато
часу. 5. Багато написано на цю тему. 6. Ви купили дуже мало м’яса. 7. У вас багато роботи сьогодні? — Так. Я не
можу піти з вами в кіно сьогодні, оскільки в мене надто багато роботи. 8. Ви итали багато книжок з цього питання?
— Так, я читав багато книжок з цього питання. 9. Багато людей пробували зійти на гору, але мало хто досяг
вершини. 10. Учора в парку було мало дітей.
15. Fill in the blanks with many, much, more, less, little, a little, few, a few:
1. He had very ... friends (hardly any friends). 2. He drank ... water and felt much better. 3. Hurry up! We have very ...
time. 4. He had ... friends (some friends). 5. ... people understood what he said (hardly any people). 6. It’s no use asking him
about it. He has ... knowledge of the subject. 7. May I have ... wine, please? 8. He had ... friends (some friends). 9. How ...
English words do you know? 10. Does he read ...? — It’s a pity but he reads too ... . 11. I don’t drink ... coffee. 12. Please, try
to make ... noise. 13. Some ... tea, please. 14. I have something to say. May I have ... words with you?
Indefinite Pronoun: one. Indefinite-Personal Sentences
16. Paraphrase the sentences using the indefinite pronoun one:
Pattern A: It is necessary for everyone to go in for sports. One must go in for sports.
1. It is possible to find any book in this library. 2. It is necessary to take that into consideration. 3. It was impossible to
go for a walk yesterday: it was raining all day long. 4. It is impossible to master a foreign language without working hard. 5.
It is necessary to read newspapers every day. 6. It is necessary to be careful while crossing the road. 7. It is impossible to
forget that day. 8. It is necessary to air the room before going to bed.
Pattern B: The new flat is more comfortable than the old flat.
The new flat is more comfortable than the old one.
1. The brown shoes are as dear as the black shoes. 2. This test was less difficult than the last test. 3. I don’t like this
coat. Show me another coat. 4. Her new car goes faster than the old car. 5. The white dress is as nice as the yellow dress. 6.
This film is more interesting than that film. 7. The cotton dress is not so dear as the silk dress. 8. The shop assistant showed
me two suits of different colours. I chose the blue suit.
17. Translate the sentences and define the function of «one»:
1. The students compared British universities with American ones. 2. I’ll speak to him one of these days. 3. One day
he’ll understand his mistake. 4. Give me the book, please. — Which one? 5. Your father is the one man who can help you now.
6. I forgot to bring a pen. Can you lend me one? 7. One must do one’s duty. 8. In such circumstances one doesn’t sometimes
know what one should do.
18. Translate into Ukrainian:
1. We are always pleased to meet old friends. 2. Before the names of seas we use the definite article. 3. In these
situations one has to do his best. 4. They say we are going to have a hot summer. 5. You know more from life than from
books. 6. Driving on the left is strange at first but you get used to it. 7. They’ve sent us another form to fill in. 8. One has to
think about age. 9. How do you get to 5th Avenue from here? 10. You learn a language better if you visit the country where it’s
spoken. 11. One tries to take an interest in what is going on. 12. They say that clever men have got the worst handwriting.
19. Translate into English: 1. Не можна спізнюватися на заняття. 2. Потрібно піклуватися про своє здоров’я. 3. Треба
дотримувати даного слова. 4. Потрібно виконувати домашні завдання регулярно. 5. Помилки інших людей бачиш
швидше, ніж свої власні. 6. Ніколи не знаєш, що ця дитина може зробити. 7. Щоб бути гарним спеціалістом, потрібно
вчитися наполегливо. 8. Якщо хочеш, щоб справу було зроблено, зроби її сам. 9. Ніколи не треба відкладати на
завтра те, що можна зробити сьогодні. 10. На тарілці було кілька яблук. Я взяв червоне. 11. Коли не знаєш граматики,
часто робиш помилки. 12. Потрібно завжди дотримуватися правил дорожнього руху.
20. Memorize the following proverbs. Translate them into Ukrainian:
1. One cannot please everyone. 2. We never know the value of water till the well is dry. 3. You cannot eat your cake
and have it. 4. We know not what is good until we have lost it. 5. One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. 6. You
cannot teach old dogs new tricks. 7. You cannot judge a tree by its bark. 8. We soon believe what we desire. 9. You cannot
wash charcoal white.
21. Insert one(s) or one’s:
1. No, that’s not their car. Theirs is a blue ... . 2. I’ve never seen such big tulips as these ... . 3. If you don’t like this
magazine, take another ... . 4. I liked this story very much, but I disliked that ... you told us yesterday. 5. ... must do ... duty.
6. ... shouldn’t forget ... promises. 7. Your texts are too easy, I shall give you some difficult ... . 8. ... ought to take care of ...
health. 9. I prefer red roses to white ... . 10. Students who do well in examinations are often the ... who ask questions in class.
11. If you want a drink, I’ll get you ... .
22. Translate into English: 1. Можна було б чекати від нього більш увічливої відповіді. 2. Його кімната гарна, але та, в
якій ви живете, набагато ліпша. 3. Завжди приємно зустрічати старих друзів. 4. Потрібно завжди відповідати на листи
негайно. 5. Тепер можна розмовляти по телефону на будь-якій відстані. 6. Ніколи не знаєш, що він може зробити. 7.
Це велика кімната, а та маленька (кімната). 8. Ці цифри можна знайти в будь-якому довіднику з цього питання. 9.
Треба бути підготовленим. 10. Тут завжди продають гарні фрукти. 11. Треба бути завжди ввічливим. 12. Нікому не
подобається бути покараним. 13. Ніколи не можна бути певним. 14. Кажуть, що цього року буде чудовий урожай
пшениці. 15. Треба зробити це. 16. Потрібно взяти до уваги, що це питання дуже складне. 17. Я загубив свій
годинник і мені довелося купити новий. 18. Якщо у вас немає словника, ви можете взяти його в бібліотеці. 19. Тут
немає склянки. Принесіть, будь ласка.
Indefinite Pronouns: all, both, either neither
23. Translate into Ukrainian:
1. We can all take part in this work. 2. All of them are here. 3. That’s all I can tell you about it. 4. They told us all about
their holiday. 5. All I’ve eaten today is a sandwich. 6. I’ve been trying to find you all morning. 7. We all felt ill after the meal. 8.
We are all going out for a meal this evening. 9. We spent all day on the beach. 10. I have brought you all the books you need for
this work.
24. Translate into English: 1. Вони всі пішли в театр. 2. Усі дикі тварини бояться вогню.3. Усі були готові до
іспиту. 4. Уся кімната була прикрашена квітами. 5. Вони всі були дуже схвильовані. 6. Розкажіть мені все, що ви
знаєте про це. 7. Усе було готове до від’їзду. 8. Я чекаю на вас весь день. 9. Ми всі будемо дуже раді його бачити.
10. Ви випили все молоко, що було в пляшці? 11. Вони всі прийдуть сюди сьогодні ввечері. 12. Я провів з ним весь
вечір.
25. Translate into Ukrainian:
1. Both of these restaurants are very good. 2. They both graduated from the University last year. 3. We must both be
there tonight. 4. You are both right. (or both of you are right). 5. I couldn’t decide which one to choose. I liked both. 6. He gave
me two magazines yesterday. I have read both.
26. Translate into English: 1. Вони обидві підуть туди сьогодні ввечері. 2. Він був поранений в обидві ноги. 3. Обидві
ці машини виготовлені на нашому заводі. 4. Ви обоє повинні прийти сьогодні о 6 годині. 5. Він дав мені дві книжки:
обидві дуже цікаві. 6. В обох подорожніх був стомлений вигляд. 7. Ви дали мені два приклади: обидва правильні. 8.
По обидва боки річки було багато гарних будинків. 9. Їх обох було запрошено, і вони обоє прийняли запрошення. 10.
Ви можете їхати будь-якою з двох доріг. 11. Ці діти обоє мої. 12. Вони обоє можуть вам допомогти.
27. Translate into Ukrainian:
1. Neither of us will be at home tonight. 2. The guests sat on either side of a long table. 3. Neither of us is (or: are)
married. 4. Neither of the children wants (or: want) to go to bed. 5. Neither of us could remain there. 6. I can agree in neither
case. 7. Neither of them knew your address. 8. We can go to either restaurant. 9. Do you want tea or coffee? — Either. I don’t
mind. 10. Neither of the restaurants we went to was (or: were) expensive.
28. Translate into English: 1. Жоден з нас (двох) не згадував його. 2. Я не бачив жодного з них (двох). 3. Вони обоє
не згодні з вами. 4. Вони обоє не впізнали мене. 5. Ми не прийняли жодної (з двох) пропозиції. 6. Ви можете їхати
будь-якою з двох доріг. 7. Жоден з них не прийшов вчасно. 8. Ми не знали жодного з них. 9. Ось дві книжки. Ви
можете взяти будь-яку з них. 10. Жодна з (двох) відповідей не була правильною.
29. Add of if possible: 1. All ... the children listened to the story. 2. Almost all ... students study hard for exams. 3. Both ...
those books are mine. 4. I bought two books. Both ... books were expensive. 5. I have two brothers. Both ... my brothers are in
school. 6. All ... the students in my class are studying English. 7. Not all ... people are friendly, but most ... people have
kind hearts. 8. Almost all ... children like fairy tales. 9. Both ... us were very tired. 10. Both ... my sisters are doctors. 11.
Both ... her children have blue eyes. 12. Do you know all ... the people in your group? 13. Both ... my daughters are married.
Indefinite Pronouns: Each and Every
30. Translate into Ukrainian:
1. I could hear every word they said. 2. The buses go every 10 minutes. 3. We all write to each other regularly. 4. He
enjoyed every minute of his stay. 5. Each of them phoned me to thank. 6. The police questioned everybody in the room. 7.
Everyone was tired and irritable. 8. He gave each boy a present. 9. They visit us every other week.
31. Translate into English: 1. Кожний студент знає це правило. 2. Усі вже прийшли. 3. Кожний з нас одержав
запрошення на концерт. 4. Кожна людина повинна виконувати свої обов’язки. 5. Я розповім вам усе, що знаю. 6.
Кожний студент у нашій групі зробив доповідь. 7. Він приходить сюди щовечора. 8. Перед кожним будинком було
багато квітів. 9. Кожний з вас повинен уважно прочитати цю статтю. 10. Я шукав цієї книжки скрізь.
32. Memorize the following proverbs. Pay attention to the pronouns each and every:
1. Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 2. Every white has its black, and every sweet its sour. 3. Everybody’s
business is nobody’s business. 4. Every medal has its reverse. 5. Every man to his taste. 6. Everything is good in its season.
7. Every day is not Sunday. 8. Every man has his faults.