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84.

1) Complete the sentences with SOME or ANY


1. We didn’t buy any flowers.

2.This evening I’m going out with some friends of mine.

3.Have you seen any good films recently? No, I haven’t been to the cinema.

4. I didn’t have any money, so I had to borrow some.

5. Can I have some milk in my coffee, pleas?

6. I was too tired to do some work.

7. You can cash these traveller’s cheques at any bank.

8. Can you give me some information about places of interest in the twon?

9. With the special tourist train ticket, you can travel on with any train you like.

10. If there are any words you don’t understand, use a dictionary.

84.2) Complete the sentences with: Some, any, body, thing, where .
1. I was too surprised to say anything.

2. There’s somebody at the door. Can you go and see who is it?

3. Does anybody mind if I open the window?

4. I wasn’t feeling hungry. Would you like anything to eat?

5. You must be hungry. Would you like anything to eat?

6. Quick, let’s go! There’s somebody coming and I don’t want anybody to see us.

7. Sally was upset about something and refused to talk to anybody.

8. This machine is very easy to use. Anybody can learn to use it in a very short time.

9. There was hardly somebody on the beach. It was almost deserted.

10. Do you live somewhere near Jim? No, he lives in another part of town.

11. We slept in a park because we didn’t have anyone to stay.

12. Where shall we go on holiday? Let’s go anywhere warm and sunny.

13. They stay at home all the time. They never seem to go anywhere.
14. I’m going out now. If anyone phones while I’m out, can you tell them I’ll be back at 11:30?

15. Why are you looking under the bed? Have you lost anything?

16. Anybody who saw the accident should contact the police.

17. Sue is very secretive. She never tells anyone anything.

84.3) complete the sentences. Use any (+noun) or


anybody/anything/anywhere.
1.Which bus do I have to catch? Any bus. They all go to the centre.

2. Which day shall I come? I don’t mind. Any day.

3. What do you want to eat? Anything to eat. I don’t mind.

4. Where shall I sit? It’s up to you. You can sit anywhere you like.

5. What sort of Job are you looking for? Any job. It doesn’t matter.

6. What time shall I phone tomorrow? Any time. I’ll be in all day.

7. Who shall I invite to the party? I don’t mind. Anybody you like.

8. Which newspaper shall I buy? Any newspaper. Whatever they have in the shop.

85.1) Answer these questions using none/ nobody/nothing/nowhere.


1. What did you do? Nothing.

2. Who were you talking to? Nobody.

3. Where are you going? Nowhere.

4. How much luggage have you got? None.

5. How many children have they got? None.

6. Who did you meet? Nobody.

7. What did you buy? Nothing.

Now write full sentences using any/anybody/anywhere.

8.I didn’t do anything.

9. I don’t have any milk.


10. Is there anything you like?

11. I think anybody can learn speak English.

12. You can find anywhere beautiful girls in Romania!

13. Do you think anybody can do the split?

14. Shell I bring you anything to eat?

85.2) Complete these sentences with: no / none/ any.


1. It was a public holiday holyday, so there was no shops open.

2. I haven’t got any money. Can you lend me some?

3. I couldn’t make an omelette because there were no eggs.

4. I couldn’t make an omelette because there weren’t any eggs.

5. How many eggs have we got? Non. I’ll go and buy some from the sop if you like.

6. We took a few photographs but non of them were very good.

7. What a stupid thing to do! No intelligent person would do such a thing.

8. I’ll try and answer any questions you ask me.

9. I couldn’t answer any of the questions they asked me.

10. We cancelled the party because none of the people we invited were able to come.

85.3) Complete these sentences with : no/ any/ body/thing/where/


1. I don’t want anything to drink. I’m not thirsty.

2. The bus was completely empty. There was nobody on it.

3. Where did you go for your holidays? Nowhere. I stayed at home.

4. I went to the shops but I didn’t buy anything.

5. What did you buy? Nothing. I couldn’t find anything I wanted.

6. The town was still the same when I returned years later. Nothing had changed.

7. Have you seen my watch? I’ve looked all over the house but I can’t find it anywhere.

8. There was complete silence in the room. Nobody said something.


85.4) Choose the right word.
1. She didn’t tell anybody about her plans.

2. The accident looked serious but fortunately nobody was injured.

3. I looked out of the window but I couldn’t see anybody.

4. My job is very easy. Anybody could do it.

5. What’s in the box? Nothing. It’s empty.

6. The situation is uncertain. Anything could happen.

7. I don’t know anything about economics.

86.1) In some of these sentences much is incorrect or unnatural. Change


MUCH to MANY or A LOT (OF) where necessary. Put RIGHT if the sentence is
correct.
1. We didn’t spend much money. RIGHT

2. Sue drinks much tea / Sue drinks A lot of tea.

3. Jim always puts much salt on his food / Jim always puts a lot of salt on his food.

4. We’ll have to hurry. We haven’t got much time. RIGHT

5. Did it cost much to repair the car? / Did it cost a lot to repair the car?

6. It cost much to repair the car. / It cost a lot to repair the car.

7. I don’t know much people in this town / I don’t know many people in this town.

8. I use the phone much at work / I use the phone a lot at work.

9. They’ve got so much money they don’t know what to do with it. RIGHT

86.2) Complete the sentences using PLENTY (OF) one of the following: HOTLES
/ MONEY/ ROOM/ TIME/ To LEARN / THINGS TO SEE:
1. There is no need to hurry. We’ve got plenty of time.

2. He’s got no financial problems. He’s got plenty of money.

3. Come and sit with us. There’s plenty room.


4. She knows a lot but she still has plenty to learn.

5. It’s an interesting town to visit. There are plenty things to see.

6. I’m sure we’ll find somewhere to stay. There are plenty hotels in this town.

86.3) Put in MUCH / MANY/ FEW/ LITTLE:


1. He isn’t very popular. He has few friends.

2. Ann is very busy these days. She has little free time.

3. Did you take few photographs when you were on holiday?

4. I’m not very busy today. I haven’t got much to do. are few old buildings.

5. The museum was very crowded. There were too many people.

6. Most of the town is modern. There are few old buildings.

7. The weather has been very dry recently. We’ve had little rain.

86.4) Some of these sentences need “A” . Put in “A” where necessary. Put
Right if the sentence is a already complete.
1. She’s lucky. She had few problems. RIGHT

2. Things are not going to well for her. She has A few problems.

3. Can you lend me a few dollars?

4. I can’t give you a decision yet. I need A little time to think.

5.There was A little traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long.

6. It was a surprise that he won the match. A few people expected him to win.

7. I don’t know much Spanish – Only A few words.

86.5) Put in LITTLE / A LITTLE / FEW/ A FEW:


1. We must be quick. We have Little time.

2. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you A LITTLE advice.

3. Do you mind if I ask you FEW questions?


4. This town is not a very interesting place to visit. So FEW tourist come here.

5. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got little patience.

6. Would you like milk in your coffee? Yes, please. A LITTLE.

7. This is a very boring place to live. There’s LITTLE to do.

8. Have you ever been to Paris? Yes, I’ve been there FEW times.

87.1) Put in OF where necessary. Leave an empty space (__) if the sentence is
already complete.
1. All (__) cars have wheels.

2. Non OF this money is mine.

3. Some (__) people get angry very easily.

4. Some OF the people I met at the party were very interesting.

5. I have lived in London most OF my life.

6. Many (__) people watch to much TV.

7. Are any OF those letters for me?

8. Most OF fays I get up before 7 o’clock.

9. Jim thinks that all (__) museums are boring.

87.2) Chose from the list and complete the sentences. Use OF/ SOME OF/
MOST OF/ etc where necessary. ACCIDENTS, CARS, HER FRIENDS, THE PEOPLE
I INVITED, BIRDS, MY DINNER, THE HOUSES, THE POPULATION, THESE BOOKS,
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, HER OPINIONS, MYSPARE TIME.
1. I haven’t read any OF THESE BOOKS.

2. All CARS have wheels.

3. I spend most OF MY SPARE TIME gardening.

4. It’s a historic town. Many EUROPEAN COUNTRIES are over 400 years old.

5. Many ACCIDENTS are caused by bad driving.

6. When she got married, she kept it a secret. She didn’t tell any OF HER OPINIONS.
7. Not many people live in the north of the country. Most OF THE POPULATION live in the south.

8. Not all BIRDS can fly. For example, the penguin can’t fly.

9. None OF THE PEOPLE I INTIVED could come to the party, so I cancelled it.

10. Julia and I have very different ideas. I don’t agree with many OF HER OPINIONS.

11. Sarah travels a lot. She has been to most OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

12. I had no appetite. I could only eat half OF MY DINNER.

87.3) Complete the sentences using the words in brackets. Sometimes no


other words are necessary. Sometimes you need THE or OF THE:
1. I wasn’t well yesterday. I spent MOST of THE day in bed.

2. SOME cars can go faster the others.

3. MANY OF PEOPLE drive too fast.

4. SOME OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS you took on holiday were very good.

5. SOME PEOPLE learn more quickly than others.

6.We’ve eaten MOST OFTHE FOOD we bought. There’s very little left.

7. Have you spent ALL OF THE MONEY you borrowed?

8. Peter can’t stop talking. He talks ALL THE TIME.

9. We had a lazy holiday. We spent MOST OF THE TIME on the beach.

10. George is easy to get on with most OF THE PEOPLE like him.

11. The exams was difficult. I could only answer HALF OF THE QUESTION.

87.4) Complete the sentences. Use ALL/SOME/NONE + IT /THEM/US/ ALL OF


IT / SOME OF THEM etc.
1. These books are all Jane’s. None of them belong to me.

2. How many of these books have you read? ALL OF THEM. Every one.

3. We all got wet in the rain because NON OF US had an umbrella.

4. Some of this money is yours and SOME OF IT is mine.

5. I asked some people for directions but ONLY OF THEM were able to help me.
6. She made up the whole story from beginning to end. NONE OF IT was true.

7. Not all the tourists in the group were Spanish. SOME OF THEM were French.

8. I watched most of the films but not ALL OF IT.

88.1) Complete the sentences with: BOTH / NEITHER / EITHER.


1. Do you want tea or coffee? Either. I really don’t mind.

2. What day is it today – the 18th or the 19th ? NEITHER. It’s the 20th.

3. There are two sandwiches here. Do you mind which I take? No, take BOTH.

4. Where did you go for your holiday – Scotland or Ireland? We went to BOTH. A week In Scotland
and week in Ireland.

5. When shall I phone you? Morning or afternoon? EITHER. I’ll be in all day.

6. Where’s kate? Is she at work or at home? NEITHER. She’s away on holiday.

88.2) Complete the sentences with BOTH/NEITHER/ EITHER/ use of where


necessary.
1. BOTH of my parents are from London.

2. To het to the town centre, you can go along the footpath by the river of you can go along the
road. You can go BOTH way.

3. I tried twice to phone George but BOTH times he was out.

4. NEITHER his father is polish and his mother is Italian.

5. I saw an accident this morning. One car drove into the back of another. Fortunately NEITHER
driver was injured but BOTH cars were quite badly damaged.

6. I’ve got two sisters and a brother. My brother is working but BOTH OF my sisters are still at
school.

88.3) Complete the sentences with both: BOTH/ EITHER OF US/ THEM:
1. I asked two people the way to the station but NEITHER OF THEM could help me.

2. I was invited to parties last week but I didn’t go to BOTH OF THEM. (Either of them) ??

3. There were two windows in the room. It was very warm, so I opened BOTH OF THEM.
4. Sarah and I play tennis together regularly but NEITHER OF US can play very well.

5. I tried two bookshops for the book I wanted but NEITHER OF THEM had it.

88.4) Write sentences with BOTH ... AND / NEITHER .... NOR... / EITHER ....
OR:
1. Tom was late. So was Ann. BOTH Tom and Ann were late

2. She didn’t write and she didn’t phone. She NEITHER wrote OR phone.

3. Jim is on holiday and so is Carol. Both Jim AND Carol are in holiday.

4. George doesn’t smoke and he doesn’t drink. George NEITHER smokes NOR drinks

5. Jim hasn’t got a car. Carol hasn’t got a car either. BOTH (neither ) Jim AND (nor) Carol has no
car.

6. It was a very boring film. It was very long too. The film EITHER was boring OR too long.

7. Is that man’s name Richard? OR is it Robert? It’s one of the two. That man’s name EITHER is
Richard OR Robert.

8. I haven’t got time to go on holiday. And I haven’t got the money. I’ve got NEITHER time NOR
money.

9. We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow. Whichever you prefer we EITHER can live Today
OR tomorrow. ??

88.5) Complete the sentences with NEITHER/ EITHER / NONE/ ANY:


1. we tried a lot of hotels but NONE of them had any rooms.

2. I took two books with me on holiday but I didn’t read ANY of them.

3. I took five books with me on holiday but I didn’t read ANY of them.

4. There are a few shops at the end of the street but NONE of them sell newspapers.

5. You can phone me at ANY time during the evening. I’m always at home.
89.1) Complete these sentences with ALL / EVERYTHING / EVERYBODY /
EVERYONE:
1. It was a good party. Everybody enjoyed it.

2. ALL I’ve eaten today is a sandwich.

3. EVERYONE has got their faults. Nobody is perfect.

4. Nothing has changed. ALL is the same as it was.

5. Margaret told me EVERYTHING about her new job. It sounds quite interesting.

6. Can EVERYONE write their names on a piece of paper, please?

7. Why are you always thinking about money? Money isn’t EVERYTHING.

8. I didn’t have much money with me. ALL I had was ten pounds.

9. When the fire alarm rang, EVERYBODY left the building immediately.

10. She didn’t say where she was going. ALL she said was that she was going away.

11. We have completely different opinions. I disagree with EVERYTHING she says.

12. We all did well in the examination. EVERYONE in our class passed.

13. We all did well in the examination. ALL of us passed.

13. Why are you so lazy? Why do you expect me to do ALL for you?

89.2) Write sentences with WHOLE:


1. I read the book from beginning to end. I read the whole book.

2. Everyone in the team played well. The whole team played well.

3. Paul opened a box of chocolates. When he finished eating, there were no chocolates left in the
box. He ate the whole box of chocolates.

4. The police came to the house. They were looking for something. They searched everywhere,
every room. They searched the whole house.

5. Ann worked from early in the morning until late in the evening. Ann worked the whole day until
evening.

6. Everyone in Dave and Judy’s family plays tennis. Dave and Jidy plays, and so do all their children.
The whole members of the family plays tennis.
7. Jack and Jill went on holiday to the seaside for a week. It rained from the beginning of the week
to the end. It rained the whole week.

(Now write sentences 5 and 7 again using ALL instead of WHOLE):

8. Ann worked from early in the morning until late in the evening. Ann worked all day, late in the
evening.

9. Jack and Jill went on holiday to the seaside for a week. It rained from the beginning of the week
to the end. It rained all week.

89.3) Complete these sentences using EVERY with one of the following: FIVE
MINUTES, TEN MINUTES, FOR HOURS, SIX MONTHS, FOUR YEARS :
1. The bus service is very good. There’s a bus EVERY TEN MINUTES.

2. Tom is ill. He has some medicine. He has to take it EVERY FOUR HOURS.

3. The Olympic Game take place EVERY FOUR YEARS.

4. We live near a busy airport. A plane flies over our house EVERY FIVE MINUTES.

5. It’s a good idea to have a check-up with the dentist EVERY SIX MONTH.

89.4) Which is the correct alternative?


1.I’ve spent the whole money / all the money you gave me.

2. Sue works every day / all days except Sunday.

3. I’m tired. I’ve been working hard all the day / all day.

4. It was a terrible fire. Whole building / The whole building was destroyed.

5. I’ve been trying to phone her all day but every time/ all the time I phone her the line is engaged.

6. I don’t like the weather here. It rains every time / all the time.

7. When I was on holiday, all my luggage / my whole luggage was stolen.

90.1) Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with EACH or EVERY:
1. EACH player has three cards.

2. Carol has red EVERY book in the library.


3. EACH side of a square is the same length.

4. EVERY site from the theatre was taken.

5. EACH apartment has a balcony.

6. There’s a train to London EVERY hour.

7. She was wearing four rings – one on EACH finger.

8. Our football team has been very successful. We’ve won EVERY game this season.

90.2) Put in EACH or EVERY:


1. There were four books on the table. EACH book was different colour.

2. The Olympics Games are held Every four hour years.

3. EVERY parent worries about their children.

4. In a game of tennis there are two or four players. EACH player has a racket.

5. Nicola plays volleyball EVERY Thursday evening.

6. I understood most of what they said but no EVERY word.

7. The book is divided into five parts and EACH of these has three sections.

8. I get paid EVERY four weeks.

9. We had a great weekend. I enjoyed EVERY minute of it.

10. I tried to phone her two or three times, but EVERY time there was no reply.

11. Car seat belts save lives. EACH driver should wear one.

12. (From an examination paper) Answer all five questions. Begin your answer to each question on
a separate sheet of paper.

90.3) Complete the sentences using EACH.


1. The price of one of those oranges is 25 pence. Those oranges are 25 pence EACH.

2. I had ten pounds and so did Sonia. Sonia and I had ten pounds each of us.

3. One of those postcards costs 40 pence. Those postcards are 40 pence each.

4. The hotel was expensive. I paid 40 pounds and so did You. We paid 40 pounds each.
90.4) Put in EVERYONE (one word) or EVERY ONE (two words):
1. He’s invited to a lot of parties and he goes to EVERY ONE.

2. As soon as EVERYONE had arrived, we began the meeting.

3. I asked her lots of questions and she answered EVERY ONE correctly.

4. She’s very popular. EVERYONE likes her.

5. I dropped a tray of glasses. Unfortunately EVERY ONE broke.

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