EXERCISES

 

Exercise 79. Translate into Russian.

 

1. There is a river in this forest. The river is in this forest. 2. There are books and magazines in my bag. The books and magazines are in my bag. 3. There is a copy-book on the table. The copy-book is on the table. 4. There is hot tea and cheese on the table. The hot tea and cheese are on the table. 5. There are pupils and a teacher in the classroom. The pupil and the teacher are in the classroom. 6. There is a museum in this street. The museum is in this street. 7. There is a book and two magazines on the shelf. The book and two magazines are on the shelf.

 

Exercise 80. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative.

 

1. There is a pen on the table. 2. There is white bread on the plate. 3. There are books on the shelf. 4. There were blue curtains on the window of his study. 5. There was a picture on the wall of their sitting-room. 6. There is a big shop in this street. 7. There are only newspapers on the table. 8. There were many trees in our garden. 9. There have been several cases like that lately. 10. There will be much snow in the street tomorrow. 11. There was a piece of chalk on the blackboard. 12. There are many flowers in the vase. 13. There will be a party tonight. 14. There have been two telephone calls. 15. There was plenty of bread. 16. There are forty of us, I think. 17. There is enough room in here.

Exercise 81. Fill in the blanks with suitable noun-phrases:

 

A big dog, some little plates, some fresh milk, some cheese, a new ballpoint pen, some children, a little mouse, a blue vase, two pictures, some English books, a white cat, ten red apples, some pretty girls, a red rose.