Grammar exercises

Exercise VI. Which of the following nouns are countable and which are uncountable? Give the plural of the following nouns if possible:

1. gentry ……………… 2. freedom ……………… 3. water ……………… 4. gas ……………… 5. life ……………… 6. machinery ……………… 7. gold ……………… 8. force ………………

9. plus ……………… 10. strategy ……………… 11. chemistry ……………… 12. science ……………… 13. time ……………… 14. table ……………… 15. line ……………… 16. fate ………………

Exercise VII. Insert the prepositions from the box below and translate the sentences:

Out on x 3 above for at over without from behind

1. People walk on the pavements, buses and cars drive ……… the roads.

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2. They are sitting ……… the table.

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3. The sun is ……… the clouds.

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4. They come ……… the institute at three.

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5. During the break students go ……… of the room.

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6. The plane was flying ……… the clouds.

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7. There is a bridge ……… the river.

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8. I was going to leave home ……… the moment you came in.

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9. This is ……… you to decide.

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10. This is a book ……… the life of Newton.

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11. My friend return from London ……… the 12^th of August.

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12. We cannot read technical texts ……… a dictionary.

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Exercise VIII. Form the adjectives using the suffixes – able, – al, – ent, – ive,– ful, –ous, – less, – ly. Translate the words: