Exercises

#1. Put in some, any or -.

1. We can’t do without ANY bread.
2. There isn’t ANY life in that girl.
3. Buy SOME bread and cheese for the picnic, if you want to help.
4. I like SOME biscuits and SOME sweets.
5. SOME doctor will tell you that it is harmful.
6. There’s hardly ANY milk in the bottle.
7. If you have ANY news call me back.
8. Go and ask him for SOME paper. I haven’t ANY in my desk.
9. Can we have SOME milk?
10. What material do you need? – ANY that is available.
11. Put SOME spices into the soup.
12. I hate ... bad news.
13. There aren’t … buses after ten o’clock.
14. I haven’t got ANY friends at all.
15. I can answer only ... questions on the subject.
16. Don’t let us have ANY nonsense about it.
17. “Let’s go back home, it’s late.” – “I’d rather stay out a little longer.” – “I suppose
we’ve gotto go home SOME time.”
18. I don’t think there is ANY milk left in the jug.

#2. Choose the right variant.

1. Give me ... milk, please.

1 any 2 some 3 no 4 – 2.
We have ... rivers but have... lakes.
1 some 2 any 3 no 4 – 3.
There is ... taxi when you need ....
1 any 2– 3 one 4 no 4.
You can find ... time between six and nine.
1 some 2 any 3 no 4–
5. When I needed help, he didn’t ask ... questions.
1 no 2 some 3- 4 any
6. You may have ... tea without milk because there isn’t ... at home.
1 any 2 no 3 one 4 some
7. Ann is much younger than ... other girls in her class.
1 some 2 any 3 no 4–
8. Shall I help you to ... fruit?
1 any 2– 3 some 4 no

#3. Choose between no one and none.

1. NONE of us is perfect; we all make mistakes.

2. That is NONE of your business.
3. NONE had anything to gain by his death.
4. I invited all of them but NO ONE have come.
5. I looked around the room, expecting to see piles of books; NONE were visible.
6. Of all the girls he phoned NO ONE were at home.
7. NO ONE answered his question, silence fell in the room.
8. He could find NONE in the village who could tell him what had gone wrong.
9. NONE of the new men have been able to pass the test.
10. We had NO ONE to give us accurate information, let alone advice.

Exercises

#1. Supply much/many or a lot of .

1. I know old Mr. Higgins has A LOT OF money.

2. There aren’t MANY portraits of Shakespeare.
3. Don’t be discouraged! MANY have failed to run the marathon.
4. Take as MUCH of these tiles as you want.
5. MANY was said about it.
6. How MANY frames are you going to buy?
7. If you have A LOT OF news call me back.
8. He is a man of MUCH words.
9. Last week there was so MUCH rain that I was not able to go out.
10. Tom drinks A LOT OF milk – one liter a day.
11. Every day we get MANY magazines and news-papers.
12. We didn’t take MANY photographs when we were on holiday.
13. Did you invite MANY guests?
14. He knew he was not a good teacher, and he intended to do A LOT of that.

#2. Supply few/a few, little or a little.

1. Hurry! We’ve got A LITTLE time.

2. I saw Tom FEW days ago.
3. If what you say is true, there is A LITTLE we can do about it.
4. I can’t let you use much of this perfume. There’s only A LITTLE in the bottle.
5. This town isn’t very well-known and there isn’t much to see, so A FEW tourists come here.
6. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got A LITTLE patience with children.
7. “Would you like some more cake?’ – “Yes, please, but only A LITTLE
8. There are very LITTLE scholarships for students in this university.
9. We didn’t have any money but Ann had A LITTLE
10. This is not the first time the car has broken down. It has happened LITTLE times before.
11. There is a shortage of water because there has been veryA LITTLE rain recently.
 #3. Choose between a little, a lot of, a few, few, fewer, many and much.

DO NOT call us, we'll call you!

Two years ago I moved to a new neighborhood. It seems that there are A LOT of people in this
area who do not have a phone, so I expected to get a new phone quickly. I requested one as
soon as I moved into my new house. "We are not supplying SOME new phones in your area,"
one engineer told me. "A lot of people want new phones at the moment and the company is
employing MANY engineers last year to save money." A new phone will not cost you A LOT
of money, but it will take a LITTLE time. We can not do anything for you before December.
"You need A LITTLE patience if you're waiting for a new phone and you need SOME friends
whose phones you can use, luckily, I had both." December came and went, but there was no
telephone signal. company to protest. "I was told I would have a phone for December," I
protested. "What year?" the assistant asked.

§3. Both, all, each, every

Basic uses of “both” and “all”
1. We use both and both the in exactly the same way to refer to two particular people or
things (plural countable nouns):
Both children /both the children are in bed.

2. We use all+noun to refer to things in general (=the whole number or amount):

All children like to play (plural countables).
All advice is useless (uncountable nouns).

3. All the refers to particular people or things:

All the children in our street like to play (=all the+ plural countable nouns)
All the advice you gave me was useless (=all the+ uncountable noun)

Three basic positions of “both” and “all” in affirmative sentences

1. After be when it is the only verb in a sentence:

The girls are both ready (=Both girls/Both the girls are ready)
The girls are all ready (=All the girls are ready)

2. After auxiliaries or the first auxiliary when there is more than one:
The boys can both speak French (=Both boys/Both the boys can speak French)
The committee should all have resigned (=All the committee should have
resigned)

3. Before the main verb when there is only one verb:

The girls both left early (=Both girls/Both the girls left early)
The girls all left early (=All the girls left early)

We/you/they both = both of us/you/them

We/you/they both ready = both of us/you/them are ready

We/they all = All of us/them

We/they all left early = All of us/them left early

Us both/all = to both/all of us
 He gave us both/all some money = He gave some money to both/all of us

In negative sentences:
Both → neither
Both the girls left early = Neither of the girls left early
All → none
All the girls left early = None of the girls left early

Exercises

#1. Supply both (the) or all the.

1. BOTH THE tires on my bicycle are flat.

2. ALL people are mortal.
3. BOTH salt in this bag is damp.
4. ALL drinking water must be pure.
5. ALL windows in the house are open.
6. BOTH addresses in this list are pit of date.
7. ALL twins want to go to the party.
8. ALL cars need regular servicing.
9. BOTH front legs of this chair are shaky.
10. ALL earth and moon go round the sun.

#2. Put in us, them, both, both the, all or all the.

ALL ON BOARD?
ALL of US who travel by plane probably find reasons to complain about airlines, but it is less
common for airlines to complain about US! At 2.35 p.m. Flight 767 was ready to leave for
Ibiza and nearly ALL passengers were on board. At 6.10 p.m. the plane was still on the
runway. Two passengers hadn’t boarded. If people check in but don’t board ALL the luggage
must be unloaded. ALL passengers had to get off the plane and THEM of us identified their
luggage. At the end there were two pieces of luggage left. Just then, BOTH missing passengers
appeared. “We ALL went to the bar and we had something to drink and a sandwich,” they
explained. BOTH of us had been sitting in the bar for hours! The captain scolded THEM
severely and the other passengers were very angry with THEM.

Each, every
Basic uses of “each” and “every”
1.We often use each and every to refer to two people or things. When referring to
more than to we can use both each and every. Each suggests ‘one by one’,
‘separately’; every suggests ‘all together
’:
My wife and I each ordered avocado to start with.
Each child at the party had a piece of cake (Every is possible)
Every child in the world loves ice-cream

2.We must use every after nearly and after not: Nearly every shop is shut today.

3.We cannot use of after every and we cannot use every at the end of a sentence:
Each of the child received a present. They received a present each.

Exercises

#1. Supply each or every. Sometimes both are possible

1. Nearly EACH home in the country has television.

2. Here is something for EACH of you.
3. Not EACH student is capable of learning English.
4. Our monitoring organization will give you EACH
5. The admission ticket cost us $5 EVERY
6. They seem to be repairing EVRY road in the country.
7. EACH road is clearly signposted.
8. There’s a fire extinguisher on EACH floor of the building.
9. EVERY floor in the building has its own fire extinguisher.
10. They both did well and they will EACH receive prizes.
#2. Choose between every, both and each.
1. EACH day he comes here, and EVERY time he asks me the same question.
2. There was a huge building on BOTH side of the square, EVERY having a massive arched
gate.
3. He shook hands and had a few minutes’ talk with BOTH of us.
4. I see him EVERY day.
5. BOTH his legs were broken in the accident.
6. You’ve been given BOTH opportunity to do well in this company.
7. I’ve phoned him twice, but he’s been out on EVERY occasion.
8. Not EACH train driver is on strike today.
9. By that time EVERY his sisters had got married.
10. She had brown shining hair which hung down on BOTH sides of her face.

Exercises

#1. Supply another, other, the next, the other, the others, others, either or neither.

1 John came to see me THE OTHER day. It was last Friday, I think.
2You can't use those screwdrivers EITHER of them is suitable for the job.
3 I met two strangers on the way to work. One of them greeted me and OTHER don’t.
4 Some people like to have the windows open all the time; OTHERS don't.
5 I met John a year ago, but I've NEITHER seen him nor heard from him since.
6 Say what you like about those two applicants. I didn't like NEITHER of them!
7 I can't see him today. I'll have to see him ANOTHER day.
8 I don't know who's on the phone. It's EITHER your mother or your aunt.
9 We spent the night in a small village and continued our journey ANOTHER day.
10 When shall we meet: at 7 or at 7.30? - I don't mind OTHER time is convenient
11 Bill and ANOTHER boy are playing in the yard. Jane and OTHER girls are in the
front room.
12 There must be OTHER road that leads to the city centre.
13 I know you sent us two letters, but we have received NEITHER of them.
14 There must be OTHER roads that lead to the city centre.
15 It wasn’t a very good football match. THE OTHER team played well.
16 I can't let you have any of these plants, but you can have all OTHERS .

#2. Choose between another,(the) other, (the) others.

1 The house on side of the river was built of grey stone.

2 The shoes do not fit me. Will you kindly give me ANOTHER pair?3 He
was always somewhat indifferent to the feelings of OTHER
4 Why are you alone? Where are
OTHER?
5 Without OTHER word he left the
room.
6 They haven’t met for twenty years; neither of them has ever seen even a photo of OTHERS
7 Would you like ANOTHER cup of tea?
8 I met him at the club THE OTHER night.
9 There were many people on the beach. Some were bathing, THE OTHERS were basking in
the sun.
10 THE OTHER people have told me the same thing.

Exercises

#1. Rewrite these sentences using either all or whole.

1. I'm losing my hair … .
2. He explained the situation to me … .
3. The money was spent … .
4. You didn't tell me the truth … .
5. I heard the story … .
6. It will take a century to clean up the atmosphere … f.

#2. Use all, everyone or everything in these sentences.

1. When the famous actress appeared ... wanted to speak to her

2. ... I invited came to my party.
3. I'm not buying anything ... is too expensive.
4. ... those who know me can be sure I'm telling the truth.
5. ... of us felt that it had been a wonderful experience.
6. ... stood up when the President came into the room.
 7. ... talked about the elections, but I'm not sure they ... voted.
8. ... in the building was destroyed in the fire. Some of the objects were priceless.
9. I wouldn't help you for ... the tea in China! 10. How much do you want for ... in the shop?
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