Многозначное местоимение it

Местоимение it может выступать как:

1) личное во избежание повторения существительного, обозначающего неодушевлённый предмет.

Cр.: Learn the rule. It is very important.

I don’t understand the rule. Explain it again.

2) указательное в значении “это”.

Cр.: What is it? – It is a violin.

3) безличное в роли подлежащего в безличных предложениях, где не может быть указано действующее лицо или предметный производитель действия.

Cр.: It is 8 o’clock now. It is cold outside. It is difficult to explain this phenomenon.

It seems to me that it is time to go.

4) усилительное для выделения отдельных членов предложения.

Cр.: It is Popov who invented the radio.– Именно Попов изобрел радио.

EXERCISES

I. Make the sentences plural.

1. This is my relative. 2.This was my nephew. 3. Is this your niece? 4. That is my cousin. 5. Is that your sister-in-law? 6. This man is a friend of mine. 7. That girl isn’t my friend. 8. That boy isn’t my brother. 9. This is a father. 10. That is a mother.

II. Complete the following sentences.

John knows Ann very well because he works with ¼ They are both economists and their work is very interesting for ¼ Economy is a very interesting branch of science and one must work hard to become a good specialist in ¼ Ann has a brother. She loves ¼ She sometimes cooks delicious dinners for ¼ and he enjoys ¼ John often comes to see Ann and her brother because he likes ¼ I think he loves Ann and is going to marry ¼ I am not sure that Ann is in love with John and wants to marry ¼ As for me I like both of ¼

III. Cross out the wrong pronoun.

1. This is my mammy, and where is (your, yours)? 2. Ann is my cousin, not (him, his). 3. Those photos aren’t (mine, my), (mine, my) are much bigger. 4. Charles is a friend of (my, mine). 5. In the picture I see your grandparents, but I don’t see (ours, our). 6. Our uncle is a driver, (their, theirs) isn’t a driver, he is a musician. 7. Don’t go to his place in the evening, come to (mine, my). 8. We see my mother-in-law, but we can’t find (yours, your). 9. Peter takes his father-in-law to the railway station, he can take (our, ours) too. 10. Her niece goes to a nursery school, so does (him, his).

IV. Conjugate the following.

1) I always do my homework by myself. 2) I learn to play chess myself. 3) I explain everything myself.

V. Translate into English.

1. Мои родители сами строят дом. 2. Мой младший брат сам ходит в детский сад. 3. Я сам готовлю завтрак. 4. Дети в этой семье сами моют свои чашки. 5. Бабушка не может сама читать газеты. 6. Дедушка сам приносит хлеб. 7. Ребёнок сам включает телевизор. 8. Вы можете обсудить этот важный вопрос сами? 9. Сама пьеса мне нравится. 10. Мы сами принимаем участие в обсуждении.

VI. Fill in the blanks with the pronouns. Read the text and get ready to speak about your family.

¼ is a picture of ¼ family. ¼ can see ¼ mother, ¼ father, ¼ sister and ¼ brother in it. ¼ grandparents sit in the middle of the group. ¼ father is about forty-four years old. ¼ is a good looking man, tall, handsome and rather thin. ¼ speaks quietly and pleasantly. But ¼ can be severe and all of us know ¼. ¼ mother is very kind and gentle. ¼ has brown hair and soft dark-brown eyes. ¼ is a beautiful woman. ¼ works at a nursery school and as a rule comes back home very tired. Children are usually curious. ¼ often want to know: What is ¼? Or what is ¼? It is quite difficult to look after ¼. ¼ has also to run ¼ household. All of ¼ help ¼ to manage ¼ housework. ¼ brother is two years older than ¼, ¼ is at the university and studies to be a computer programmer. He likes ¼ future occupation very ¼. He reads up ¼ for ¼ practical training and seminars. ¼ sister is three years younger than ¼. ¼ goes to school and gets only excellent and good marks. I am very fond of ¼ brother and... sister and very proud of ¼. As for ¼, I am a first-year student.

VII. Make the sentences negative.

1. I have some relatives in the country. 2. We invite some friends to our wedding. 3. My mother sent some invitations to her birthday party. 4. Somebody is waiting for my brother. 5. My nephew tries to attract somebody’s attention. 6. The baby puts something in his mouth. 7. Helen’s little son could pick some flowers for her. 8. Mary’s daughter looked out of the window, she saw something interesting in the street. 9. My mother went shopping and bought something for me. 10. The sick man told something. 11. Someone is knocking at the door. 12. The children are somewhere in the garden. 13. He has gone somewhere. 14. My granny met someone on her way home. 15. Their little granddaughter picks up everything from the floor. 16. On entering the room my daddy greeted everybody.

VIII. Cross out the wrong pronouns.

1. Does your father read (a lot, much)? – Yes, he reads (a lot, many). 2. Does your mother read (many, much) too? – No, she doesn’t read (much, many). 3. How (many, much) sisters and brothers do you have? – Not very (much, many). 4. My little sister has got (much, a lot of) toys. 5. My granny teaches (a lot of, much) students. 6. My niece doesn’t know English, she knows only (a little, a few) English words. 7. My nephew is a boy of four, he can already write (a little, a few). 8. My father earns (few, little) money. 9. My aunt has (a few, a little) time for watching TV, she works (a lot, many). 10. Uncle Nick has got (few, little) tea in his cup. 11. Let me think (a few, a little). 12. Do you have (many, much) relatives? – Yes, (a plenty of, much) them. 13. Do you have (many, a lot of) relatives abroad? – No, I don’t. I have (a few, a little) relatives abroad – only my cousin and her family. 14. Last summer we spent (a little, a few) days at our grandparents’ place in the country. 15. Our cat is a member of our family, we like it very (many, much).

IX. Translate into Russian paying special attention to the words “that” and “it”.

1. This is my brother and that was my cousin. 2. Two years ago our family lived in that old block of flats. 3. I like to play with the dog that my grandmother has presented me. 4. I study at the Conservatoire that my mother graduated from 20 years ago. 5. I know that my grandfather took part in the Great Patriotic War. 6. My mother thinks that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. 7. Nobody thought that the book would be so popular. 8. The article that I am writing now describes our family. 9. In our country house we don’t have a heating system like that in a town flat. 10. We often think that our problem is more difficult than that of our friend. 11. It is not an easy question, I must say. 12. My sister studies French at the University and knows it rather well. 13. It is pleasant to sit at the burning fireplace in cold weather. 14. It is almost eleven o’clock. 15. Our country house is rather big, and there is a lot of work in it. 16. My father is very fond of me, but it is my younger sister who is an apple of his eye. 17. I have to take care of my little niece, I am tired of it. 18. It is my aunt who cooks the most tasty apple pies. 19. It is quite warm today, isn’t it? 20. It isn’t raining yet.

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