Exercise 1. Supply the articles a, the if they are necessary.

1. all of — sudden 11. to watch—TV 21. to take - seat

2. to play — violin 12. to listen to — radio
3. as — result 13.— day before yesterday
4. in — conclusion 14. after — lunch
5. to tell—truth 15. for — example
6. to be in — hurry 16. two times — day
7. from — time to — time 17. to tell — time
8. once — week 18. in—fact
9. by — mistake 19. by — bicycle
10. — other day 20. to have — good time
Exercise 2. Choose the correct variant
1. It is washed by the waters of __.
(A) an Atlantic Ocean (B) Atlantic Ocean (C) the Atlantic Ocean
2. __ is the main modern art museum.
(A) Tate Gallery (B) A Tate Gallery (C) The Tate Gallery
3. They are __.
(A) a nice people (B) the nice people (C) nice people
4. The acting was poor, but we enjoyed __.
(A) music (B) a music (C) the music
5. She simply loves __ and dancing.
(A) music (B) a music (C) the music

Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks with a, an or some, or leave blank.

1. Have you got ____ camera? 2. Would you like to be ____ actor? 3. Bill's got ____ big feet. 4. Do
you collect ____ stamps? 5. Tom always gives Ann ___ _flowers on her birthday. 6. Those are __
really nice trousers. Where did you get them? 7. What ____ beautiful garden? 8. What ____
lovely children. 9. ____ birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly. 10. Jack has got ____ very
long legs, so he's ____ fast runner.

Exercise 4. Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence below.
1. Everyone (complains, complain) when gas prices go up. 2. Most of Benito's shirts (has, have) at
least one pocket. 3. Somebody (is, are) addressing all the wedding invitations with a fountain
pen. 4. Everyone in the Hundley family (buys, buy) a new toothbrush twice a year. 5. Few of my
friends (dislikes, dislike) both crunchy peanut butter and the smooth variety. 6. Nobody
(remembers, remember) that the space between the thumb and the first finger is called the
purlicue. 7. Some of the children (stops, stop) at the ice cream shop every day. 8. Nothing (ends,
end) the baby's crying except being rocked in the rocking chair. 9. All of the workers who enter
by the main gate (passes, pass) through a metal detector. 10. Each of the messages on the
answering machine (is, are) for Dody.

Exercise 5. Choose the correct form from the parentheses.

1. Every participant (has / have) been notified of the change in schedule. 2. The old lady and her
twelve cats (was / were) evicted from the apartment. 3. Everyone (is / are) bringing a
homemade dish. 4. Neither of the cars in the accident (was / were) insured. 5. Most of the
rooms in the hotel (have / has) air-conditioning. 6. John, together with his wife and two children,
(is / are) going to dinner. 7. One of the speakers (is / are) not here yet. 8. No news (is / are) good
news.
Exercise 6. Choose the correct form from the parentheses.
1. Neither Mary nor her friends (is / are) going to have a party. 2. A number of graduates (have /
has) received scholarship from this department. 3. All of the money (was / were) found. 4. Every
man and woman (has / have) the right to vote. 5. The number of car accidents (is / are)
increasing every year. 6. Both corn and wheat (is / are) grown in Canada. 7. Most of our furniture
(is / are) in storage. 8. My new pair of pants (is / are) at the cleaners. 9. The Chinese (was /were)
drinking tea in the year 2000 B.C. 10.The police (is / are) on the alert for the escaped convict.

Exercise 7. Find the correct form of the given verb in the following sentences.
1. One of the students in my class (come) from Bangladesh.
2. The people who have invited me to the opening of the exhibition (want) me to write an article
about it afterward.
3. Almost everyone in my class (have) a part-time job.
4. Writing essays (require) a lot of skill.
5. Neither his wife nor his children (know) that he has lost his job.
6. Every book that is assigned for this course (cost) more than $20.
7. The president and his wife (have) agreed to attend the ceremony.
8. My sister always (try) her hardest.
9. Today's news (be) surprising.
10.The bunch of flowers that she (want) to buy (be) very expensive.

Exercise 8. Underline the subject of the missing verb and fill in the blanks with "is" or "are".
1. Neither the doctor nor the nurses ____here. 2. The number of nurses in the city ____ very large.
3. All of nurses ____ very good. 4. All of the medicine____gone. 5. Some of the water ____ used
for irrigation. 6. Most of the money ____ counterfeit. 7. Not only the money but also the jewels
____ locked up in the safe. 8. Neither the jewels nor the money ____ mine. 9. All of the cookies
____ gone. 10. Half of the furniture ____ in the truck. 11. Neither of the reporters ____ allowed
to interview the players. 12. Everyone ____ required to write a composition. 13. Every man,
woman, and child ____ given a free ticket. 14. Everything in the house ____ destroyed by the
fire.

Exercise 9. Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or plural.

1. The trousers you bought for me (doesn't / don't) fit me. 2. Physics (was / were) my best subject
at school. 3. Fortunately the news (wasn't / weren't) as bad as we had expected. 4. The police
(wants / want) to interview Fred about a robbery. 5. Three days (isn't / aren't) long enough for a
good holiday. 6. Where (does / do) your family live? 7. England (has / have) lost all their football
matches this season. 8. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn't / aren't) sharp enough. 9. I'm
going to take a taxi. Six miles (is / are) too far for me to walk.

Exercise 10. Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or plural.
1. The trousers you bought for me (doesn't / don't) fit me. 2. Physics (was / were) my best subject at
school. 3. Fortunately the news (wasn't / weren't) as bad as we had expected. 4. The police (wants /
want) to interview Fred about a robbery. 5. Three days (isn't / aren't) long enough for a good
holiday. 6. Where (does / do) your family live? 7. England (has / have) lost all their football matches
this season. 8. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn't / aren't) sharp enough. 9. I'm going to take a
taxi. Six miles (is / are) too far for me to walk.