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the road is slippery. 12. Some policemen are organizing road traffic to avoid any accidents.
13. I bought three bottles of mineral water for our picnic.14. I'd like some juice please! 15.
Successful candidates will join the camp later this year. 16. A rise in oil prices is inevitable
since there is more and more world demand for energy. 17. The exercises on this website are
interesting. 18. Dehydrated babies must drink a lot of water. 19. Adult illiterates learn through
a special government program. 20. I met some nice people when I was walking along the
beach.

III. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the nouns (singular or plural).
1. They ate some (tomato). 2. You can put (sugar) in your tea. 3. We have to buy new
(furniture). 4. I need to wash my (hair). 5. We had lots of (fun). 6. The Milfords have a lot of
(money) 7. How many (people) were at the cinema with you? 8. Could you give some
(information) on your project? 9. In this hotel, (family) are very welcome. 10. Those (man)
seem to be very tired.

IV. Transform the sentences in plural.
Example: There is a new school in our town.
There are new schools in our town.
1. This is my foot.
2. That lady doesn’t play the piano.
3. This child is watching the leaf falling on the grass.
4. Is this mountain high? — Yes, it is.
5. There is a knife on the kitchen-table.
6. This bird is in that tree.
7. That wolf has eaten a sheep.
8. There was a desert here.
9. Is there a calendar in this room?
10. That sandwich is not on that plate.
11. Where is a child? — The child is in the yard.
12. Is this goose big or small? — It is big.
13. Was there a leaf on the ground?
14. That boy was playing football.
15. Where is the book? — The book is on the shelf.
16. Is this an ox? — No, it isn't.
17. The woman is sitting in the room.
18. That boy is a good pupil.
19. Is that an Englishman? — No, he isn’t.
20. Is there a flower in the vase?
21. This hobby is not bad.
22. Is this a mouse? — No, it is a rat.
23. Is that man a doctor? — No, he isn’t. He is a teacher.
24. Is there a dictionary on the table? — Yes, there is.
25. The boy was writing the rule.
26. Is this a good tooth?

V. Paraphrase using Possessive Case.

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