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English grammar: 100 main rules - стр. 3

We metthatman on the station.

Would you quit your job underthesecircumstances?

Thoseshoes were so cute!

Thatgirl hassuch avoice!

Suchrules usually take effect.

They work atthe samedepartment.

Why are you asking metheverysamequestions?


It's possible to use demonstrative pronouns before the word one.

These apples are sweeter thanthose ones.

Andrew is an intelligent young man. Yes, he issuch one.

That'sthe same oneI've been looking for!


The demostrative pronoun may be positioned before the adjective that refers to the same noun.

This prettygirl is my sister.

What arethese strangeconclusions?

It'ssuch a wonderfullife.

It's alwaysthe same oldstory.


2) The demonstrative pronoun can also be used in place of nouns.

– Subject

Thismust not continue.

Thosewere the days.


– Object

Will you takethis?

Don't tell themthat.

Andrew can't work withthose.

RULE 22. Classification of Indefinite Pronouns

RULE 23. Some, Any and their Compounds

some


– statements

I needsomeinformation about language courses.

Someof the m istakes were silly.


– offers and suggestions

Would you likesometea?

Shall I bringsomerefreshments?


– requests

Where can I getsomepaper?

Could you give ussomeexamples?

any

– negative sentences

Olivia didn't knowanyof them.

It doesn't makeanysense.


– questions

Have you gotanyquestions?

Didanyof Andrew's friends call him?


– if-clauses

I can lend her my cell phone if there'sanyneed.

If you come acrossanyproblems, please, report us.


– statements

Contactanyof our assistants.

Anyanswer will do.

Somebodyphoned you ten minutes ago.

Would you likesomethingto eat?

Can we takesomethingto make notes on?

You may inviteanyone.

Are they waiting foranybody?

Andrew has not foundanything.

RULE 24. Each, Every, Either

each

– only with countable nouns

– refers to two or more things or persons that should be regarded separately and individually

There were cars parked oneachside of the street.

She kissedeachof her children.


– agrees with a singular verb

There are four apartments in our building.Eachof the apartments has its private entrance.

Eachitem was checked.


– However, if the pronoun each follows the plural subject, it agrees with the plural verb.

Theyeachdo their share of work.

I have two people in the office and weeachhave our own email.

every

– only with countable nouns

– refers either to indefinite number of things/persons or to a group of things/persons considered as a whole.

We could seeeverystar in the night sky.

Everyplayer in the team should cooperate.


– with modifiers such as nearly, almost, practically

Olivia knowsalmost everyneighbour.

Practically everyproblem has practical solutions.


– with time words such as minute, hour, day

There's a buseveryten minutes.

Everymorning Andrew goes jogging in the park.


– makes compound pronouns with – body, – one, – thing

Everybodylikes presents.

They invitedeveryonebut James and Karen.

Everything's done by computer nowadays.


Note

the pronoun everyone differs from the word combination every one.


Everyone is a synonym to everybody and refers only to persons.

Everyoneenjoyed the movie.


Every one is a synonym to each one and refers both to persons and things.

He watched a lot of movies and enjoyedevery one.


– agrees with singular verb

Everycitizen is obliged to observe the constitution.

Each andevery oneof us has their own opinion.

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