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THE ENGLISHSUBJECT

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Types of Subject

- Personal Pronoun- Noun

- Gerund- Infinitive

- Group of words- Clause

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Personal Pronouns

I You He

TheyYouIt

She

We

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Nouns

Countable Uncountable

They haveplural form

Theyhave

plural form

don't

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Exercise 1

Change the following nouns to their plural form:

computer scanner fruit device toy companydata parenthesis wife children series antenna

cable wolf piano analysis branch programtechnology Germany port foot cod kilo hero

photo fox means woman man router

fish headquarters formula match basiscrisis printer tomato peripheral microphone

mosquito speaker case 

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Exercise 1 - Answers

  Change the following nouns to their plural form:

computers scanners fruit devices toys companiedata parentheses wives children series antennacables wolves pianos analyses branches programstechnologies Germanys ports foot cod kilos hero

photos foxes means women men routers

fish headquarters formulae matches basescrises printers tomatoes peripherals microphones

mosquitoes speakers cases 

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Nouns

Countable Uncountable

There isThere areThis / That

These / Those

There isThisThat

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Exercise 2

Complete the sentences with there is and there are.

 

1. a printer on the desk.

3. some fuit in the refrigerator.

4. four disk drives in that drawer.

2. pasta for dinner.

5. an experiment that I want to put into practice.

7. servers that don't work.

6. some news that I want to share with you.

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Exercise 2 - Answers

Complete the sentences with there is and there are.

 

1. THERE IS a printer on the desk.

3. THERE IS some fuit in the refrigerator.

4. THERE ARE four disk drives in that drawer.

2. THERE IS pasta for dinner.

5. THERE IS an experiment that I want to put into practice.

7. THERE ARE servers that don't work.

6. THERE IS some news that I want to share with you.

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Exercise 3

Describe the pictures, using this, that, these or those.

near 1. is a portable computer.

far  2. is a desktop computer.

3. are computer science books.

4. are memory sticks.

2. is a desktop computer.

far 

near 

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Exercise 3 - Answers

Describe the pictures, using this, that, these or those. 

near 1. THIS is a portable computer .

far  2. is a desktop computer.

3. THOSE are computer science books.

4. THESE are memory sticks.

2. THAT is a desktop computer .

far 

near 

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Exercise 3

Describe the pictures, using this, that, these or those.

near 5. are multimedia keyboards.

far  2. is a desktop computer.

7. are word processor applications.

8. is an USB flash device.

6. is a 15-inch monitor.

far 

near 

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Describe the pictures, using this, that, these or those. 

near 5. THESE are multimedia keyboards.

far  2. is a desktop computer.

7.THOSE are word processor applications.

8. THIS is an USB flash drive.

6. THAT is a 15- inch monitor. 

far 

near 

Exercise 3 - Answers