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1.
To know everything is to know nothing.
2.
After the meeting is the time to speak.
3.
Where you found him does not concern me.
How you got there is beyond my understanding.
Whether you find him or not does not concern me.
what, who . .:
What I want to do is to save us.
What were once precious manuscripts were scattered all over the floor.
What I say and what I think are my own affair.
4. , ,
Four and four is eight.
Four minus two is two.
Ten divided by five is two.
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Twice two is/are four.
5. many a + noun.
Many a man has done it.
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6. there here
There was a textbook and many notebooks on the table.
There were many notebooks and a textbook on the table.
Here was Tom and Peter.
Here was a man, was experience and culture.
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Is there any place in town that might have them? Theres two. Both closed.
Theres too many of them living up there.
Theres two kinds of men here, youll find.
7. . , ,
Fathers and Sons is the most popular of Turgenevs novels.
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The Canterbury Tales consist of about seventeen thousand lines of verse.
Turgenevs Hunters Tales was/were published in 1852.
1. (somebody, someone, anybody),
(everybody, everyone, everything, each, either),
(nobody, no one, neither, etc.)
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Somebody is asking for you.
Nobody has come except me.
Each of us is present.
Neither of the students has made a mistake.
Each has answered well.
, none ..
None were here.
None of us understand it.
None of them have come.
All ., all .
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All is well that ends well.
All that glitters is not gold.
All were in favour of the plan.
2. who, what ...
Who has come? What is there?
/ ...
Who are walking in the garden?
Who have agreed to act?
3.
Do you know the girl who lives next door?
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(The girl lives)
Do you know the girls who live next door?
(The girls live)
Mary is one of those girls who never know what they will do next.
Even I, who have seen it all, can hardly believe it.
It is you who are right. It is I who am wrong.
But: Its me who is wrong.
4. both ..
Which of the letters are yours? Both are mine.
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1. :
, and.
Sun and air are necessary for life.
Tom and Mary are my friends.
The ebb and the flow of the tide are regular.
Note:
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Bread and butter is not enough for breakfast. ( )
Bacon and eggs makes a traditional English breakfast. ( )
The painter and decorator is here. ( )
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The bread and the butter are on the table. ( )
The painter and the decorator are here. ( )
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, and, /.
A tall and beautiful girl was waiting in the office.
A black and white kitten was playing on the hearth rug.
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A black and a white kitten were playing on the hearth rug. (A black kitten was playing and a white kitten was playing.)
The yellow and the red car were badly damaged.
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In modern hotels hot and cold water are supplied in every room.
American and Dutch beer are both much lighter than British.
Good and bad taste are shown by examples.
, both and.
Both the bread and the butter are fresh.
Proximity rule
, not only but also, either or, or, neither nor. - -.
Either my sister or my parents are at home.
Either my parents or my sister is at home.
Neither you nor I am right.
Neither I nor you are right.
Not only my parents but also my brother knows about it.
Not only my brother but also my parents know about it.
Is Tom or Mary eager to meet you at the station?
3. , as well as, rather than, as much as, more than
My parents as well as my sister are teachers.
My sister as well as my parents is a teacher.
The manager as well as/rather than/more than/as much as the members of the board is responsible for the present situation.
