Question

Complete the sentences. Use pair or couple. Например: 1) couple, 2) pair, 3) pair, ...... 1) There were two socks on the sofa but I couldn’t put them on as they were not a _________ (couple/pair). 2) Her supper usually consists of a cup of coffee and a___________ (couple/pair) of sandwiches. 3) I have a____________ (couple/pair) of very good friends whom I love dearly. 4) A_____________ (couple/pair) of swallows are making a nest under my roof. 5) A___________ (couple/pair) of guards stood at the Palace gates. 6) Give them a__________ (couple/pair) of minutes, please. 7) I have read ___________ (couple/pair) pages of magazine. 8) What a _____________ (couple/pair) of wonderful eyes she has! 9) Young ____________ (couple/pair) were walking in the park under rain. 10) This _______ (couple/pair) of trousers will go very well with your new jacket. 11) My sister will arrive in a ___________ (couple/pair) of days. We are preparing a room for her.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. pair 2. couple 3. couple 4. couple 5. couple 6. couple 7. couple 8. pair 9. couple 10. pair 11. couple

Объяснение:

Answer 2

1. There were two socks on the sofa but I couldn’t put them on as they were not a pair.
2. Her supper usually consists of a cup of coffee and a pair of sandwiches.
3. I have a couple of very good friends whom I love dearly.
4. A pair of swallows are making a nest under my roof.
5. A pair of guards stood at the Palace gates.
6. Give them a couple of minutes, please.
7. I have read a couple of pages of the magazine.
8. What a pair of wonderful eyes she has!
9. Young couple were walking in the park under the rain.
10. These pair of trousers will go very well with your new jacket.
11. My sister will arrive in a couple of days. We are preparing a room for her.