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Impersonal Constructions: Weather, States, and Modality 1
Practice impersonal constructions for weather, states, and modal expressions
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Browse Verbs practiceQuestion 1
Сегодня ___ дождь.
English context
Choose the correct impersonal weather construction.
Options
- идёт
- дождит
- дождливо
- дождно
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- идёт
Correct feedback
Perfect! Weather with precipitation uses 'идёт + weather noun'.
Grammar rule
Weather with precipitation uses impersonal 'идёт' + weather noun.
Question 2
На улице ___.
English context
Choose the correct impersonal form for 'cold'.
Options
- холодный
- холодно
- холод
- холодная
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- холодно
Correct feedback
Excellent! Weather states use neuter short adjectives ending in -о.
Grammar rule
Impersonal weather constructions use neuter short adjectives.
Question 3
Мне ___ работать сегодня.
English context
Choose the correct impersonal modal construction.
Options
- нужно
- нужен
- нужна
- нужны
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- нужно
Correct feedback
Great! 'Нужно + infinitive' expresses necessity for actions.
Grammar rule
Modal necessity with infinitives uses 'кому + нужно + infinitive'.
Question 4
Детям ___ играть на улице.
English context
Choose the correct impersonal modal for permission/possibility.
Options
- можно
- можете
- можешь
- могут
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- можно
Correct feedback
Perfect! 'Можно + infinitive' expresses general permission.
Grammar rule
General permission uses 'кому + можно + infinitive' construction.
Question 5
В комнате ___.
English context
Choose the correct impersonal form for 'stuffy/airless'.
Options
- душный
- душно
- душная
- душность
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- душно
Correct feedback
Excellent! Air quality uses neuter short adjectives.
Grammar rule
Room and air conditions use impersonal neuter short adjectives.
Question 6
Студентам ___ курить в университете.
English context
Choose the correct impersonal modal for prohibition.
Options
- нельзя
- не можно
- не нужно
- не надо
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- нельзя
Correct feedback
Great! 'Нельзя + infinitive' expresses prohibition.
Grammar rule
Prohibition uses 'кому + нельзя + infinitive' construction.
Question 7
Сегодня очень ___.
English context
Choose the correct impersonal form for 'windy'.
Options
- ветреный
- ветрено
- ветер
- ветряно
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- ветрено
Correct feedback
Perfect! Wind conditions use neuter short adjectives.
Grammar rule
Wind and atmospheric conditions use neuter short adjectives.
Question 8
Ему ___ рано вставать.
English context
Choose the correct impersonal form expressing difficulty.
Options
- трудный
- трудно
- трудность
- трудная
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- трудно
Correct feedback
Excellent! Personal difficulty uses neuter short adjectives.
Grammar rule
Personal emotional/physical states use 'кому + adjective-о + infinitive'.
Question 9
___ уже поздно идти в кино.
English context
Choose the correct impersonal temporal construction.
Options
- Мне
- Нам
- Сейчас
- Тебе
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- Сейчас
Correct feedback
Great! Temporal impersonal constructions don't require a person.
Grammar rule
Temporal evaluations use general impersonal constructions without dative.
Question 10
В театре ___ курить.
English context
Choose the correct impersonal prohibition in public places.
Options
- запрещают
- запрещено
- запретили
- запрещается
Accepted answers and explanation
Accepted answers
- запрещено
Correct feedback
Perfect! Official prohibitions use 'запрещено + infinitive'.
Grammar rule
Official prohibitions use impersonal passive constructions with infinitives.