NOUNS
English nouns are divided into:
a) common and uncommon;
b) proper and common;
c) concrete and mass.
b) Proper and common
The of-phrase is used in English to speak about …
a) the partition;
b) the division;
c) the partition, division and amount
c) the partition, division and amount
Explain why it can be used both the definite article and zero article in the expression "English Language"
If we refer to the language itself, we use the definite article. If we refer to the academic subject, we use zero article.
Transform into nationalities: England, Japan, France, Vietnam
the English, the Japanese, the French, the Vietnamese
Describe the noun: table (common, ...)
Common, count, concrete, inanimate
What's preferable when referring to general ownership, or possession of somebody’s home
Genitive 's
Which article is used with groups of people, an abstract quality, mainly social classes or groups as undivided bodies
Definite article 'The' (the poor, the beautiful, the public)
Describe the other team using genitive
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What combinations of parts of speech can be in compound nouns. Give examples.
noun + verb: Thanksgiving
verb + noun: cookbook
adjective + noun: highway
What's preferable with titles: the genitive 's or the of-phrase?
We usually use of-phrase (The Prince of Wales is to visit Austria)
In which cases the definite article with Queen Elizabeth is used, and in which cases we write with zero article
When we are talking about the queen, we use zero article. when we are talking about the ship named "The Queen Elizabeth", we use the definite article.
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Put these words in the plural form: leaf, alumnus, datum, analysis, criterion
leaves, alumni, data, analyses, criteria
What is commonly used in such phrases as a day ... work, today ... paper, a moment ... thought, the world ... economy
Genitive 's
When a personal name is modified by limiting attributes it is used with…
With the definite article (She was not the Mary of our youth.)
Translate these compound nouns legislative and rulemaking authority, private gain, ученое общество
Законодательная и правоустанавливающая власть, личная выгода, learned body
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Translate the word "существительное" into English
Noun
What expressions are often used without 's in modern English
The doctor, the dentist, the hairdresser, the butcher (Alice is at the dentist.)
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What the difference between usage compound nouns in British and American English. Give example(s).
In British English the genitive 's is more wide spread that in American English where compound nouns are used instead: a baby’s bottle (B.E.) and a baby bottle (A.E.).