Translate them into Ukrainian to show sex differentiation.

English		Ukrainian
Male	Female	Masculine	Faminine
Bachelor Brother Granddad Gentleman King Monk Mr Husband Sir Uncle Son Nephew Bridegroom Emperor Tsar Squire Duke Sloven Masseur

Ex.10. Combine the words in brackets using one of the three patterns (noun+noun, noun+'s+noun, noun+preposition+noun). Sometimes there is more than one possibility.

1. Your coat is on the ______ (back, chair).

2. You've just spilt the _______ (milk, cat).

3. Can you buy some _________ (paper, toilet)?

4. I never listened to my _______ (advice, parents).

5. What did that ________ (road, sign) say?

6. It's just a mess in here. There are empty _________ (wine, bottles)

everywhere.

7. The _______ (Prime Minister, duties) include entertaining heads

of state.

8. Can I borrow your ________ (brush, hair)?

9. What happened at the _______ (film, end)?

10. It's my ___________ (anniversary, parents, wedding) next week.

11. The _________ (company, success) is due to its efficiency.

12. The ________ (government, economic, policy) is confusing.

13. The annual (rate, inflation) is 4%.

14. Are there_______ (cups, coffee) in your bedroom?

15. Do you want a ________ (coffee, cup)?

Ex.11. Comment on how the articles render the category of definiteness/ indefiniteness of the nouns in the following sentences.

1. Is there life after death? She has lived the life of misery since the death of her husband. 2. They experience freedom from pain. The freedom to say what you want is a basic democratic freedom. 3. There's a feeling of love, joy, beauty and peace. My new car's a beauty. It's a real joy to drive. 4. That numerous people have had Near Death Experiences is not a doubt. There is still a doubt in my mind about whether it was a right thing to do. 5. The future looks bleak — drought, disease and economic collapse. The drought in Africa last year cost many lives. There is a drought every year.

Required Reading

1. Иванова И., Бурлакова В., Почепцов Г. Теоретическая граммматика современного английского языка. – М.: Высшая школа, 1981.

2. Корунець І.В. Порівняльна типологія англійської та української мов. – Вінниця, 2003.

3. Blokh M. A Course in Theoretical English Grammar. – M.: Высшая школа, 1983.

4. Khlebnikova I. Essentials of English Morphology. – М.: Высшая школа, 2004.

5. Morokhovskaya E.J. Fundamentals of Theoretical English Grammar. – Kiev, ‘Vysca Skola’, 1984.

6. Lecture materials.

Seminar 4

Grammatical Categories of the Adjective and their Realization

in English and Ukrainian.

Points for Discussion

1. Typological features of Ukrainian and English adjectives.

2. Grading of adjectives in Ukrainian and English.

Ex.1. Make up derivative adjectives from the base words on the right. Inset them into the gaps in the text.

It's 1_____ to drive under the age of seventeen in Britain, but a 2______ boy managed to pass his driving test on the day of his seventeenth birthday. Most people would consider this 3_______ because you need a lot of lessons to pass the test. David Livesey arranged to have an 4_________ lesson beginning at dawn on his birthday. At first he was very 5_______ and 6_______ but he had a 7_______ teacher and his driving improved amazingly during the day. By four in the afternoon, still feeling 8_______, he was ready to take his test and he passed first time! He was almost 9_____ after the test, and he drove home very slowly in the 10_________ light of the 11___________ sun. David's 12________driving attracted the attention of two 13_____ policemen, but they broke into

smiles and congratulated him warmly when he showed them his 14_______certificate and

told them his 15______ story.

1 law

2 seventeen years old

3 credo

4 eight hours

5 care 6 hesitate

7 wonder

8 energy

9 shock

10 red

11 set

12 experience

13 order

14 drive

15drama

Ex.2. Refer the below listed adjectives to one of the groups: simple, derivative, compound.

Blind, shortsighted, usual, breathtaking, irresponsible, historian, undercooked, healthy, loud, worn, ridiculous, hard, soft, lifeless, hourly, circular, hesitant, narrative, clockwise, affectionate, energetic, sensory, attractive, changeable, new, high, low, old, feverish, warlike, picturesque, equal, fresh, long-legged, ragged, missionary, mouthful, alarming, down-hearted, cute.

Ex.3. Group the Ukrainian adjectives into qualitative, relative, possessive. Give English equivalents of the Ukrainian word combinations.

Огрядна молодиця; золотий браслет; золоте правило; риб'ячий жир; лисячі нори; лисяче манто; учорашній день; перелітний птах; бурштиновий відтінок; старанний учень; київський майдан; щирий усміх; дотепний жарт; кволий стан; кам'яний поділ; пожовкле листя; чорна рілля; заячий хвіст; солов'їне гніздо; солов'їний голос; джерельна вода; віконна рама; глибока осінь; мамині руки; братів маєток; козине молоко; Михайлів двір; досвідчений фахівець; слизький узвіз; байдуже ставлення; повсякденні турботи; давній спогад; безкраїй степ; тутешній столяр; придорожня криниця; природний інстинкт.