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Mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs

bsolute form of possessive pronouns may function as both adjectives and nouns.

e.g. He is a friend of mine.

Is this coat yours? ~ Yes, it`s mine.

Sometimes, we find absolute form of possessive pronouns proceded by the proposition "of". This combination is called "a double genitive".

e.g. It happened through no fault of mine. - Это случилось не по моей вине.

4. The Present Simple Tense. Настоящее время, простой аспект действия.

Смысл высказывания передаётся при помощи вербальной модели, которая является способом подачи информации лингвистическими средствами.

Positive

A. Verbal model - I work every day.

Verb Vo

B. Structural model -

C. Transforms of the 3^rd person singular - He

verbV_o+s

verbV_o+es

- She

- It

- Who

- What

- Which

e.g. He works at university.

She teaches Management.

Notes: 1. He, She, It, Who, What, Which add ~s, ~es to the verb. Verbs ending in ~sh, ch, ss, o, x add ~es to the verb. e.g. wash – washes, teach – teaches, go – goes etc.

2. Verbs ending in consonant+y change y→i and add ~es to the verb after He, She, It, Who, What, Which. e.g. study – studies, carry – carries etc.

3. В письменной речи используются формы do not, does not, а в устной речи don’t, doesn’t. Следует отметить, что это не жёсткая норма языкового употребления.

D. We frequently use the following time expressions (adverbs of frequency) with the present simple: always (всегда), regularly (регулярно), often (часто), usually (обычно), sometimes (иногда), seldom (редко), occasionally (периодически), never (никогда) etc.

In sentences with a weak verb, we put the time expression before a notional verb that serves a Predicate.

e.g. Verbal model ~ You always start work at 9 o`clock.

Structural model ~ Subject – adverb – predicate (verb) -…

In sentences with a strong verb "be", we put the time expression after a notional verb that serves a Predicate.

e.g. Verbal model ~ He is always busy on Mondays.

Structural model ~ Subject – predicate (be) - adverb – …

Repeated times, e.g. every day, every Sunday, every morning, in the morning, in the summer, at 5 o`clock etc., take place of Adverbial Modifier of time.

e.g. Verbal model ~ Lessons start at 9 o`clock in the morning.

Structural model ~ Subject– predicate (verb) - … - Adv.M.

Negative

A. Verbal model - I do not work every day.

do+not+verb V₀

B. Structural model -

C. Transforms of the 3^rd person singular - He

does+not+verb V₀

- She

- It

- Who

- What

- Which

e.g. He does not work at university.

D. We use the following time expressions (adverbs of frequency) with the present simple: always (всегда), regularly (регулярно), often (часто), usually (обычно), sometimes (иногда), seldom (редко), occasionally (периодически), never (никогда) etc.

In sentences with a weak verb, we put the time expression before a notional verb that serves a Predicate.

e.g. Verbal models ~ I do not always start work at 9 o`clock.

~ He does not always start work at 9 o`clock.

Structural model ~ S–do/does–not-adv.–predicate(verb)–O-Adv.M.

Verbal model ~ He never misses English lessons.

Structural model ~ S– never–predicate(verb)–O.

Questions:

1. General question:

A. Verbal model - Do you work every day?

Do+Subject+ predicate (verb) V_o … ?

B. Structural model -

C. Transforms of the 3^rd person singular when he, she, it are the subject.

Does+S+ predicate (verb) Vo … ?

e.g. Does he work at university? ~ Yes, he does.

D. We use the following time expressions (adverbs of frequency) with the present simple: always (всегда), regularly (регулярно), often (часто), usually (обычно), sometimes (иногда), seldom (редко), occasionally (периодически), never (никогда) etc.

In sentences with a weak verb, we put the time expression before a notional verb that serves a Predicate.

e.g. Verbal models ~ Do you always start work at 9 o`clock?

~ Does he always start work at 9 o`clock?

Structural model ~ Do/Does–S- adverb–predicate(verb)Vo-…?

~ Yes, I do. ~ Yes, he does.

~ No, I don’t. ~ No, he doesn’t.