- •Contents
- •Part 1 use of articles with common nouns
- •1. Class Nouns
- •I liked the room because there were flowers in it.
- •I have brought you some flowers.
- •I have got the magazine.
- •I do wish we had not opened the door of the wrong room.
- •In a fortnight I got a long letter, which I considered odd.
- •1. Fill in the articles where necessary
- •2. Change the nouns into the plural
- •2. Nouns of Material
- •Fill in the articles or "some" where necessary
- •3. Abstract Nouns
- •Fill in the articles where necessary
- •Part 2 use of articles with proper nouns
- •1. Names of Persons
- •If you are going West may I come with you? I want to see Aunt Emily and Uncle Lawrence.
- •I met Robert's father.
- •Fill in the articles where necessary
- •2. Geographical Names
- •3. Names of Hotels, Ships, Newspapers, Magazines, Universities, Airport, Railway stations, etc
- •4. Names of Cardinal Points
- •5. Names of Months and Days
- •Part 3 use of articles with nouns in some set expressions
- •1. The Use of the Indefinite Articles with Nouns in Set Expressions
- •2. The Use of the Definite Article with Nouns in Set Expressions
- •3. Nouns in Set Expression Used Without an Article
- •1. Fill in the articles where necessary
- •2. Translate into English:
- •3. Give English for:
- •Part 4 use of articles in some syntactical relations
- •1. The Use of Articles with Predicative Nouns
- •2. The Use of Articles with Nouns in Apposition.
- •I want to introduce you to Comrades b. And d., great friends of mine.
- •3. Place of the Article
- •It was as black a house inside as out side.
- •I've never heard of such a thing.
- •It took us half an hour to get there.
- •1. Fill in the article where necessary
- •2. Translate into English:
- •It was evening. The river was before them.
- •It is easier to work by day than at night.
- •2. The use of articles with names of seasons
- •3. The use of articles with the nouns school, college, bed, prison, jail, church, hospital, market
- •I knew he was badly ill, so I softly drew the chair to the bed and sat down.
- •4. The use of articles with the noun town
- •I want to go the town where I was born.
- •5. The use of articles with the names of meals
- •6. The use of articles with names of language
- •A) nouns day, night, morning, evening part 1 Choose the right variant:
- •Part 2 Fill in the articles where necessary:
- •Part 2 Fill in the articles where necessary:
- •Part 2 Translate into English:
- •D) names of meals part 1 Fill in the articles where necessary:
- •Part 2 Translate into English:
- •Part 3 Fill in the articles where necessary
- •Part 6 use of articles with nouns modified by certain adjectives,pronouns and numerals
- •1. Most
- •It's a most difficult problem.
- •2. Few, a few, the few; little, a little, the little
- •3. Two, the two, three, the three, etc
- •I ate two pears. He pressed me to have a third pear but I refused.
- •I rang the bell, but nobody answered it, so I had to ring a second time.
- •I am thirsty, I should like another cup of tea.
- •Fill in the articles where necessary: a) most
- •B) few, little
- •C) second, third, etc.
- •D) another or the other
- •E) a number, the number
- •Part 7 the final tests Fill in the articles where necessary
- •Fill in the articles where necessary in the following extract
- •Fill in the required articles for all kinds of the nouns in the following text:
2. Few, a few, the few; little, a little, the little
Few means "мало", it has a negative meaning.
A few means "несколько", it was a positive meaning.
The few means "те немногие, которые".
He was a very good man. There are few like him in the world today.
He left after a few moments.
You need not fear to near the few remaining words we have to say.
Little means "мало", it was a negative meaning.
A little means "некоторое количество", it was a positive meaning.
The little means "небольшое количество (которое)".
We have a little time. Let us take a walk in the garden.
Don't waste the little time you have.
3. Two, the two, three, the three, etc
Two means "два".
The two means "оба, те два".
Two students entered the room.
The two friends travelled together.
The two books you lent me proved very interesting.
4. The second, a second
The second is an ordinal numerical meaning "второй".
A second means "another, one more".
You should speak to him today. You may not have a second chance.
In the third, a third, the fourth, a fourth etc. we see the same differences in meaning.
He left the theatre at the end of the third act.
I ate two pears. He pressed me to have a third pear but I refused.
A second time means "once more".
I rang the bell, but nobody answered it, so I had to ring a second time.
5. Another, the other
The pronoun another has two meanings:
a)"какой-либо другой"
Give me another pen, I don't like this one.
b)"еще один"
I am thirsty, I should like another cup of tea.
The other means "определенный другой"
There are two books here, take one and I'll take the other.
6. Last, the last
Nouns modified by the adjective last are always used with the definite article except in the expressions last month, last year, last week, last summer (winter, autumn, spring).
The last word remained with George.
Last summer in Switzerland he was quite well.
7. Next, the next
Next means "будущий", when referring to time: next month, next week.
The next means "следующий": the next room, at the next lesson.
Next time means "в следующий раз": We shall discuss matter next time.
In reference to time viewed from the past both next and the next mean "следующий".
We spent a fortnight in Kiev. The next week was spent in Odessa.
8. A number, the number
A number of means "many", it is rendered in Russian by "много, ряд".
The number means "число, количество".
To the particular dinner a number of people ..had been invited.
The number of mistakes he makes is startling.
E X E R C I S E S
Fill in the articles where necessary: a) most
1. You have had _ most distinguished career.
2. She was _ most beautiful young girl; _ most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
3. He was a man of _ most subtle and refined intellect.
4. _ most of _ women has flowers or little black feathers sticking up in their hair.
5. _ news he had conveyed to her would have terrified _ most women.
6. I startled relating _ most interesting anecdote, but was somewhat surprised to
observe... that nobody was paying _ slightest attention.