Составные существительные
а) изменение в обоих компонентах
m
an
driver men
drivers
(водители
мужчины)
w oman teacher women teachers (женщины учителя)
б) изменение в последнем компоненте
girl-friends (подруги) family-names grown-ups (взрослые) forget-me-nots (незабудки) |
room-mates (квартиранты) postman postmen Englishman Englishmen
|
в) в первом компоненте
lookers-on (зрители) passers-by (прохожие) |
mothers-in-law (тещи, свекрови) men-of-war (военные) |
IV. Существительные, согласующиеся с глаголом в единственном числе
advice (совет) |
damage — ущерб, убыток |
information knowledge (знание) money (деньги) |
scenery — декорации (пейзаж) machinery — машины fish (рыба) |
furniture (мебель) luggage (багаж) hair (волосы) progress |
bread (хлеб) thunder and lightning — гром и молния billiards (a game) news |
V. Собирательные существительные могут сочетаться с глаголом в форме единственного числа или множественного числа
government |
правительство |
1. All my family are fond of theatre. |
Family |
семья |
Вся моя семья (все её члены) |
team |
команда |
любит (любят) театр. |
crew |
экипаж судна (команда) |
2. Every family here own s a house. |
class |
класс |
Каждая семья здесь имеет дом. |
crowd |
толпа |
|
party |
партия |
|
committee |
комитет |
|
jury |
суд присяжных |
|
VI. a) Всегда в единственном числе: Each, Everyone, Somebody, Everybody, Anyone, Nobody, No one, Either, Neither, The number, Many a(an) (boy)
b) Всегда во множественном числе: A number of, And;
c) Police полиция, полицейские согласуются c глаголом во
Cattle (крупный рогатый) скот множественном числе;
d) or/nor согласуются в числе с последним существительным.
VII. Время, деньги и расстояние (Time, Money and Distance) согласуются c глаголом в единственном числе
Eight hours of sleep is enough.
Ten dollars is too much to pay.
Five thousand miles is too far to travel.
VIII. The USA consists of (ед.ч.)
The Philippines is (ед.ч.)
The United Nations has it’s headquarters in NY city (ед.ч.)
The poor are ... Бедные ...
The English are Англичане ... (мн.ч.)
The Chinese are Китайцы ...
The deaf are Глухие (люди) ...
(blind) (слепые)
+
a man
men
a woman women
a child children
a mouse mice (мыши)
a n ox oxen (быки)
Упр. 1. Выберите правильную форму глагола:
1. Gymnastics (is / are) my favourite sport.
The trousers you bought for me (doesn’t / don’t) fit me.
The police (want / wants) to interview two men about the robbery last week.
Physics (was / were) my best subject at school.
Can I borrow your scissors? Mine (isn’t / aren’t) sharp enough.
Fortunately the news (wasn’t / weren’t) as bad as we expected.
Where (does / do) your family live?
Three days (isn’t / aren’t) long enough for a good holiday.
Do you think the people (is / are) happy with the government?
(Does / Do) the police know how the accident happened?
I don’t like very hot weather. Thirty degrees (is / are) too warm for me.
I can’t find my spectacles (glasses). Do you know where (it is / they are).
Упр. 2. Выберите правильный вариант:
1. The sunlit ________ look wonderful.
rooves b) roofs
It costs four ___________ dollars.
hundred b) hundreds
Julia’s clothes ___________ in her wardrobe.
is b) are
Our team ___________ the best.
is b) are
Our team ___________ playing well.
is b) are
The United States ____________ a violent history.
have b) has
___________ are made of bronze.
pence b) pennies
Mathematics ___________ an exact science.
is b) are
9. Knowledge ___________ power.
is b) are
Everybody ___________ ready.
is b) are
In summer we eat a lot of ____________.
fruit b) fruits
12. There __________ a lot op sheep in the field.
is b) are
13. Money ____________ not everything.
is b) are
Last Saturday we went fishing, but we didn’t catch many _______.
fish b) fishs c) fishes
We’d like three ________eggs.
dozen of b) dozen c) dozens
I’ve seen some comedies this month. Each _______ funnier than the last.
was b) were
I don’t want _________ or help.
a) advices b) advice c) an advice