
- •Foreword
- •Contents
- •Morphology the noun
- •The Category of Number
- •Invariable Nouns
- •The Genitive Case
- •Types of the Genitive Case
- •The article
- •Functions of the Article
- •The Use of Articles with Abstract Nouns
- •The Use of Articles with Material Nouns
- •The Use of Articles with Predicative Nouns and Nouns in Apposition
- •The Use of Articles in Some Set Expressions Nouns in set expressions used with the indefinite article
- •Nouns in set expressions used with the definite article
- •Nouns in set expressions used without an article
- •The Use of Articles with Some Semantic Groups of Nouns Articles with Names of Seasons and Parts of the Day
- •Articles with Names of Meals
- •Articles with the Nouns school, college, prison, jail, church, hospital
- •Articles with Names of Parts of the Body
- •Articles with Names of Specific Periods
- •The Use of Articles with Proper Names
- •Names of Persons
- •Geographical Names
- •Calendar Items
- •Miscellaneous Proper Names
- •The adjective
- •Morphological Composition
- •Semantic Characteristics
- •Descriptive adjective Limiting adjective
- •The Position of Adjectives
- •Degrees of Comparison
- •Patterns of Comparison
- •Intensifiers of Adjectives
- •Substantivized Adjectives
- •Adjectives and Adverbs
- •Oblique moods
- •Temporal Relations within the Oblique Moods
- •Subjunctive II
- •A. Simple Sentence
- •B. Complex Sentence
- •The Conditional Mood
- •The Suppositional Mood and Subjunctive I
- •Syntax the sentence
- •Sentence
- •The Simple Sentence. Structural Types
- •Communicative Types of Sentences
- •Interrogative sentences
- •Imperative sentences
- •The subject
- •Ways of expressing the Subject
- •Structural Types of the Subject
- •“It” and “there” as Subjects notional “it”
- •Formal subjects ‘’it” and “there”
- •The predicate
- •Agreement of the predicate with the subject Grammatical Agreement
- •Pronouns as Subjects
- •Agreement with Homogeneous Subjects
- •Notional Agreement
- •The object
- •Types of Objects
- •Structure and Ways of Expressing
- •Predicative Constructions that Function as Objects
- •The attribute
- •The apposition
- •The adverbial modifier
- •Structural Types of the Adverbial Modifier
- •Semantic Characteristics of the Adverbial Modifier
- •Absolute nominative constructions
- •Non-prepositional Absolute Constructions
- •The composite sentence
- •The Compound Sentence
- •The Complex Sentence
- •Nominal Clauses
- •Attributive Clauses
- •Adverbial Clauses
- •2. Adverbial clauses of place
- •Glossary of Linguistic Terms
- •List of Books
The Use of Articles in Some Set Expressions Nouns in set expressions used with the indefinite article
to be at a loss |
растеряться, быть в замешательстве |
to be / get in a fury (in a rage) |
быть, прийти в бешенство |
to fly into a passion |
прийти в бешенство |
to have a good time |
хорошо провести время |
it is a pleasure |
приятно |
it is a shame |
стыдно |
all of a sudden |
неожиданно |
a great / good deal of (with non-count nouns) |
много |
a great many (with count nouns) |
много |
to take a fancy to |
увлечься, проникнуть симпатией |
to take an interest in |
интересоваться |
in a low / loud voice |
низко, громко |
to have a mind to do something |
склоняться что-л. сделать |
to put an end to |
положить конец |
to come to an end |
закончиться |
Nouns in set expressions used with the definite article
to keep the house |
сидеть дома |
to keep the bed |
соблюдать постельный режим |
to tell / speak the truth |
говорить правду, по правде говоря |
in the original |
в оригинале (подлиннике) |
on the whole |
в целом |
to play the piano / the violin |
играть на рояле / на скрипке |
the other day (referring to the past) |
на днях |
on the one hand |
с одной стороны |
on the other hand |
с другой стороны |
to take the trouble to do smth |
потрудиться |
to be on the safe side |
на всякий случай, для верности |
at the beginning |
в начале |
at the end |
в конце |
in the singular |
в единственном числе |
in the plural |
во множественном числе |
in the distance |
вдали |
to be on the point of |
собирать что-л. сделать |
to be in the habit of |
иметь привычку |
it is out of the question |
об этом не может быть и речи |
Nouns in set expressions used without an article
at night |
ночью |
at sunrise |
на рассвете |
at sunset |
за закате |
at peace |
в мире |
at work |
за работой |
at hand |
близко, под рукой |
at first sight |
с первого взгляда |
to keep house |
вести хозяйство |
to make haste |
торопиться |
to make use of |
использовать |
from time to time |
время от времени |
from head to foot |
с ног до головы |
from morning till night |
с утра до ночи |
to give (get, ask for) permission |
дать / получить / просить разрешение |
to take notice on |
замечать |
to catch sight of |
увидеть |
by name |
по имени |
by mistake |
по ошибке |
by chance |
случайно |
by land |
сушей, по суше |
by sea |
морем |
by air |
по воздуху |
to go to sea |
стать моряком |
on deck |
на палубе |
to take offence |
обидеться |
to take care of |
заботиться |