Adverbial modifier

Exercise 22. Find the adverbial modifiers in the following sentences, define their types and say what they are expressed by.

1. Don’t go out alone in the middle of the night. 2. Our teacher speaks English perfectly. 3. My relatives live in the country all the year round. 4 I like your new shoes very much. 5. He was very much surprised at hearing it. 6. I’ve missed you a lot! Where have you been all this time? 7. They went there with a heavy heart. 8. The stranger spoke in an easy friendly manner. 9. She is pretty as a calendar picture. 10. - Did you come to work by car this morning? – No, on foot. I took me car to the service-station a week ago 11. He works at the laboratory hard from morning till night. 12. After waiting for a few moments impatiently, he left angrily. 13. What a shame we have our birthday once a year! 14. They stood side by side looking tenderly at the playing children. 15. Though he was tired he started working at once.

Exercise 23. Point out adverbial modifiers in the following sentences. State their types. Translate into Russian.

1. A secretary came running with a frightened expres­sion. 2. Mary descended the slope very easily. 3. The people in the bus remained silent till the end of the ride. 4. In spite of their lively talk each of them had something in reserve. 5. Alfred returned presently with quite a creditable assort­ment of tools. 6. They were just passing in through a side door. 7. The lady lived in a large gloomy house in one of London's higher class squares. 8. The fire that was merrily burning in the grate attracted the newcomers as a magnet. 9. Bill was much too exhausted from his night vigil to be of any further help. 10. The room was empty save for a small boy playing with his toys in a corner. 11. But for sheer coincidence, you would hardly be likely to run across him in this busy place. 12. Caroline, not knowing what to say, looked questioningly at her companion. 13. The village is large enough to organize a drama society for the young folk. 14. Despite his easy smile, the man was woefully difficult to deal with. 15. The woman cried out in spite of herself. 16. Whatever the circumstances, you must be confident of your just cause, my friends. 17. The motorcycle rushed past like a lightning leav­ing a cloud of smoke and a few stunned passers-by behind. 18. In case of any emergency, press the knob on your right.

The numeral числительное

Имя числительное – часть речи, которая обозначает количество предметов, число, а также порядок предметов при счете. Соответственно своему значению числительные делятся на количественные (Cardinal Numerals) и порядковые (Ordinal Numerals).

В предложении числительное может выполнять следующие функции:

1. Подлежащее

E.g. Three were absent from the lesson.

2. Дополнение

E.g. How many books did you take from the library? I took four.

3. Определение

E.g. The second lesson begins at 9 o’clock.

4. Именная часть составного сказуемого

E.g. Two times two is four.