Sheila is a famous film star. Mass media always (to write) about her. Her sixty room house (to be) very luxurious. Her clothes (to be) always very fashionable. Even her jeans (to cost) one thousand dollars. Her salary (to be) rather high and she doesn’t like to pay taxes. She likes low fat food which (to be) very healthy. She says that there (to be) a lot of calories in grapes. She doesn’t eat (it, them). She always follows her doctor’s advice which (to be) very useful for her.
9. Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Дай мені кілька порад. Я хотіла б мати деяку додаткову інформацію.
2. Ці гроші зібрала їхня церковна громада.
3. Ця тканина така м’яка, і я думаю, що піжама буде теж м’якою.
4. Я вам раджу купити цей виноград. Він дуже солодкий.
5. Засоби масової інформації мають великий вплив на людей.
6. Зміст цього оповідання надзвичайно цікавий.
7. Ваші ножиці в ящику. Візьміть їх.
8. Купи мені три носовички. Гроші на столі.
9. Ти знаєш, що бідні завжди мають багато проблем.
10. Молодим у нашій країні цікаво жити.
11. Англійці завжди говорять про погоду.
12. Українська – моя рідна мова.
13. Деяким людям достатньо і чотири години сну.
14. Я думаю, що для нього триста кілометрів – невелика відстань.
15. Нідерланди – країна з високим рівнем життя.
WAYS OF SHOWING PARTITION
Many uncountable nouns combine with a set of nouns showing some part of material or abstract notion. Here are some typical partitives for material and abstract nouns:
1. specific items or amounts:
| a bar of chocolate/soap/metal a blade of grass a block of marble/ice/wood a box of matches a book of stamps a breath of air a bar/cake of soup a cloud of dust a crust of bread a cube of ice a dash of soda a drop of oil a flash of light a grain of corn a jar of jam a jet of water a loaf of bread a lump of coal/sugar a pat of butter a clap of thunder a pile of earth a pinch of salt a portion of food a puff of smoke a role of paper a sip of tea a speck of dust a slice of bread/cake a sheet of paper a stick of chalk a strand of hair/wool a sliver of cheese a chunk of cheese a hunk of meat a segment of orange a cube of sugar a square of chocolate an ear of wheat a grain of rice/barley/wheat a crumb of cake a grain of sand a chip of china a shred of cloth a splinter of wood a sliver of glass a slice of bread/cake a piece of wood/furniture/paper/glass/chalk/information/wisdom a rumble/bolt of thunder a flash of lightning a gust of wind a shower of rain a spot of rain a cloud of smoke a puff of smoke a clap of thunder |
2. containers:
| a barrel of beer a basket of fruit a bottle of milk a packet of cigarettes a glass of water a jug of water a mug of cocoa a tin of soup a tube of paste a bag of flour a box of matches a cup of coffee a packet of biscuits a pot of tea a basket of fruit a bottle of milk a can of beer a carton of cigarettes a vase of flowers |
*** Most of these can be re-expressed as compounds: e.g. a jam-jar, a matchbox, a teapot, to describe the container itself. Thus a teapot describes the container (which may be full or empty), while a pot of tea describes a pot with tea in it.
3. games:
| a game of billiards/bridge/cards/chess/darts/cricket/darts/squash/tennis/etc. |
4. measures:
| a gallon of petrol an ounce of gold a pint of beer/milk a spoonful of medicine a yard of cloth a kilo of sugar a liter of oil a pound of coffee |
5. types/species:
| a species of fish a type of drug a variety of pasta a sort of cake |
6. abstract nouns:
| a bit/piece of advice a bit of knowledge a grain of truth a spell of work a wink of sleep a spell of weather the dead of night a fit of jelousy a pack of lies a storm of protest a stroke of luck a wealth of information a period of calm a branch of knowledge a piece of research a piece/an article of furniture a piece/an item of news a burst of applause |
7. pairs:
| a pair of boots/shoes/braces/glasses/jeans/pants/pyjamas/scissors/shorts/ socks/stokings/tongs/trousers/etc. |
EXERCISES
1. Complete the of combinations by providing the missing word in column B. The first letter of the missing word is given and the spaces that follow indicate the number of missing letters. The association Word box will provide clues to help you get the missing column B word. Meanings for the words in column A are given in the Meaning column. Then use the correct combinations in sentences of your own.
| A | B | Meaning of Column A | Association Words for B |
| 0a blade of 1an article of 2a means of 3a piece of 4a stroke of 5a grain of 6a speck of 7a spell of 8a pack of 9a flight of 10a bunch of 11a carton of | G RASS C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ S _ _ _ D _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ K _ _ _ J _ _ _ _ | a single leaf of one item of one kind of some a piece of a single particle of a tiny piece of a period of a lot of a set of a group of (together) a paper/plastic container | green, field trousers, shirt bus, train problem, help fortune beach powder, unclean forecast dishonesty house, steps lock, door, open fruit, liquid |
