Exercise 2. Insert articles where ‘necessary. (Articles with class nouns.)

1. Not __ word was spoken in __ parlour. (Caldwelt) 2. __ room itself was filling up, so was __ staircase. (Snow) 3. I think that __ man’s life is worth saving, whoever it belongs to. (Shaw) 4. Though __ earth was cold and wet, __ sky was clear and __ sun rose bright and beautiful. (Dickens) 5. He made them provide not one car, but half __ dozen. (Snow) 6.. __ compass was invented in ancient China. 7. Not __ word was spoken, not __ sound was made. (Dickens) 8. __ sky outside __ window was already dark, __ secretaries had gone home, all was quiet. (Snow) 9. Edward remained __ week at __ cottage. (Austen) 10. I tell you, he’s as brave as __ man can reasonably be. (Snow) 11. After that they would meet, perhaps, two or three times __ year. (Galsworthy) 12. Dinny looked up at __ house; and suddenly saw __ face in __ window of __ dining-room. (Galsxnorthy) 13. You know I never cared for __ drama. 14. «It is not __ large house,» I said. «We don’t want __ large house.» (Jerome K. Jercme) 15. He looks older than he is, as __ dark men often do. (Dickens) 16. Roger looked at him and, without __. word, took out his wallet and gave him __ ten-shilling note. (Snow) 17. As __ man sows, so shall he reap. 18. This morning __ tobacconist was at his door. (Bennett) 19. It was Sunday afternoon, and __ sun, which had teen shining now for several hours, was beginning to warm __ earth. (Murdoch) 20. I have __ long story to tell you. Come and sit down on __ sofa and let us have __ comfortable chat. (Marryat) 21. __ arm in __ arm, they walked toward home. (/. Shaw)22. It was __ cottage built like __ mansion, having __ central hall with __ wooden gallery running round it, and __ rooms no bigger than __ closets. (Hardy) 23. And what __ beautiful moth there is over there on——wall. (Murdoch) 24. She had __ key of her own. (Conan Doyle) 25. He was __ short, plump man with __ very white face and __ very white hands. It was rumoured in London that he powdered them like __ woman. (Greene) 26. __ old couldn’t help __ young. (Galsworthy) 27. To him she would always be __ loveliest woman in __ world. (Maugham) 28. __ strongest have their hours of depression. (Dreiser) 29. Her aunt, in __ straw hat so broad that it covered her to __ very edges of her shoulders, was standing below with two gardeners behind her. (Galsworthy) 30. 1 am afraid I addressed __ wrong person. (Collins) 31. They must have had very fair notions of __ artistic and __ beautiful. (Jerome K. Jerome) 32. __ rich think they can buy anything. (Snow) 33. __ room has three doors; one on __ same side as __ fireplace, near — corner, leading to __ best bedroom. (Shaw) 34. My thousand __ year is not merely. __. matter of dirty banknotes and jaundicedguineas. but, it may be, health to __ drooping, strength to __ weak, consolation to __ sad. (Ch. Bronte) 35. Thank you, Stephen: I knew you would give me __ right advice. (Shaw) 36. Sometimes. visitors rang __ wrong bell. (Bennett) 37. My family came from hereabouts some generations back. I just wanted to have — look at __ place, and ask you __ question or two. (Galsworthy) 38. __ woman will only be «the equal of __ man when she earns her living in __ same way that he does. (Maugham) 39. He arrived half __ hour before dinner time, and went up to __ schoolroom at __ top of __ house, to see __ children. (Galsworthy) 40. You will see him __ steady character yet. I am sure of it. There is something in. __ very expression of his face that tells me so. (Marryat) 41. Far away in __ little street there is __ poor house. One of __ windows is open and through it I can see __ woman seated at __ table. She is __ seamstress. (Wilde) 42. _ man who entered was short and broad. He had black hair, and was wearing __ grey flannel trousers with __ red woollen shirt, open at __ neck, whose collar he carried outside __ lapels of his dark tweed jacket. (Clark) 43. Believe me, when __ woman really makes up her mind to marry __ man nothing on God’s earth can save him. (Maugham) 44. I stopped. still uncertain of myself and whether I was saying. __ right thing. (Du Maurier) 45, Then it was night and he was awake, standing in __ street, looking up at __ dark windows of __ place where he lived. __ front door was locked and there was no one in __ house. (Saroyan) 46. I believe I can tell __ very.moment I began to love him. (Galsworthy) 47. We are told that __ heart of __ man is deceitful above all __ things, and desperately wicked. (Shaw) 48. «I must do it,» said Adam; «it’s __ right thing.» (Eliot) 49. Mr. Boythorn lived in __ pretty house with __ lawn in front, __ bright flower garden at __ side and __ kitchen-garden in __ rear, enclosed with __ wall. __ house was __ real old house. (Dickens) 50 __ bartender was __ pale little man in __ vest and apron, with __ pale, hairy arms and __ long, nervous nose. (/. Shaw)51. __ face to __.face, he was as warm and easy-natured as he had ever been. (Snow) 52. 1 had not yet learnt how contradictory is human nature; I did not know how much pose there is in __ sincere, how much baseness in _ noble, or how much goodness in __ reprobate. 10 (Maugham) 53. During __ country house parties one day is very like another. __ men put on __ same kind of variegated tie, eat __ same breakfast, tap __ same barometer, smoke __ same pipes and kill __ same birds. (Galsworthy) 54. Almost at. very moment when r,he had returned Aileen had appeared. (Dreiser) 55. __ old man quitted __ house secretly at __ same hour as before. (Dickens) 56. We are told that __ wicked shall be punished. (Shaw) 57. __ arm in __ arm we walked on, sometimes stumbling over __ hump of earth or catching our feet in __ rabbit-holes. (Hansford lohnson) 58. Clare was __ most vivid member of __ family. She had dark fine shingled hair and __ pale expressive face, of which __ lips were slightly brightened. __ eyes were brown, with __ straight and eager glance, __ brow low and very white. Her expression was old for __ girl of twenty, being calm and yet adventurous. (Galsworthy) 59. When I was __ child my mother used to make __ cakes and send me out with them as __ presents to __ neighbours. And. __ neighbours would give us __ presents too, and not only at Christmas time. (Murdoch) 60. I wrote to __ Managing Editor that this was __ wrong moment to change their correspondent. (Greene)

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Sky outside windows was already dark

Exercise 7. Translate into English, using a noun in the genitive case where possible.

1. Давид провел две недели в Ярмуте у мистера Пеготти. 2. Уезжая в Ярмут, мальчик ничего не знал о предполагаемом (intended) браке своей матери. 3. После путешествия, которое длилось несколько часов, Пеготти с Давидом прибыли в Ярмут. 4. Приближаясь к дому мистера Пеготти, Давид увидел детскую фигурку, стоявшую на пороге. 5. Дядя Хэма и Эмили усыновил их, когда они были детьми. 6. Пеготти с гордостью говорила о доброте своего брата. 7. Двухнедельное пребывание в Ярмуте доставило Давиду большое удовольствие. 8. В присутствии мужа миссис Копперфильд боялась приласкать своего сына. 9. После минутной нерешительности Давид подошел к миссис Копперфильд и поцеловал ее. 10. После смерти жены мистер Мердстон послал Давида в Лондон, где мальчик должен был работать в торговом доме (warehouse) Мердстона и Гринби.

1.David spent two weeks in Yarmouth at Pegotty`s. 2. Going to Yarmoth, the boy didn`t know anything about mothers’ intended marriage. 3. After an adventure, during a few hours, Pegotty and David arrived in Yarmouth. 4. Going to mister Pegotty`s house, David saw a child`s figure, standing on the porch. 5. Hem and Evily`s uncle had adopted them, when they were children. 6. Pegotty tells with proud about her brother`s braveness. 7. Two week`s standing in Yarmouth got David a very big pleasure. 8. At her husband`s presence Mrs. Copperfield was afraid to show tender to her son. 9. After minute`s hesitate David came to Mrs. Copperfield and kissed her. 10. After his wife`s death Mr. Merdston sent David to London, where the boy must be work in the Merdstone and Grinbis` warehouse.

THE USE OF ARTICLES

Exercise 1. Change the nouns into the plural. Use some (any) where necessary and make the other necessary changes.

1. A kitten likes to play. 2. A violet does not smell so sweet as a lily of the valley. 3. Have you bought an apple for your child? 4. Here is a letter to be posted. 5. He ate a spoonful of broth and a sandwich. 6. I must buy a postcard. 7. She did not bring me a magazine, she brought me a newspaper. 8. She made a step towards him. 9. In the bedroom a candle was burning. 10. Did she ever lend you a book?

1.The kittens like to play. 2. A violets don`t smell so sweet as the lilies of the valley. 3. Have you bought some apples for your child? 4. Here are the letters to be posted. 5. He ate some spoons of broth and a sandwich. 6. I must buy the postcards. 7. She did not bring me the magazines, she brought me the newspapers. 8. She made a few steps towards him. 9. In the bedroom the candles were burning. 10. Did she ever lend you the books?

Exercise 2. Insert articles where ‘necessary. (Articles with class nouns.)

1. Not __ word was spoken in __ parlour. (Caldwelt) 2. __ room itself was filling up, so was __ staircase. (Snow) 3. I think that __ man’s life is worth saving, whoever it belongs to. (Shaw) 4. Though __ earth was cold and wet, __ sky was clear and __ sun rose bright and beautiful. (Dickens) 5. He made them provide not one car, but half __ dozen. (Snow) 6.. __ compass was invented in ancient China. 7. Not __ word was spoken, not __ sound was made. (Dickens) 8. __ sky outside __ window was already dark, __ secretaries had gone home, all was quiet. (Snow) 9. Edward remained __ week at __ cottage. (Austen) 10. I tell you, he’s as brave as __ man can reasonably be. (Snow) 11. After that they would meet, perhaps, two or three times __ year. (Galsworthy) 12. Dinny looked up at __ house; and suddenly saw __ face in __ window of __ dining-room. (Galsxnorthy) 13. You know I never cared for __ drama. 14. «It is not __ large house,» I said. «We don’t want __ large house.» (Jerome K. Jercme) 15. He looks older than he is, as __ dark men often do. (Dickens) 16. Roger looked at him and, without __. word, took out his wallet and gave him __ ten-shilling note. (Snow) 17. As __ man sows, so shall he reap. 18. This morning __ tobacconist was at his door. (Bennett) 19. It was Sunday afternoon, and __ sun, which had teen shining now for several hours, was beginning to warm __ earth. (Murdoch) 20. I have __ long story to tell you. Come and sit down on __ sofa and let us have __ comfortable chat. (Marryat) 21. __ arm in __ arm, they walked toward home. (/. Shaw) 22. It was __ cottage built like __ mansion, having __ central hall with __ wooden gallery running round it, and __ rooms no bigger than __ closets. (Hardy) 23. And what __ beautiful moth there is over there on——wall. (Murdoch) 24. She had __ key of her own. (Conan Doyle) 25. He was __ short, plump man with __ very white face and __ very white hands. It was rumoured in London that he powdered them like __ woman. (Greene) 26. __ old couldn’t help __ young. (Galsworthy) 27. To him she would always be __ loveliest woman in __ world. (Maugham) 28. __ strongest have their hours of depression. (Dreiser) 29. Her aunt, in __ straw hat so broad that it covered her to __ very edges of her shoulders, was standing below with two gardeners behind her. (Galsworthy) 30. 1 am afraid I addressed __ wrong person. (Collins) 31. They must have had very fair notions of __ artistic and __ beautiful. (Jerome K. Jerome) 32. __ rich think they can buy anything. (Snow) 33. __ room has three doors; one on __ same side as __ fireplace, near — corner, leading to __ best bedroom. (Shaw) 34. My thousand __ year is not merely. __. matter of dirty banknotes and jaundicedguineas. but, it may be, health to __ drooping, strength to __ weak, consolation to __ sad. (Ch. Bronte) 35. Thank you, Stephen: I knew you would give me __ right advice. (Shaw) 36. Sometimes. visitors rang __ wrong bell. (Bennett) 37. My family came from hereabouts some generations back. I just wanted to have — look at __ place, and ask you __ question or two. (Galsworthy) 38. __ woman will only be «the equal of __ man when she earns her living in __ same way that he does. (Maugham) 39. He arrived half __ hour before dinner time, and went up to __ schoolroom at __ top of __ house, to see __ children. (Galsworthy) 40. You will see him __ steady character yet. I am sure of it. There is something in. __ very expression of his face that tells me so. (Marryat) 41. Far away in __ little street there is __ poor house. One of __ windows is open and through it I can see __ woman seated at __ table. She is __ seamstress. (Wilde) 42. _ man who entered was short and broad. He had black hair, and was wearing __ grey flannel trousers with __ red woollen shirt, open at __ neck, whose collar he carried outside __ lapels of his dark tweed jacket. (Clark) 43. Believe me, when __ woman really makes up her mind to marry __ man nothing

1. Not a word was spoken in the parlour. (Caldwelt) 2. The room itself was filling up, so was a staircase. (Snow) 3. I think that man’s life is worth saving, whoever it belongs to. (Shaw) 4. Though the earth was cold and wet, the sky was clear and the sun rose bright and beautiful. (Dickens) 5. He made them provide not one car, but half a dozen. (Snow) 6.. The compass was invented in ancient China. 7. Not a word was spoken, not a sound was made. (Dickens) 8. The sky outside of the window was already dark, the secretaries had gone home, all was quiet. (Snow) 9. Edward remained a week at the cottage. (Austen) 10. I tell you, he’s as brave as the man can reasonably be. (Snow) 11. After that they would meet, perhaps, two or three times a year. (Galsworthy) 12. Dinny looked up at the house; and suddenly saw a face in the window of the dining-room. (Galsxnorthy) 13. You know I never cared for drama. 14. «It is not a large house,» I said. «We don’t want the large house.» (Jerome K. Jercme) 15. He looks older than he is, as a dark man often does. (Dickens) 16. Roger looked at him and, without a word, took out his wallet and gave him the ten-shilling note. (Snow) 17. As a man sows, so shall he reap. 18. This morning of the tobacconist was at his door. (Bennett) 19. It was Sunday afternoon, and the sun, which had teen shining now for several hours, was beginning to warm the earth. (Murdoch) 20. I have a long story to tell you. Come and sit down on the sofa and let us have a comfortable chat. (Marryat) 21.An arm in the arm, they walked toward home. (/. Shaw) 22. It was a cottage built like the mansion, having central hall with wooden gallery running round it, and the rooms no bigger than the closets. (Hardy) 23. And what a beautiful moth there is over there on the wall. (Murdoch) 24. She had the key of her own. (Conan Doyle) 25. He was a short, plump man with a very white face and a very white hands. It was rumoured in London that he powdered them like a woman. (Greene) 26. A old couldn’t help a young. (Galsworthy) 27. To him she would always be the loveliest woman in the world. (Maugham) 28. The strongest have their hours of depression. (Dreiser) 29. Her aunt, in a straw hat so broad that it covered her to very edges of her shoulders, was standing below with two gardeners behind her. (Galsworthy) 30. 1 am afraid I addressed a wrong person. (Collins) 31. They must have had very fair notions of an artistic and beautiful. (Jerome K. Jerome) 32. The rich think they can buy anything. (Snow) 33. The room has three doors; one on the same side as a fireplace, near the corner, leading to the best bedroom. (Shaw) 34. My thousand a year is not merely a matter of dirty banknotes and jaundiced guineas. but, it may be, health to drooping, strength to a weak, consolation to sad. (Ch. Bronte) 35. Thank you, Stephen: I knew you would give me right advice. (Shaw) 36. Sometimes. visitors rang a wrong bell. (Bennett) 37. My family came from hereabouts some generations back. I just wanted to have a look at the place, and ask you a question or two. (Galsworthy) 38. A woman will only be «the equal of the man when she earns her living in the same way that he does. (Maugham) 39. He arrived half an hour before dinner time, and went up to schoolroom at the top of the house, to see the children. (Galsworthy) 40. You will see him a steady character yet. I am sure of it. There is something in. The very expression of his face that tells me so. (Marryat) 41. Far away in the little street there is a poor house. One of the windows is open and through it I can see a woman seated at the table. She is a seamstress. (Wilde) 42. The man who entered was short and broad. He had black hair, and was wearing the grey flannel trousers with a red woollen shirt, open at the neck, whose collar he carried outside of the lapels of his dark tweed jacket. (Clark)

Exercise 3. Translate into English.

1. Приходил почтальон? 2. Это был высокий белый дом; он был окружен большим садом. 3. Дом построен два года назад. 4. Мое любимое дерево — дуб. 5. Возле дома рос старый дуб. 6. Мы опоздали на поезд, и нам пришлось долго ждать на вокзале. 7. Попугай может подражать человеческой речи. 8. Мы вошли в маленькую комнату, в которой стоял стол, несколько стульев и кресло. 9. Я надеюсь, что завтра вы дадите мне ответ. 10. Телескоп нужен астрономам, а микроскоп — биологам. 11. Серебряная луна светила на небе. 12. Скрипка — струнный инструмент, флейта — духовой. 13. Шекспир и Сервантес умерли в одном и том же году. 14. Мы получили телеграмму в самый день нашего отъезда. 15. Вы мне дали не тот адрес. 16. Некоторые из гостей ушли рано. 17. Они живут на одной улице. 18. Он постучался не в ту дверь.

1.Did a postman come? 2. It was a high white house: it was rounded a big garden. 3. The house was built two years ago. 4. Oak is my lovely tree. 5. An old oak grows near the house. 6. We missed the train and we had to wait at the railroad station. 7. A parrot can imitate a human`s speech. 8. We entered in a small room were a table, a few chairs and an armchair. 9. I hope you will give me an answer tomorrow. 10. A telescope needs for the astronomers and a microscope for the biologists. 11. A silver moon was shining in the sky. 12. A violin is an instrument of the string, but a flute – of the wind. 13. Shakespeare and Servantes died at the same year. 14. We received a telegram at the very day of our departure. 15. You gave me a wrong address. 16. Some of the guests went early. 17. The live in the same street. 18. He knocked a wrong door.