Вставьте, где надо, артикли.
1. I have … dog … dog is … heavy eater and sleeper. 2. My brother has … car … car is new. 3. Helen has … cat … cat is lazy. 4. I have … plants at home … plants are very beautiful. 5. We have … friend … friend is always ready to help. 6. It is … apple … apple is sweet. 7. It is … computer … computer is old. 8. These are … exercises … exercises are difficult. 9. These are … classrooms … classrooms are large. 10. This is … water … water is cold. 11. This is … sugar … sugar is not ours. 12. He sees … dog … dog is very big. 13. I hear … music. I don’t like … music.
Переведите на английский язык.
1. Женщина красивая. 2. Преподаватель терпеливым. 3. Студенты ленивые. 4. Новости важные. 5. Мужчина симпатичный. 6. Волосы длинные. 7. Сосед скупой. 8. Сотрудник неопытный. 9. Сок кислый. 10. Рыба соленая.
Вставьте, где надо, артикли.
1. What is it? – It is … English textbook. 2. What is this man? – He is … lawyer. 3. What kind of nurse is this woman? – She is … experienced nurse. 4. Where is … exercise? – … exercise is on … page 12. 5. Who is that? – It is … Mr. Moss. 6. Who is there? – … (certain) Mrs. Evans is. Do you know … (very) Mrs. Evans? – I don’t, but my sister does. 7. Mr. Smith is … very good-natured person. 8. Whose computer is this? – … computer is mine. 9. What is poured into my cup? – It is … coffee. 10. What is it? – It is … piano. – Who can play … piano in your family? – I can.
Rather довольно, достаточно
quite довольно, очень
Обратите внимание на варианты употребления артиклей со словосочетаниями rather / quite + прилагательное + существительное
She is a rather beautiful girl. Она довольно красивая девушка.
She is rather a beautiful girl.
She is quite a beautiful girl. Она довольно (очень) красивая девушка.
It is – rather (quite) cold water. Это довольно (очень) холодная вода.
They are – rather (quite) sociable people. Они довольно (очень) общительные люди.
Примечание: При отсутствии существительного артикль не употребляется!
She is rather (quite) beautiful. Она довольно (очень) красивая.
The water is rather (quite) cold. Вода довольно (очень) холодная.
The people are rather (quite) sociable. (Эти) люди довольно (очень) общительные.
Примечание: Quite отличается от rather тем, что Quite более эмоционально окрашено, чем rather. Сравните:
The test is rather difficult. Контрольная довольно сложная. = Контрольная сложная.
The test is quite difficult. Контрольная довольно-таки сложная. = Контрольная очень сложная.
Вставьте, где надо, артикли.
1. My friend is … rather … generous person. 2. Her parents are … rather stingy. 3. She is quite … experienced manager. 4. These problems are … quite important. 5. I don’t like him, because he is … rather … irresponsible. 6. Our teacher is … rather … patient. 7. This water is … rather … cold. 8. They are … rather … lazy students. 9. It is … quite … unpleasant news. 10. She has … rather … plain face. 11. You are … rather … responsible person. 12. They are … rather … hard-working people, so we can rely on them. 13. He is … quite … tall man. 14. It is … quite … unimportant.
Составьте предложения, используя подсказки, данные в скобках.
Tom often gets good marks because he is rather hard-working \ rather a hard-working boy \ a rather hard-working boy.
1. I can talk with him about music and art. (well-educated) 2. It is pleasant to work with him. (responsible) 3. I must discuss this problem now. (important) 4. This coat is too short for him. (tall) 5. He always knows what to do. (experienced) 6. He doesn’t like to give money to anybody. (stingy) 7. It is always difficult for him to wait. (impatient) 8. You can’t rely on him. (irresponsible) 9. It is difficult to teach him. (lazy)