The classification of attributes according to the function

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1. Есть такая партия!

2. Он ушел в гневе.

3. Как сладко пахнут эти цветы!

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5. Кажется, 5 долларов - разумная цена за эту рубашку.

6. Ситуация стабилизируется, но не следует ожидать чуда.

7. Мне не нравится, что ты приходишь так поздно.

8. То, что он говорит, - это не то, что он думает.

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10. Я обещал, что спрошу у него, когда увижу его, что он решил.

THE ATTRIBUTE

UNIT 1. TYPES OF ATTRIBUTES

The Attribute is a secondary part of the sentence which communicates any property, quality or characteristic that can be ascribed to a person or thing.

Ex.1. Point out the attributes and appositions, state their kinds, explain the semantic relations expressed by them. Translate into Russian.

1. On the third day there was sudden excitement down at the bend. 2. The landscape class, with stools and easels and sketch-boxes, tramped off twice a week to some vantage point to indulge in plain-air painting. 3. Their next season’s crop was threatened too, for the pump­ing plant could not operate. 4. Oh, that never-to-be-forgotten summer in the Golden Valley! 5. We have many ques­tions to discuss before we part, my friends. 6. Samuel Chealy, the then President of the firm, was definitely against the dubious deal.

The classification of attributes according to the semantic relations with the head word

1. the non-appositive attribute denotes a quality of the noun:

I saw a small girl standing in the goldfish pond.

2. the appositive attribute gives another name to the noun (for example, titles, positions, location)

Our first dog, a spaniel, was very fond of the baby.

Doctor Smith is in the surgery now.

Ex.2. Explain the semantic relations expressed by the appositions of various kinds in the following phrases.

1. Colonel Pollard. 2. Inspector Craddock, of Scotland Yard. 3. William the Conqueror. 4. Edward the Confessor. 5. Peter the Great. 6. John the Baptist. 7. The River Missis­sippi. 8. The Black Sea. 9. The hotel “Majestic”. 10. The City of London. 11. The village of Otradnoye. 12. Gorky Street. 13. Piccadilly Circus. 14. The newspaper “Morning Star”. 15. The ship “Queen Mary”. 16. Byron, the great English poet. 17. The Rocky Mountains. 18. Mount Elbrus. 19. Miss Tilda, the Head Waitress. 20. Stewardess Jane. 21. Lake Ontario. 22. Regent Street. 23. The Anderson brothers. 24. Mr Smith, Editor-in-Chief, “Journal of Forestry”. 25. Ronald F. Carster, a mining engineer. 26. The Moskva River.

The classification of attributes according to the function

1. descriptive: He showed us a book opened at the first page.

2. limiting: The candles lighted in the living room looked very gay.

Ex.3. Use the proper article. Point out the nouns which have a limiting attribute.

1. Her brother belonged to... same club we did. 2. That’s... rarest occurrence I ever saw in my life. 3.... attempt to per­suade them left him exhausted. 4. In... corner of... room was... wash-basin with... hot and cold water. 5.... thought of Medhurst went out of his mind swiftly. 6. He laid his hand upon... chair, which stood in... middle of... room. 7. He took... cigarette that I had carefully rolled up for myself and went. 8. He was... most extraordinary lad I ever came across. 9 … news he had conveyed would have horrified... most women. 10. She looked with... eager hungry eyes at... bread,... meat and... beer that... landlady brought. 11. I picked up... morning paper which had fallen from my hand and resumed my perusal of... morning news. 12. I had... privilege of meeting your mother and dad there. 13. “I like you, ” he said. It was... very strange remark and... old pipe I was smoking fell on... floor. 14. At half past nine... last patient left... surgery. 15. It was... most successful party I had ever attended. 16.... thrill of that moment was unbelievable. 17. Anyway it was... Satur­day of... football game with Saxon Hall. 18. I asked... ques­tion I feared to ask. 19. I took... bottle I wanted and went off with it.