The use of the indefinite article with nouns in set expressions.
1) in a hurry—второпях;
2) to have a mind to do some- thing (a great mind, a good. mind) — иметь желание что-либо сделать, быть склонным что-либо сделать;
3) to fly into a passion — прийти в бешенство;
4) to get in a fury (in a rage) — прийти в ярость;
5) to take a fancy to (chiefly with Names of living beings)— проникнуться симпатией, почувствовать расположение;
6) in a low (loud) voice — тихо, (громко);
7) a great many (with countables ) — много
8) a great deal ( with uncountables )—много
9) it is a pity — жаль.
10) it is a shame—стыдно.
11) it is a pleasure—приятно.
12) as a result—в результате.
11. The numeral is a part of speech, which indicates number or the order of persons and things in a series.
Accordingly numerals are divided into cardinals (cardinal numerals) and ordinals (ordinal numerals).
Cardinal numerals.
Cardinal numerals indicate exact number; they are used in counting.
Cardinal numerals are used in the function of subject, predicative, object, adverbial modifier and attribute (apposition).
... the young man opposite had long since disappeared. Now the other two got out. (Mansfield) (subject)
Earle Fox was only fifty-four, bill he felt timeless and ancient. ( Wilson ) (PREDICATIVE)
And again she saw them, but not four, more like forty laughing, sneering, jeering... (Mansfield) (object)
At eight the gang sounded for supper. (Mansfield) (adverbial modifier)
Four men in their shirtsleeves stood grouped together on the garden path. (Mansfield) (attribute)
Ordinal numerals.
Ordinal numerals show the order of persons and things in a series.
The functions of ordinal numerals in a sentence.
As a rule ordinal numerals are used as attributes.
"No, this is my first dance," she said. (Mansfield)
Almost immediately the band started and her second partner seemed to spring from the ceiling. (Mansfield)
But they may also be used as subject, as predicative and as object.
Then, advancing obliquely towards us came a fifth. (Wells) (SUBJECT)
Sooner or later, someone is going to tell you about that damned river, so I might as well be the first. ( Wilson ) (predicative)
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12. The pronoun is a part of speech, which points out objects and their qualities without naming or describing them.
Pronouns fall under the following groups:
(1) Personal pronouns: he, she, it, I, we, you, and they.
(2) Possessive pronouns: my, his, her, its, our, your, their, mine, his, hers, our's, yours, theirs.
(3) Reflexive pronouns: myself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourself (yourselves) and themselves.
(4) Reciprocal pronouns: each other, one another.
(5) Demonstrative pronouns: this (these), that (those), such, (the) same.
(6) Interrogative pronouns: who, whose, what, which.
(7) Relative pronouns: who, whose, which, that, as.
(8) Conjunctive pronouns: who, whose, which, what.
(9) Defining pronouns: each, every, everybody, everyone, everything, all, either, both, other, another.
(10) Indefinite pronouns: some, any, somebody, anybody, something, anything, someone, anyone, one.
(11) Negative pronouns: no, none, neither, nobody, no one, nothing
Some pronouns have the grammatical categories of person, gender, case and number.
Personal pronouns.
1. The personal pronouns are I, he, she, it, we, you, and they. The personal pronouns have the grammatical categories of person, case, number and (in the third person singular) gender.
The personal pronouns have two cases: the nominative case and the objective case. The nominative case: I, he, she, it, we, you, they. The objective case: me, him, her, it, us, you, them.
The personal pronouns have two numbers, singular (I, he, she, it) and plural (we, they).
The second-person pronoun you is both singular and plural.
The pronouns of the third person he, she, it distinguish gender. Male beings (man, father, uncle, boy etc.) are referred to as he; female beings (woman, mother, aunt, girl etc.) are referred to as she; inanimate things (house, tree, cap etc.) are referred to as it.
Her husband asked a few questions and sat down to read the evening paper. He was a silent man... (Dreiser)
2. Personal pronouns may have different functions in the sentence, those of subject, object, and predicative:
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I am not free to resume the interrupted chain of my reflections till bedtime… (Ch. Bronte) (subject)
He arranged to meet her at the 96th Street station... ( Wilson ) (OBJECT)
"Who's there?" "It's me." "Who's me?" "George Jackson, sir." (Twain) (PREDICATIVE)
But I think that was him I spoke to. (Cronin) (predicative)
13. 1. Possessive pronouns have the same distinctions of person, number and gender as personal pronouns.
2. Possessive pronouns have two forms, namely the dependent (or conjoint) form and the independent (or absolute) form.
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