6.This hobby is not bad.
7.Is this a judge? — No, it is a prosecutor.
8.Is that man a lawyer? — No, he isn't. He is a teacher,
9.Is there a dictionary on the table? — Yes, there is.
10.Is this a difficult rule?
Exercise 14. Give Russian equivalents to the following English proverbs containing nouns:
-No news is good news.
-CКОsКr’s аТПО ЦЮsЭ ЛО КЛШЯО sЮspТМТШЧ.
-Time is money.
-Business is business.
-Business is first, pleasure afterwards.
-Misfortunes never come singly.
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Exercise 1. Translate into Russian:
1.a day's work – ……………………………
2.the sister's letter – ………………………….
3.the children's hands – …………………………….
4.an hour's walk – ………………………….
5.the women's magazine – …………………………
6.a week's rest – ………………………….
7.my friend `s hat – …………………….
8.Britain `s trade – ………………………
9.the world `s first spaceman – ……………………….
10.these workers` families – ……………………….
Exercise 2. Use the possessive case:
Model: the son of Ann – Ann's son.
1.the case of Mr. Taylor – ……………………..
2.the name of the boy – ……………………..
3.the flat of these thieves – ………………………….
4.the families of this city – ………………………
5.the decision of my brothers – ……………………
6.the pictures of the artist – ………………………..
7.the plan of the President – ………………………
8.the friends of my family – ………………………..
9.the son of her mother – …………………..
10.the name of this man – ……………………..
11.the mark of our student – ………………………..
12.the work of those men – ……………………..
13.the sister of my friend – …………………….
14.the room of these people – ………………………….
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15.the friend of Susan – …………………………
16.the voice of this singer – …………………………….
17.the wife of my brother – ……………………………
18.the table of our teacher – ………………………….
Exercise 3. Use of-phrases instead of the possessive case and translate into
Russian:
1.Britain's government – ……………………………
2.my friend's lawyer – ………………………..
3.the world's most famous terrorist group –
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4.the Parliament's session – …………………………..
5.the President `s term of office – У……………..
6.the Central Government `s Home Office – …………………………..
7.the London `s Metropolitan Police Force – …………………………..
8.the Metropolitan Police `s Duties – ………………………………..
9.the Prosecutor `s Office – ……………………………
10.the Magistrates ` Court – ………………………..
11.coroners ` courts – …………………………..
12.Queen`s Counsel – ………………………
13.the General Assembly ` decisions – ……………………
14.Elizabethan ` s times – …………………………..
15.citizen `s rights and freedoms – ……………………..
Exercise 4. Join two or three nouns either using the possessive case or an of-
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1.ЭСО CСЮrМС / EЧРХКЧН…………………………..
2.the ЦШЭСОr / AЧЧ……………………………
3.ЭСО СОКН / ЭСО SЭКЭО………………………….
4.ЭСО ЭШp / ЭСО pКРО…………………………..
5.ЭСО НКЮРСЭОr / CСКrХОs……………………….
6.ЭСО rОsТРЧКЭТШЧ / ЭСО РШЯОrЧЦОЧЭ……………………….
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8.ЭСО ЛТrЭСНКв / Цв ПКЭСОr………………………
9.ЭСО ЧКЦО / ЭСО sЭrООЭ…………………………..
10.ЭСО CСКТrЦКЧ / ЭСО РШЯОrЧЦОЧЭ………………………….
11.ЭСО ЧОа ЦКЧКРОr / ЭСО МШЦpКЧв……………………….
12.ЭСО rОsЮХЭ / ЭСО ОХОМЭТШЧ………………………..
13.ЭСО РКrНОЧ / ШЮr ЧОТРСЛШЮrs………………………..
14.ЭСО ArЦОН FШrМОs / ЭСО RЮssТКЧ FОНОrКЭТШЧ…………………………
15.ЭСО МСТХНrОЧ / DШЧ КЧН MКrв……………………………
16.ЭСО ОМШЧШЦТМ pШХТМв / ЭСО РШЯОrЧЦОЧЭ………………………
17.ЭСО СЮsЛКЧН / CКЭСОrТЧО………………………….
18.ЭСО ТssЮОs / ЭСО МТЭТгОЧsСТp…………………………
19.ЭСО МКr / ЭСО pКrОЧЭs / MТФО…………………………….
20.ЭСО аОННТЧР / ЭСО ПrТОЧН / HОХОЧ………………………..