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The plural of “larva” is ...

• larvae

• larvum

• larvea

• larvuma

The plural of “curriculum” is ...

• curriculumae

• curiculam

• curricula

• curriculuma

Form the possessive case of the following phrase: «у подножия горы».

• at the mountain’s foot

• on the mountain’s feet

• on the feet of the mountain

• at the foot of the mountain

Form the possessive case of the following sentence: «Это вчерашняя газета?»

• Is that yesterday paper?

• Is that/this yesterday’s paper?

• Is this paper of yesterday’s publication?

• Is this paper of yesterday?

Fill in the articles. Choose proper explanation:

‘Lunch was _____ heaviest meal of ____ day because in _____ same time all hospital staf had lunch in ____cafeteria.’

• a) the = the superlative degree of adjectives; zero article = with the words ‘day, night, morning, afternoon, noon,

  evening ect’; a = the noun is modified by the descriptive adjective ‘same’; the = the situation itself makes the

  object definite

• b) the = the superlative degree of adjectives; the = of phrase; the = the noun is modified by the pronoun ‘same’; a

  = belonging to a certain class

• c) the = the superlative degree of adjectives; the = of phrase + the situation makes it definite; the = the noun is

  modified by the pronoun ‘same’; the = the situation itself makes the place definite

• d) the = the superlative degree of adjectives; zero article = with the words ‘day, night, morning, afternoon, noon,

  evening ect’; the = the noun is modified by the pronoun ‘same’; a = is used in the meaning ‘one’

Fill in the gaps and find proper explanation: ‘_____ inn was ____ sprawling three-story structure of pale stone,

____biggest that Sansa had ever seen, but even so, it had accommodations for less than ____ third of ____ king’s

party, which had swollen to more than four hundred with ____ addition of her father’s household and ____ free

riders who had joined them on the road.’

• a) the = the settlement is definite due to situation; a = a predicative noun; the = the superlative degree;

  a = in the meaning ‘one’; the = of-phrase; the = before of-phrase; the = a limiting attribute (a relative clause)

• b) the = the settlement is limited due to situation; a = a limiting attribute; the = the superlative degree; a = in

  the meaning ‘one’; the = of-phrase + the possessive case; the = before of-phrase; the = a limiting attribute (a

  relative clause)

• c) the = the settlement is definite due to situation; a = a predicative noun modified by some descriptive attributes;

  the = the superlative degree; a = in the meaning ‘one’; the = of-phrase + possessive case; the = before of-phrase;

  the = a limiting attribute (an antecedent + a relative clause)

• d) the = the settlement is definite due to situation; a = a descriptive attribute; the = the superlative degree;

  a = in the meaning ‘one’; the = of-phrase; the = before of-phrase; the = limiting attribute (a relative clause)

Fill in the gaps and find proper explanation of the use of articles in the given sentence:

‘I rushed to _____ main gate, and then I waited _____ second till I could breathe normally.’

• a) a = a descriptive attribute main is used; the = the “the very” second

• b) a = a descriptive attribute main is used; a = denotes time; in the meaning of ‘one’

• c) the = the noun is modified by the adjective “main”; the = the “the very” second

• d) the = the noun is modified by the adjective “main”; a = denotes time; in the meaning of ‘one’

Fill in the article and find the correct explanation: ‘She came down with ______measles and had to stay in bed.’

• a) the = generic sense

• b) the = the situation itself is definite

• c) zero article = prepositional phrase

• d) zero article = general sense

Find the example(s) of non-defining relative clause:

• He who does his best should be praised.

• Mary Brown, who is very generous, gave me these flowers.

• This is the man whose farm joins ours.

• It’s hoped that we will raise £10,000 for local charities, which help the homeless.

Choose the correct form: 1900 (year)

• nineteen hundred

• nineteen oh oh

• nineteen zero zero

• one thousand and nine hundred