WorksheetsTransposition in Translating from Ukrainian into English
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What kind of substitution is used in the translation of "державна власність" as "state ownership"?
Adjective to adverb
Noun to adjective
Adjective to noun
Verb to noun
What is a simple substitution in the context of translation?
Changing the meaning of words
Changing a sentence's structure
Changing the part of speech status of one word
Introducing new words
What kind of transpositions is present in the following translation pair:
Метою є створення міжнародної організації демократів, які будуть періодично зустрічатися для обміну думками та поширення співробітництва між демократичними силами у всьому світі.
The goal is to create an international network of democrats who will meet periodically to exchange ideas and expand collaboration among democratic forces around the world.
Noun to verb
Verb to noun phrase
Adjective to gerund
Adverb to adjective
Which example does NOT show a part of speech substitution?
"man of affairs"
"speed limit"
"highly political issue"
"save the wounded "
Which part of speech substitution is illustrated by "greater transparency"?
Noun to adjective
Adjective to noun
Verb to adverb
Pronoun to noun
Which example illustrates the substitution of a noun with an adjective?
"speed limit"
"acoustic velocity"
"act of kindness"
"overnight stop"
What kinds of transposiiton are exemplified by the following translation pair?:
Збільшення обсягів урожаю в основному зумовлено підвищенням врожайності та збільшенням площ під культуру.
The increased volumes are mainly due to better yields and increased acreage being seeded.
Noun to personal verb form; noun to adjective
Noun to participle II; noun to adjective
Noun to Participle II; noun to personal verb form
Noun to infinitive; noun to gerund
Noun to adverb; noun to adjective
What is a typical example of part of speech substitution mentioned in the material?
Noun to verb
Adjective to preposition + noun
Verb to adverb
Pronoun to noun
In the translation process, when is it appropriate to use part of speech substitution?
When translating proper names
When encountering idiomatic expressions
Only when the source text is unclear
To account for lexical, grammatical, stylistic, and traditional speech differences
How is the adjective 'social' usually transposed in English translation in the examples provided by the material?
As an adjective
As a noun
As an adverb
As Participle 1
As a preposiitonal phrase
"Friendship of a lasting consistency" demonstrates which kind of substitution in the material studied?
Noun to noun
Adjective to prepositional noun phrase
Noun to adjective
Adverb to adjective
Noun phrase to adjective
Which of the following demonstrates a complex substitution?
Changing an adjective to a noun
Changing a verb into a noun
Changing two or more words' part of speech
Keeping the parts of speech the same
Changing a noun into a preposiitonal phrase
When translating from Ukrainian to English, why might a word change its part of speech?
Only because of differences in sentence structure
Due to stylistic reasons alone
Lexico-grammatical and word formation differences, stylistic reasons, and speech traditions
Because of a strict set of rules
What is the term used to describe the replacement of one part of speech with another in translation?
Transmutation
Transposition
Transition
Translation
How is the phrase "вберегти поранених від тряски" translated in the material to demonstrate part of speech substitution?
By changing a noun to a personal verb form
By changing a personal verb form to a gerund
By substituting a preposition with an adverb
By changing a noun to a non-finite form
The translation "a two-inch fall of snow" is an example of what kind of substitution?
Noun phrase + noun phrase
Adjective to prepositional phrase
Adjective to noun
Verb to noun phrase
Which example shows a substitution of a Ukrainian prepositional phrase with an English adjective?
"unrestricted road"
"friend of old standing"
"act of kindness"
"speed limit"
Typical substitutions of parts of speech in translation may be:
Verb to noun
Adjective to prepositional phrase
Noun to adjective
Preposition to verb
Adverb to adjective
"To take a leisurely journey" is an example of substituting a ___________ with an ___________.
Negation+Participle; adjective;
Noun; adjective
Prepositional phrase; adjective
Adjective; adverb
How does the phrase "velocity downstream" exemplify translation techniques?
By converting a verb to a noun
By substituting a prepositional phrase with an adverb
By changing an adjective into a noun
By using a gerund instead of a noun
In the sentence "Public ownership was a highly political issue," which substitution is applied to the underlined phrase?
Adjective to adverb
Noun to adjective
Verb to noun
Adjective to noun
What kind of substitution is demonstrated by the translation "to have a working knowledge of a language"?
Adjective to noun phrase
Noun to adjective
Verb phrase to noun phrase
Infinitive to adjective
Adverb to adjective
What does the translation from Ukrainian "They tried to save the wounded from being jolted" illustrate about translation to English?
Use of passive voice
Substitution of a noun with a verb
Substitution of a verb with a non-finite verb form
Direct translation of idioms
The translation "monetary velocity" is an example of which substitution?
Adjective-noun phrase to adjective
Noun to prepositional phrase
Verb to noun
Preposition to adverb
Which example best represents a complex transposiiton?
"act of kindness"
"Their team went down before our superior playing."
"To work without cease"
"To undertakw a leisurely journey"
Transposition in translation is a:
change in parts of speech
change in sentence members
change in word order
change in sentence-information distribution
change in phrase parts
In the phrase "He is an early riser," what kind of substitution is demonstrated?
Adverb to noun
Verb and adverb to noun phrase
Noun to verb
Adjective to verb
Predicative verb+adverb to compound nominal predicate
What transposiiton is observed in the folllowing sentence pair translation?
Подумки він з полегшенням зітхнув.
He heaved a mental sigh of relief.
adverb to adjective
noun to verb
verb to noun phrase
noun phrase to noun phrase
adverb to verb
What demonstrates the substitution of a noun for an infinitive?
"The goal is to create an international network of democrats."
"He has some money to spare."
"A leisurely journey"
"An especially rich legacy in their songs."
The transformation seen in "All Quiet on the Western Front" from Ukrainian to English exemplifies which kind of substitution?
Prepositional phrase to noun
Noun phrase to adjective
Prepositional phrase to adjective
Adjective to prepositional phrase
Preposiitonal noun phrase to adjectival phrase
In translation, what is the effect of substituting an adjective with a noun group, as seen in "an especially rich legacy in their songs"?
It simplifies the sentence structure.
It emphasizes the adjective.
It clarifies the subject matter.
It provides a descriptive quality to the noun.
A complex transposition is:
a substitution of a word with a word with dependent words
a substitution of a word with a group of words
a substitution of a two or more words with words of other speech parts
q substition of a word with a sentence
These is the example of the change of an adjective to a noun phrase:
man of affairs
act of kindness
friendship of lasting consistency
early riser
grain of doubt
This is an example of transpostion from a noun to an adjective:
acoustic velocity
greater transparency
climbing speed
early riser
stone wall
What kind of transposiiton is represented in the followin translation pair:
Серйозним політичним питанням була державна власність.
Public ownership was a highly political issue.
an adjective to a noun
an adjective to an adverb
an adjective to a verb
a noun to an adjective
a noun to an adverb
What kind of transposiiton is represented in the following translation pair?
Подумки він з полегшенням зітхнув.
He heaved a mental sigh of relief.
an adverb to an adjective
a noun to a verb
an adjective to a noun
an adjective to a verb
an adjective to an adverb
What kind of transposiiton is represented in the following translation pair?
Я не маю сьогодні вільного часу.
I have no time to spare today.
an adjective to an infinitive
an adjective to a verb
a noun to a verb
a noun to an infinitive
a verb to a noun
What kind of transposiiton is represented in the following translation pair?
Метою є створення міжнародної організації демократів.
The goal is to create an international network of democrats.
a noun to a verb
a noun to an infinitive
a verb to a noun
a noun to an adjective
What 2 kinds of transposition are represented in the following translation pair?
Мій годинник йде точно.
My clock is a good goer.
a verbal phrase to a verb; an adverb to an adjective
a verb to a verbal phrase; an adverb to an adjective
an adverb to an adjective; a verbal phrase to a verb
a verb to an adjective; an adjective to an adverb
What two kinds of transposiiton are represented in the following translation pair?
Це нове відкриття розширює коло знань людини.
This new discovery is a gain to human knowledge.
a noun to an adjective; a verb to a verbal phrase
an adjective to a noun; a verbal phrase to a verb
a verb to a noun;
a noun to an adjective
a verb to a phrasal verb; a noun to an adjective
What 2 kinds of transposition are represented in the following translation pairs?
Збільшення втручання держави може покращити виконання запитів населення.
A more interventionist government is better able to respond to popular demands.
a noun phrase to an adjectival phrase; a noun to an adjective
a noun to an adjective; an adjective to a noun
a noun to an adjectival phrase; a noun to an adjective
a noun to an adjective; a noun to an adgecrive
What 2 kinds of transposiiton are represented in the following translation pair?
Їх команда програла тому, що ми грали краще.
Their team went down before our superior playing.
a noun to a verb + a verb to a noun
a verb to a noun + an adverb to an adjective
an adjective to an adverb + a noun to an adjective
a verb to a noun + an adjective to a noun
a verb to a noun + a noun to an adjective
What kind of transposiiton is represented in the following translation pair?
Збільшення обсягів урожаю в основному зумовлено підвищенням врожайності та збільшенням площ під культуру.
The increased volumes are mainly due to better yields and increased acreage being seeded.
a noun to a verb
a noun to a participle
a noun to an adjective
a verb to a noun
a participle II to a noun
What kind of transposition is represented in the following translation pair?
Існує кілька показників зростання державної сфери у країнах Заходу.
There are several indicators of the increasing scope of government in Western states.
a noun to a participle
a noun to a verb
a noun to an adjective
an adjective to a noun
a verb to a noun
What kind of transposition is present in the following translation pair?
На цю тему особливо велика у лeмків співана спадщина.
On this particular theme, Lemkos have an especially rich legacy in their songs.
a noun to an adjective
an adjective to a noun
an adlective to a noun phrase
a noun phrase to a noun phrase
What kind of transposiiton can be used in translating the phrase "сніговий покрив завтовшки у п'ять сантиметрів" into English?
an adjectival noun phrase to a noun + of phrase
a noun to an adjective
an adjective to a noun phrase
a noun to an adverb
What transposiiton can be used in translating the word group "сектантство у політиці" into English?
a change of noun for and adjective
a change of noun for a participle
a change of noun for an infinitive
a change of noun for a noun phrase
