Неличные формы глагола. Артикль. Гоголь О.В. - 6 стр.

member of a class while the latter means all of the          PART ONE
members of a class.                                          ARTICLES
The omission of articles also expresses a generic (or
general) meaning:                                            REVISION EXERCISES
no article with a plural noun: Tigers are dangerous
animals. (all tigers) no article with a noncountable noun:
                                                             In the texts, below fill out the blanks with the appropriate articles.
Anger is a destructive emotion. (any kind of anger)
                                                             TEXT ONE                        HURRICANES AND TORNADOES
Omission of Articles
                                                             Two of 1. most dangerous storms which afflict 2. America are 3. hur-
While some nouns combine with one article or the other       ricanes and 4. tornadoes. They are very much feared by anyone who
based on whether they are countable or noncountable,         may live in 5. path of their destruction and cause millions of dollars
others simply never take either article. Some common         worth of 6. damage to 7. life and 8. property every year. 9. Hurricanes,
types of nouns that don't take an article are:               which usually develop between July and October, are similar to
                                                             10. cyclones and originate over 11. waters in 12. Caribbean Sea. They
1. Names of languages and nationalities                      move upwards hitting 13. mainland of America somewhere in
    a.   Chinese                                             14. Gulf of Mexico or 15. Atlantic Ocean. Once they hit land they carry
    b.   English                                             tremendous power with driving rain and wind. These winds can attain
    c.   Spanish                                             speeds of over 75 mph. And cover 16. area of over 500 miles in di-
    d.   Russian                                             ameter. At the center of the storm there is 17. “eye” with 18. relatively
                                                             fair weather and warm, dry air aloft. The diameter of the eye is usually
2. Names of sports                                           about 32 kilometers. When the eye passes the relief is only temporary
    a.   volleyball                                          but soon the wind and rain will suddenly reappear from 19. opposite
    b.   hockey                                              direction. Every year homes are destroyed by their fury and often lives
    c.   baseball                                            are lost. 20. Most people who live near the coast are forced to evacu-
                                                             ate their homes and to move to 21. safer areas until the storm passes.
3. Names of academic subjects                                22. Floods are caused along the coasts by both the heavy rain and a
    a.   mathematics                                         storm tide that is considerably above normal water level. The high
    b.   biology                                             winds, coastal flooding and torrential rains associated with 23. hurri-
    c.   history                                             cane cause 24. enormous damage.
    d.   computer science                                    If one should travel inland across the Great Plains and 25. prairie states
                                                             of America, one will most likely not encounter a hurricane, but there is
                                                             another kind of storm in the Midwest which is equally feared. It is
                                                             called 26. tornado. Tornadoes are violent low-pressured storms with an

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