Основы теории английского языка. Листунова Е.И. - 98 стр.

      Compare with the Russian:
      Íåñêîëüêî ÷åëîâåê ñèäåëî çà ñòîëîì. Îäèí èç âñàäíèêîâ ðàç-
ìàõèâàë øàïêîé. Ïÿòü ñòóäåíòîâ ïîøëè â áèáëèîòåêó. Íè îäèí èç
âàñ íå âèíîâàò.
      4. A complex subject. The subject of a sentence may be expressed
by an infinitival, gerundial or partici pial complex. The infinitival or
gerundial complex is often introduced by the antici patory it:
      Two months are supposed to have elapsed (Henry). She seemed
to be listening (Galsworthy). It is out of the question for you to go
again just now (Voynich). On still evenings he could be seen sitting in
his boat in the Manor pool... (Galsworthy). ...Her coming up to look
for me, an hour or so afterwards, awoke me... (Dickens).

                  Personal and Impersonal Sentences

      1. Depending on the character of the subject, sentences are
classified into personal and impersonal.
      A personal sentence contains a subject which denotes,a certain
person or thing or some abstract notion:
      I woke and looked at my watch... (Gissing). The may flower,
both pink and white, was in full bloom (Galsworthy). Life at the farm
goes on as usual (Galsworthy).
      Personal sentences are divided into:
      a) Definite-personal (îïðåäåëåííî-ëè÷íûå) and b) indefinte-
persînal (íåîïðåäåëåííî-ëè÷íûå).
      2. The subject of a definite personal sentence is a noun or a noun-
equivalent which names some definite person or thing, some process
or abstract notion:
      Little Em’ly looked at me, and laughed and nodded: «Yes» (Dick-
ens). ...At last they reached the outskirts of the forest... (Wilde). ...To
tramp for three hours through fluffy snow exhausted him (L. Sinclair).
      3. An indefinite personal sentence contains a subject of vague or
general meaning.
      An indefinite group of people:
      They say we shall have a warm spring this year. Any person,
people in general:
      One must do one’s duty.
      The indefinite subject is expressed in English by the following
pronouns:

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