Doesn't she sing beautifully! (How beautifully she sing!

)
A positive "yes-no” question has not only the falling tone but also
stress on both the operator and the subject.
He said he had to talk. Did he surprise me! (How he
surprised me!)

2. Pseudo-subordinate clauses introduced by the conjunctions if

again!

3., One-member sentences conveying signals of alarm such as

Five! Bandits! and highly emotional infinitive or nominal one-
member sentences followed by a clause.
To think that she should have said so!
The idea that they should have behaved like this!

NON-SENTENCE UTTERANCES
There are utterances which do not constitute sentences (non- sentence
utterances). They are:

2. “Yes-no”

3. Interjections.
Hi! (Hey!) Oh!
Dear me! - Bo*e MQH!
Look here? - nccjiymaft!
2,3
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HI

xe ea?

advice. 25. A dining room is a place where

Ax L Define the kinds of sentences accord

29.1 know he has returned and he is in the Cars. People.

24
 llhmut out two-member sentences (say whether they
arc ■ on»|Jrjr or elliptical) and one-member sentences.

I IIII*'; stared amazed at the calmness of her answer. 2. We must go to

meet the bus. Wouldn't do to miss it. 3. Obedient little trees, fulfilling
their duty. 4. He knew very little about what was going on iin the
world. Lived like a mole in a burrow. Lived on his own fat like a bear
in winter. 5. He wants to write a play for me. One act. One man.
Decides to commit suicide. 6. A beautiful day, quite warm. 7. "What
do you want?" "Tables. Chairs for visitors." 8. "How did he look?"
"Grey but otherwise much the same." "And the daughter?" "Pretty." 9.
And then the silence and the beauty of this camp at night. The stars.
The mystic shadow water. The wonder and glory of all this. 10. 'Til
see nobody for half an hour, Maty," said the boss. "Understand?
Nobody at all" 11. "Mother, a man’s been killed." "Not in the
garden?" interrupted her mother. 12. Garden at the Manor House. A
flight of grey stone steps leads up to the house. The garden, an old-
fashioned one, full of roses. Time of year, July. Basket chairs, and a
table covered with books, are set under a large yew-tree.

Ex 5o Make up extended two-member sentences from the unextended

ones.

1. John is a student. 2. Mary laughed. 3. The children are playing. 4. A

dog barks. 5. The door is opened. 6. ThereTe books. 7. The question
was discussed. 8. It’s cold. 9. He studies. 10. Fm busy. 11. They came
back. 12. Peter is clever. 13. The dress is nice. 14. She sat

Ex 4a Point out declarative, interrogative and imperative sentences.

Distinguish between affirmative and negative constructions among
them. Translate into Russian.

1. Don't repeat these accusations without checking them. 2. I'm sorry ~

there is not time to explain. 3. May I speak to your husband, please?
4. Is not everything under control? 5. Don't you dare to ask me such a
question another time! 6, Would you mind repeating the telephone
number? 7. Let’s not become personal. 8. Aren’t they glad to see us in
their company? 9. Will she not receive me now? 10. I can hardly
believe Ms’s words. 11. There can't be anything wrong with the
computer. 12. They shouldn't start without consulting the weatherman.
13. I'm not to be taken into consent. 14.Won't she marry Jack? 15.
Don’t let break the packets open. 16. Isn’t there anything we can do?
17. Don't fail to follow the instructions closely. 18. Has he never
flown passenger planes? 19. Go ahead. I'm ready to put down the
message. 20. Haven’t we been trying to reach you all these days?

Ex 5o State the types of the following questions. Translate into

Russian.

1. Can you fly this aircraft and land it? 2. What does he have to say?
3. Wasn't it an adventure? 4. So, they did take part in the reception,
after all? 5. Will you do it alone, or will you have someone to help
you? 8. Do we read a book for the book's sake? 7. A good deal has
been written about the importance of practice, hasn't it? 8. Has it been
a monotonous day, or have you come across some diversions? 9. At
what range will the plane show on the radar? 10. Do you care to
comment or don't you? 11. Is it all over, or do we have to go through
the ordeal from the start? 12. Isn't it a lovely bit of jewelry?

Ex, 4 Contradict the following statements (presented as such or in the

form of questions) by using intent affirmative or negative
constructions.
Model 1. You know this man very well, don't you?-Oh, no, I don't
know him at all. 2. He can’t speak French, can he? - But yes, he can.
He speaks French fluently.
1. Talent doesn't want any schooling, does it? 2. Oranges taste bitter,
don’t they? 3. You don’t like portraiture. 4. O'Henry's stories make
you drowsy. 5. Playing chess doesn't require much skill, does it? 6.
Little Tommy has never been to the zoo, has he? 7. Using computers
makes our mind lazy, doesn't it? 8. Anyone can be a poet. 9. Aren’t