The Simple Sentence Simple sentences in English. English Sentences English Sentence

There are simple sentences undistributed And common.

Uncommon simple sentences consist only of the main members of the sentence - subject And predicate:

The car (subject) stopped (predicate). The car stopped.

Part common simple sentence In addition to the main members, there are also secondary ones - definition, addition And circumstance. The secondary members of the sentence explain the main ones:

In this sentence, the minor member of the sentence blue (definition) explains the subject - the car, and the minor member at the gate (adverbial place) is the predicate stopped.

The minor member of the company (definition) explains the subject the manager; the minor member of the sentence a letter (addition) explains the predicate has received.

The subject with the secondary members of the sentence related to it constitutes the subject group (common subject). The predicate with the secondary members of the sentence related to it constitutes a predicate group (common predicate):

Minor members of a sentence, in turn, can be explained by other minor members, making up common members of a sentence with them:

In this sentence, the minor member of the sentence a message (addition) is explained by another minor member important (definition), forming with it a common addition - an important message.

The minor member at the meeting (adverbial location) is explained by another minor member of the council (definition), forming with it the common adverbial circumstance at the meeting of the council.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF QUESTION
№ p/p	QUESTION TYPE	RULE	EXAMPLE
	GENERAL (NON-PROMINAL)	General questions are those that can be answered yes or no. They begin with a verb in question form	Do you know him? You know him? Is this bag clean? Is this bag clean?
	SPECIAL (PRONOMINAL)	Special questions are aimed at clarifying a fact or circumstance. They relate not to the whole sentence, but to one of its members. They begin with a question word. A verb is in interrogative form only if the question word is not a subject or a modifier of a subject	Where is he? Where is he? Where do you study? Where do you study? Who knows? What do you know? What do you know?
	ALTERNATIVE	Alternative questions suggest the answer is a choice between two or more objects, actions or qualities, expressed by homogeneous members of the sentence, connected by the conjunction or or	Do you study at the University or at college? You are studying at university or in college?
	SEPARATIVE (DISPARTED)	Dividing questions consist, as it were, two-piece: the first part is declarative sentence(affirmative or negative), and the second - short general question, consisting of an auxiliary (or modal) verb in the required form and a personal pronoun in the nominative case. Moreover, if the first part of the question is affirmative, then the auxiliary (modal) verb is used in the negative form, but if the first part is negative, then the auxiliary (modal) verb is used in the affirmative form	You bought the tickets, didn’t you? You bought the tickets, didn't you? You had a good time in the country last week, didn’t you? You had a good time out of town last week, didn't you? He hasn’t come back from Moscow yet, has he? He hasn't returned from Moscow yet, has he?

INTERROGATIVE-NEGATIVE SENTENCES
№ p/p	RULE	EXAMPLE
	The negative form of special questions is formed using the negative particle not, which in colloquial speech often merges with the auxiliary verb standing before the subject	Why didn’t you know your lesson? Why aren't you ready for class? Why isn’t he coming to see us? Why doesn't he come to us?
	The negative form of a general question in English gives it a certain connotation of surprise. Such sentences are translated into Russian as questions beginning with the words perhaps, really?	Didn't you know about the meeting? Didn't you know about the meeting? Didn’t you go to the library yesterday? Weren't you in the library yesterday?

MAIN MEMBERS OF THE SENTENCE AND THEIR EXPRESSION

The subject is a member of a sentence that denotes the subject about which something is said in the sentence. It answers the question who? Who? or what? What?

WAYS OF EXPRESSING SUBJECT
№ p/p	METHOD OF EXPRESSION	EXAMPLE
	Noun	The train has arrived. The train has arrived. The meeting is over. The meeting is over.
	Pronoun	Don't work at a factory. He works in a factory. Someone wants to speak to you. Someone wants to talk to you.
	Infinitive	That swim is pleasant. It's nice to swim.
	Gerund	Smoking is not allowed here. Smoking is not allowed here.
	Numeral	Three were absent from the lecture. Three were absent from the lecture.
	Any word or phrase used in the meaning of a noun	"Had" is the Past Tense of the verb “to have”. "Had" is the past tense of the verb "to have".

An English sentence in its structure differs from a Russian one in that it always has a subject and a predicate (more precisely, there should be). Therefore in impersonal sentences when there is no subject with a specific objective meaning, the pronoun it is used as the formal grammatical subject:

Impersonal sentences are divided into personalized And verbal.

Nominal impersonal sentences are constructed according to the following scheme:

(does not translate into Russian)	TO BE (linking verb in appropriate time)	NOMINAL PART OF THE PREDICATE (adjective, noun or numeral)
		9 o"clock when we got home.
It was 9 o'clock when we arrived home.

When forming an interrogative form, the linking verb comes first:

Is it winter now in that part of the country? Is it winter in this part of the country right now?

In negative nominal impersonal sentences, the particle not is placed after the first auxiliary verb:

It won't be cold in September, I hope. I hope it won't be cold in September.

Verbal impersonal sentences are constructed according to the following scheme:

	SIMPLE VERB PREDICATE, Expressed by an impersonal verb like to rain to go (about rain), to snow to go (about snow)
	often rains in autumn.
It often rains in autumn.

In Russian there are no verbs corresponding to the verbs to rain and to snow (literally they would look like: rain, snow), but in Russian there is also a category of impersonal verbs: get dark, dawn etc., which are used to form impersonal sentences. In this case, as in English, the verb is placed in the 3rd person singular: it gets dark, it gets light:

It is getting dark. It's getting dark.

The interrogative and negative forms of verbal impersonal sentences are formed according to the same rules as for sentences with a regular verbal predicate:

Does it often rain in autumn? It often rains in autumn?

Is it raining now? It's raining now?

It didn't snow much last winter. It didn't snow often last winter.

It won't be raining tomorrow. It won't rain tomorrow.

The pronoun it is used as a formal subject in the following impersonal sentences:

When reporting natural phenomena:

With verbs denoting weather conditions: to rain, to snow, to freeze, etc.:

With notations time and distance:

The pronoun it as a formal subject is used with some verbs in the passive voice. Such passive phrases correspond to indefinite personal phrases in Russian:

The pronoun it as a formal subject is also used in the presence of a subject sentence expressed infinitive, gerund or subordinate clause and standing after the predicate:

One in combination with the modal verbs must, should is translated into Russian “need, follows”, with the verb can - “it is possible”:

One can be used in the possessive case and in this case is translated yours, yours, yours, yours:

In dictionaries, the pronoun one in the form of the possessive case usually indicates that in a particular sentence, instead of one, the corresponding possessive pronoun should be used:

A sentence with an indefinite subject one or they is translated into Russian by an impersonal or indefinite-personal sentence.

Often in indefinite personal sentences the pronoun they is used, especially in the combination they say, corresponding to the Russian “they say”:

The pronoun you is used less frequently:

If you need to select an addition his sister, i.e. to emphasize that it was his sister that I met, and not someone else, then his sister placed between it was And that (whom):

If you need to highlight the circumstance of place in the park, i.e. emphasize that I met his sister in the park and not in another place, then in the park placed between it was And that:

When translating this phrase, the words exactly, this, are often used.

Using the phrase It is... that you can also highlight a subordinate clause. In this case, when translating into Russian, the word is often used only:

I told him the news after he had returned from Moscow. It was after he had returned from Moscow that I told him the news.

A predicate is a member of a sentence that denotes what is said about the subject. The predicate answers the questions: what does the subject do? what does the subject do? what is done to the subject? what is done with the subject? or what is it like? what is it like? what is it? what is it? who is it? who is she?

The predicate can be simple (the Simple Predicate) and compound (the Compound Predicate). The compound predicate, in turn, is of two types - compound nominal And compound verb:

SIMPLE PREDICATE

A simple predicate is expressed by a verb in personal form in any tense, voice and mood:

COMPOUND NOMINAL PREDICATE

A compound nominal predicate is expressed by the linking verb to be in the personal form, in combination with the nominal part. The nominal part of a compound predicate expresses the main meaning of the predicate, telling what the subject (subject) is, what it is, what it is, who it is.

WAYS OF EXPRESSING THE NOMINAL PART OF THE PREDICATE
№ p/p	METHOD OF EXPRESSION	EXAMPLE
	Noun	I am a student. They are workers.
	Pronoun	It is she. That's her. This book is yours. This book is yours.
	Noun or pronoun with preposition	The room is in disorder. The room is in disarray. She was in despair. She was desperate. Not against it. He is against it.
	Adjective or participle	The morning was warm. The morning was warm. The glass is broken. The glass is broken.
	Infinitive	Your duty is to help them immediately. It is your duty to help them immediately. My intention is to go to the Caucasus in June. I intend to go to the Caucasus in June.
	Gerund	Her greatest pleasure was traveling. Her greatest pleasure was traveling.
N.B.	In Russian, the linking verb to be is usually absent in the present tense. In English, the presence of a linking verb is mandatory. Therefore Russian sentences: He is a student. Black pencil ny, etc. are translated into English using a linking verb: Not is a student. The pencil is black.

It is necessary to distinguish the combination of to be with an infinitive, which is a compound nominal predicate, from a compound verbal predicate that matches it in form, since the meaning of these combinations is different.

The verb to be in a compound nominal predicate is translated into Russian by the words is to or be, and in the present tense it is often not translated. The verb to be in a compound verbal predicate, expressing an obligation, is translated into Russian using the words: should, should have.

In oral speech, after the verb to be in the nominal predicate there is a pause; in a compound verbal predicate there is no pause after to be:

In addition to the verb to be, verbs can serve as linking verbs to become, to grow, to get, to turn in the meaning of becoming, to seem to seem, to look like, etc.: Did not become a doctor. He became a doctor. Doesn't look ill. He looks sick. They seemed tired. They seemed tired. It grew warmer. It has become warmer (it has become warmer). Not getting old. He is getting old (getting old). She turned pale. She turned pale.

COMPOUND VERB PREDICATE

A compound verbal predicate is a combination of a verb in its personal form with an infinitive or gerund. The infinitive or gerund expresses the basic meaning of the predicate, indicating the action performed by the subject; The verb in its personal form plays the role of an auxiliary part.

WAYS OF EXPRESSING COMPOUND VERB PREDICATE
№ p/p	WAY	EXAMPLE
	Combination modal verbs (or their equivalents) with an infinitive	May not return soon. He may be back soon. I have to go there. I have to go there.
	Combination with infinitive or gerund of many other verbs, which alone do not give full meaning. Such verbs include to begin to begin, to continue to continue, to finish, to like to love, to want to want, to intend to intend, to try, to avoid, to hope, to promise, etc.	She began to translate the article. She began to translate the article. Doesn't want to help me. He wants to help me. I have finished writing the exercise. I finished writing the exercise. Not avoided sitting in the sun. He avoided sitting in the sun.
	Combination adjective(with a preceding copula) with an infinitive and sometimes with a gerund	I am glad to see you. I'm glad to see you . Not ready to help her. He is ready to help her.
N.B.	In Russian, a compound verbal predicate is also formed by combining the corresponding verbs and adjectives with the infinitive: He can do it. She started translating article. I'm glad to see you.

SECONDARY MEMBERS OF THE SENTENCE AND THEIR EXPRESSION

An addition is a minor member of a sentence that denotes the subject and answers questions corresponding in Russian to questions of indirect cases both without a preposition and with a preposition: whom? whom? what? What? to whom? to whom? by whom? by whom? about what? about what? etc.

Supplement can be direct or indirect. An indirect object can be prepositional or non-prepositional:

DIRECT OBJECT

A direct object denotes the person or thing to which the action expressed by a transitive verb directly passes, both in personal and impersonal form. It answers the question whom? whom? or what? What? and corresponds in Russian to an addition in the accusative case without a preposition. The direct object comes after the verb: I received a letter yesterday. I received a letter yesterday.

WAYS OF EXPRESSING DIRECT OBJECT
№ p/p	WAY	EXAMPLE
	Noun	I have bought a book. I bought a book.
	Pronoun	I met him yesterday. I met him yesterday.
	Numeral	But how many books did you take the library? - I took three. How many books did you borrow from the library?- I took three.
	Infinitive	Didn't ask me to do it. He asked me to do this.
	Gerund	I remember reading about it before. I remember reading about this before.

UNCONDITIONAL INDIRECT ADDITION (THE INDIRECT OBJECT)

Some transitive verbs (to give, to send, to show, etc.) have, in addition to a direct object, a second non-prepositional object, answering the question to whom? to whom? and denoting the person to whom the action is addressed. Such an addition is called a non-prepositional indirect object and corresponds in Russian to an indirect object in the dative case without a preposition. The prepositionless indirect object is expressed by a noun in the general case or a pronoun in the objective case and stands between the verb and the direct object:

PREPOSITIONAL INDIRECT OBJECT (THE PREPOSITIONAL OBJECT)

The prepositional indirect object, i.e. an object with a preposition, is used after many verbs and adjectives and answers various questions: about whom? about whom? about what? about what? with whom? with whom? for whom? for whom? etc.

WAYS OF EXPRESSING INDIRECT COMPLEMENT
№ p/p	METHOD OF EXPRESSION	EXAMPLE
	Noun with preposition	We spoke about our work. We talked about our work. Doesn't live with his parents. He lives give birth with yours lyami
	Pronoun with preposition	Didn't speak to me yesterday. He spoke to me yesterday. I agree with you. I agree with you.
	Gerund with preposition	I am fond of reading. I enjoy reading. Don't insist on doing it yourself. He insists on doing it himself.
	Noun with preposition after direct object	I have received a letter from my sister. I received a letter from my sister. I spent a lot of money on books. I spent a lot of money on books.

FORMAL SUPPLEMENT IT

After a series of transitive verbs to find, to consider, to think, to deem, to feel etc. the pronoun it is often used, which is a formal addition preceding the addition expressed by an infinitive phrase or subordinate clause. The pronoun it in this case is not translated into Russian:

A definition is a minor member of a sentence, which denotes a feature of an object and answers the questions: what? what kind of? Which? whose? whose? which? which? Which? how much? how many? How many?

The definition usually refers to a noun, but much less often - to a pronoun-noun (one and derivatives of some, any, every, no).

WAYS OF EXPRESSING DEFINITIONS
№ p/p	METHOD OF EXPRESSION	EXAMPLE
	Adjective	I received an important letter yesterday. I received an important letter yesterday. I am going to tell you some thing interesting. I'll tell you something interesting.
	Communion	Didn't buy some illustrated magazines. He bought several illustrated magazines. The rising sun was hidden by the clouds. The rising sun was hidden by clouds.
	Participial phrase	The student speaking to the teacher is my brother. Student talkingwith the teacher, my brother. They sent us a list of goods sold at the auction. They sent us a list of items sold at auction tion.
	Numeral	Two thousand tons of sugar were loaded yesterday. Two thousand tons of sugar were loaded yesterday. The second lesson begins at 11 o’ clock. Second lesson begins at 11.
	Pronoun	Some magazines are lying on the table. There are several magazines on the table. This is my book. It is my book.
	Noun in common case	The town library is closed on Sundays. The city library is closed on Sundays. Poland and Germany have concluded a trade agreement. Poland and Germany have concluded a trade agreement.
	Noun in the possessive case	The teacher corrected the student’s mistakes. The teacher corrected the student's mistakes. The expert’s conclusion was enclosed in the letter. The expert's report was attached to the letter.
	Noun with preposition	The leg of the table is broken. The table leg is broken. I have lost the key to the en trance door. I lost the key to the front door.
	Infinitive	Didn't have a great desire to travel. He had a great desire to travel.
	Gerund with preposition	They discussed different methods of teaching foreign languages. They discussed various methods of teaching foreign languages­ strange languages.

In English, as in Russian, there is a special type of definition, which is expressed by a noun that gives the defined object a different name. This definition is called an application. The application can be widespread and have explanatory words:

The definition does not have a permanent place in the sentence. It can define any member of a sentence expressed by a noun:

A circumstance is a secondary member of a sentence, which denotes how or under what circumstances (i.e. where, when, why, why, etc.) an action is performed. Adverbials usually refer to the verb in both finite and impersonal form.

SIGNIFICANCE OF CIRCUMSTANCES
№ p/p	MEANING	EXAMPLE
	Time	She will come soon. She'll come soon. We reached the town the next morning. We reached the city the next morning.
	Place	I found him in the garden. I found it in the garden. We could see the river from the top of the hill. We saw the river from the top of the hill.
	Modus operandi	Didn't speak slowly. He spoke slowly. Not copied the letter with great care. He rewrote the letter with great care.
	Cause	I came back because of the rain. I returned because of the rain. The steamer could not leave the port owing to a severe storm. The ship could not leave the port due to a strong storm.
	Target	The steamer called at Odessa to take on a fresh supply of coal. The steamer called at Odessa to take on a fresh supply of coal. I have come to discuss the matter. I came to discuss this issue.
	Degree Circumstances, expressing degree, can also refer to adjectives and adverbs	I quite agree with her. I completely agree with her. Has not changed greatly. He has changed a lot. This machine is very heavy. This car is very heavy. I know him rather well. I know him quite well.
	Related circumstances	Not sat at the table reading but a newspaper. He was sitting at the table, reading a newspaper.

WAYS OF EXPRESSING CIRCUMSTANCES
№ p/p	WAY	EXAMPLE
	Adverb	The meeting was held yesterday. The meeting took place yesterday. Didn't quickly open the door and ran out of the room. He quickly opened the door and ran out of the room.
	Noun with preposition	Not spent his vacation in the south . He spent his holidays in the south. Was not in New York during the war in Afghanistan. During the war in Afghanistan he was in New York.
	Participle (corresponding to the Russian gerund)	Didn't stand on the deck counting the boxes. He stood on the deck, counting boxes. While reading the book I came across a number of interesting expressions. While reading this book, I came across a number of interesting expressions.
	Infinitive	I called on him to discuss this matter. I went to see him to discuss this issue. Not clever enough to understand it. He's smart enough to figure it out.
	Gerund with preposition	Not locked the door before leaving the office. He locked the door before leaving the office. On arriving at the station he went to the information bureau. Arriving at the station, he went to the information desk.

Circumstances usually come after additions. If two or more circumstances exist, they are arranged in the following order:

Circumstance of the course of action	Circumstance of place	circumstance of time
I met him by chance	at the theater	a few days ago.
I met him accidentally	in the theatre	some days ago .

COMPLEX SENTENCES

The members of a sentence can be indivisible combinations of a noun or pronoun with impersonal forms of the verb - infinitive, participle or gerund. Such members of the sentence are called complex.

No.	MEMBER OF THE PROPOSAL	EXAMPLE
	COMPLEX SUBJECT (THE COMPLEX SUBJECT)	The steamer is expected to arrive tomorrow. The ship is expected to arrive tomorrow. It is difficult for him to do it today. It's hard for him to do that today.
	COMPLEX NAME PART OF THE PREDIC (THE COMPLEX PREDICATIVE)	The only way out of the difficulty is for you to go there. The only way out of the problem- you should go there immediately. The inconvenience was my not knowing the language. The inconvenience was that I did not know the language.
	COMPLEX DIRECT COMPLEMENT (THE COMPLEX DIRECT OBJECT)	I saw her crossing the street. I saw her crossing the street. Do you mind my opening the window? Do you mind if I open the window?
	COMPLEX PREPOSITIONAL ADDITION (THE COMPLEX PREPOSITIONAL OBJECT)	I count upon him to help me. I count on him to help me. I was surprised at my brother’s coming so early. I was surprised that my brother came so early.
	COMPLEX DEFINITION (THE COMPLEX ATTRIBUTE)	The first thing for me to do is to find out the date of the arrival of the steamer. The first thing I have to do is find out the date of arrival of the ship.
	COMPLEX CIRCUMSTANCE (THE COMPLEX ADVERBIAL MODIFIER)	The water was too cold for the children to bathe. The water was too cold for the children to swim. My brother having taken the key, I could not enter the house. Since my brother took the key, I could not enter the house.

A complex sentence consists of equal simple sentences that are independent of each other. Simple sentences that are part of a complex sentence are connected by coordinating conjunctions: and and, a, but but, or or, etc. They are usually separated by a comma.

Two or more simple sentences, as in Russian, can be combined into a complex sentence without conjunctions. In this case, between simple sentences you can meaningfully insert the conjunction and and, a. A semicolon is placed between sentences that are part of a non-union compound sentence:

COMPLEX SENTENCE (THE COMPLEX SENTENCE)

A complex sentence consists of unequally valid sentences, one sentence is dependent on the other. A sentence that explains another sentence is called the Subordinate Clause. The sentence that is explained by a subordinate clause is called the Principal Clause. Sentences that are part of a complex sentence are connected by conjunctions or allied words:

Subordinate clauses, in fact, answer the same questions as the members of a simple sentence, and are, as it were, its expanded members. This is why there are as many types of subordinate clauses as there are sentence members.

TYPES OF SUBJECT CLAUSES
TYPE CLAUSE	CONJUNCTIONS AND CONJUNCTIVE WORDS INTRODUCING SUBJECT CLAUSES	EXAMPLE
Subject	that that, if, whether, who who, what what, what, which which	That he understands his mistake is clear. What is clear is that he understands his mistake.
Predicate (performs the function of the nominal part of a compound predicate)	that that, if, whether, who who, what what, what, which which	The question is whether he knows about this meeting. The question is whether he knows about this meeting.
Additional	that that, if, whether, who who, what what, which which, when when, where where , how	We know where she lives. We know where she lives.
N.B.	If a verb is followed by a noun without a preposition (or a personal pronoun in the nominative case), after which a verb in the personal form is used, this noun is the subject of an additional clause, which is attached to the main one without a conjunction: He said they had returned. He said (that) they had returned.
Definitive	who who, whose whose, whose, which, that which, where Where, why Why	People who can neither hear nor speak talk to each other with the help of their fingers. People who cannot hear or speak communicate with each other using their fingers.
N.B.	If in a sentence a verb in the personal form is used after two adjacent nouns with articles or possessive pronouns (or a noun and a pronoun), the second noun (or pronoun) is usually the subject of the attributive clause, which is attached to the main one without a conjunctive word: The students studied the machines they had to use on the farm. Students studied the machines they were supposed to use on the collective farm. Therefore, at the junction of two nouns or a noun and a pronoun, the conjunctive word can be omitted: Give me the book you are speaking about. Give me the book you are talking about.
Circumstances time	when When, after after, before before, before, till until, whilewhile	When babies laugh, we know that they are happy. When children laugh, we know they are happy.
Circumstances places	where Where, wherever wherever, wherever	Wherever you go you must remember about it. Wherever you go, you should remember this.
Circumstances causes	because because, as,sincebecause	He cannot go to the cinema because he is busy. He can't go to the cinema because he's busy.
Circumstances of the course of action	as How, that What, as if, as thoughas if	She speaks so loudly that everybody can hear her. She speaks so loudly that everyone can hear her.
Circumstances goals	that to, so that,in order that to, in order to, lest so as not to	She must speak louder so that everyone can hear her well. She must speak louder so that everyone can hear her clearly.
Circumstances conditions	if If, provided that, on condition that provided that, unless if not	If he is free today, he must be at the conference. If he's free today, he should be at the conference.

They attach great importance to speaking skills. The classical methodology, in which translation exercises played a significant role, has become a thing of the past. It was replaced by a communicative technique, which is aimed at the possibility of communication and pays special attention to speaking and listening comprehension. But, nevertheless, classical translation exercises can significantly help in learning English and you should not abandon them completely.

Let's take a closer look at the benefits of such exercises.

Benefits of translation exercises

How to do translation exercises

Examples of exercises for translation from Russian into English

Here is an example of simple texts for translation, which you can find in the online English language tutorial website. As part of this article, we provide you with the English and Russian versions of the text (we gave the most literal translation), as well as its audio recording. You can test yourself by first making an English-Russian and then a Russian-English translation of the text and compare them with the original. You can also try to record the translation of the text without relying on the written version, that is, by listening to the recording. The choice is yours.

Curiosity
A little boy looks at his mother at a wedding and says:
“Mom, why is the girl dressed all in white?”
His mother replies:
"She's a bride
and she's wearing white because she's happy
and this is the happiest day of her life.”
The boy nods and then asks:
“Okay, why is the guy wearing all black?”

Listen to the exercise "Curiosity"

Curiosity
A little boy looks at his mum at a wedding and says,
“Mummy, why is the girl dressed all in white?”
His mum replies,
“She is a bride
and she is in white because she is happy
and this is the happiest day of her life.”
The boy nods and then asks,
“OK, and why is the boy dressed all in black?”

Family
My name is Lima.
I am 16 years old.
I'm in 11th grade.
I am American.
There are five of us in the family.
My mother's name is Jane.
She is a housewife.
My dad's name is Thomas.
He is a sales manager.
My younger brother's name is Tom.
He is 10 years old.
My younger sister's name is Kerry.
She is only 5 years old.

Listen to the exercise "Family"

Family
My name is Lima.
I am sixteen years old.
I am in the eleventh form.
I'm American.
We are five in the family.
My mother's name is Jane.
She is a housewife.
My father's name is Tomas.
He is a sales promoter.
My younger brother's name is Tom.
He is ten years old.
My younger sister's name is Kerry.
She is only five years old.

London
London - Capital of the UK.
This is one of the largest cities in the world.
London consists of four parts: the West End, the East End, the City and Westminster.
The City is the oldest part of London, its financial and business center.
Westminster is also an important area of ​​the capital.
This is the administrative center of London.
West of Westminster is the West End, London's wealthiest area.
To the east of Westminster is the East End, the industrial area of ​​the capital.
The Queen's official London residence is Buckingham Palace.
The changing of the guard ceremony takes place every day in its courtyard.

Listen to exercise "London"

London
London is the capital of Great Britain.
It’s one of the largest cities in the world.
There are four parts in London: the West End, the East End, the City and Westminster.
The City is the oldest part of London, its financial and business centre.
Westminster is also an important part of the capital.
It’s the administrative center of London.
To the west of Westminster is West End, the richest part of London.
To the east of Westminster is the East End, an industrial district of the capital.
The official London residence of the Queen is Buckingham Palace.
The daily ceremony of the Changing of the Guard takes place in its courtyard.

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Conclusion

Let's summarize. Translation exercises from Russian into English are very useful. They perfectly develop thinking and contribute to the development of several skills necessary for successful language acquisition. By translating Russian texts into English, you create an excellent basis for spoken language. Some phrases that you have translated can be remembered as patterns and used in oral speech.

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is a combination of words that expresses a complete thought. Sentences are classified according to the structure and purpose of the statement.

English sentences for the purpose of the statement

According to the purpose of the utterance, a sentence in English can be of one of the following types:

1. Declarative sentence:

The flight has been canceled - The flight has been cancelled.

2. Imperative sentence:

Cancel the flight please – Cancel the flight, please.

3. Interrogative sentence:

Did they cancel the flight? – Did they cancel the flight?

4. Exclamatory sentence:

I missed my flight! - I was late for the flight!

English sentences by structure

The structure of a sentence can be simple or complex. If the grammatical basis (subject + predicate) is one, then the sentence is simple, if more, then it is complex. In other words, a complex sentence consists of two or more simple ones.

Simple sentence in English

A simple sentence in English includes one grammatical stem ( and ). A sentence consisting only of a subject and a predicate is called uncommon.

The sky is clear - The sky is clear.

The truck has stuck - The truck is stuck.

Common a sentence consists of a grammatical basis and minor members: , .

The sky is clear today - The sky is clear today.

The truck has stuck in the mud - The truck is stuck in the mud.

In turn, a complex thing can be complex and complex, depending on how the simple sentences included in its composition are connected.

Compound sentence in English

In a complex sentence, both parts are equivalent, one does not depend on the other (this is called a coordinating connection).

Mary loves tulips, Lizzy loves roses – Mary loves tulips, Lizzie loves roses.

Cats are cute but dogs are loyal - Cats are cute, but dogs are loyal.

They canceled the meeting and went home - They canceled the meeting and we went home.

Simple sentences within a compound sentence are connected by coordinating conjunctions, for example:

Coordinating conjunction	Example	Translation
And (and, a)	I joined the group and we went to the cafe. I love cartoons and my sister hates them.	I joined the group and we went to a cafe. I love cartoons, but my sister hates them.
But (but)	I'll try but you'll have to help me.	I'll try, you'll have to help me.
Or (or)	You win or you die.	You will win or (you) will perish.

Complex sentence in English

A complex sentence in English consists of two (or more) unequal simples, one of them is the main one, and the second is dependent.

Examples of complex sentences:

As you can see, the main part contains the main idea, and the subordinate part contains an explanation for it.

In a sentence, subordinate clauses can replace any member of the sentence: there are subject clauses, predicate clauses, object clauses, adverbial clauses, and modifier clauses.

For example:

He asked us what we thought of it– subordinate clause.

The problem is that I have lost her phone number– predicate clause.

The subordinate clause is attached to the main clause using subordinating conjunctions. For example:

Subordinating conjunction	Example	Translation
that (what)	I'm sure that she is right.

Offer – This is a separate statement that has intonation and semantic completeness. A sentence is a word or group of words, organized according to the rules of grammar, that convey a specific message, question, exclamation, or incentive to action.

• It's raining. - It's raining.
• Go outside! - Get outside!
• What are you doing? - What are you doing?

Offers English language, as in Russian, depending on how many grammatical bases (combinations of subject and predicate) in a sentence, are divided into simple and complex sentences.

• Simple sentences
• There is my house.- This is my home.
• I have to go to the university.– I have to go to university.

• Complex sentences
• There is the house where my family lives.– This is the house where my family lives.
• I have to go to the university now but I will come back soon.– I have to go to university now, but I’ll be back soon.

Simple sentence(simple sentence) is a sentence that only contains one grammatical basis(one combination of subject and predicate).

• Kate likes dogs. Kate loves dogs.
• We go jogging every Sunday.– We go for a run every Sunday.
• They didn't go to school last year. They didn’t go to school last year.

Simple sentences for the purpose of the statement

All simple sentences, depending on the purpose of the statement, may be narrative, interrogative, imperative, exclamation marks.

Declarative sentences

Declarative sentence(declarative sentence) – a sentence that communicates a specific fact or information in affirmative or negative form. The intonation of such a sentence is mainly descending; direct word order is used (subject before predicate).

• My name is Paul. - My name is Paul.
• Kate is good at cooking. Kate is a good cook.

• I don't like honey. - I don't like honey.
• George hasn’t finished his work yet. George hasn't finished his work yet.

In English, as a rule, there can be only one negative in a sentence, in contrast to the Russian language, where there can be double negation (using together the particle not, nor and negative pronouns, adverbs, etc.).

• I know nothing.- I do not know anything.
• I don't know anything.- I do not know anything.

• We met no one yesterday. – We didn’t meet anyone yesterday.
• We didn’t meet anyone yesterday.– We didn’t meet anyone yesterday.

Twice no in English can be used to further strengthen the negation, but this is not common.

• I ain't got no money.– I don’t have any money.
• We don’t need no education, we don’t need no thought control.“We don’t need any education, we don’t need any thought control.

Interrogative sentences

Imperative sentences

Imperative sentence(imperative sentence) - a sentence that encourages the interlocutor to action, that is, expresses an order, request, command, invitation, etc. In such sentences the subject is often omitted you(you, you), since it is clear from the context, the verb is used only in the infinitive form without a particle to.

• Watch this!- Look at this!
• Listen to me.- Listen to me.
• Go and buy some bread, please.- Go buy some bread, please.

Sometimes in imperative sentences the pronoun you does not lower itself in order to emotionally highlight and strengthen an order or command.

• You sleep now.- You're going to bed now.
• We will rest and you drive.“We’ll rest, and you drive the car.”
• I will go to the shop and you stay at home.– I’ll go to the store, and you stay at home.

In order to form negative imperative sentence(prohibition or request), an auxiliary verb is always used do in the negative form, even with a verb to be.

• Don't give me orders!- Don't order me!
• Don't touch it, please.- Don't touch this, please.

• Don't be so silly!- Don't be so stupid!
• Oh come on don't be mad.- Oh, come on, don't be mad.

To form an order, command directed to third parties, the verb is used to let(allow). To let also used to offer help or when asking for permission to do something.

• Let her go.- Let her go. (Let her go.)
• Let him do whatever he wants.- Let him do whatever he wants.
• Let the children play with our dog.– Let the children play with our dog.

• Let me help you.- Let me help you.
• Let us do this.- Let us do this.

Form let's(short for let us) is used to suggest joint action. In this meaning the full form let us practically not used.

• Let's go for a walk!- Let's go for a walk!
• Let's play football outside.- Let's play football in the street.
• Let's invite Paul and Janice to the party.- Let's invite Paul and Janice to the party.

Exclamatory sentences

Exclamatory sentence(exclamatory sentence) – a sentence expressing certain emotions or feelings. Often such sentences begin with the words what And how, but end exclamation point.

IN exclamatory sentences Only direct word order is used. However, often a sentence may only consist of one or two words.

• Marvelous! - Wonderful! (also with a hint of sarcasm)
• How wonderful! - How wonderful!
• It’s such a beautiful life! - How wonderful life is!
• What a lovely day it is. – What a wonderful day today.

Types of simple sentences by structure

Simple sentences according to their structure (the presence or absence of some members of the sentence) are divided into two-part And one-piece, as well as on undistributed And common.

Two-part sentence

Two-member sentence(two-part sentence) - a sentence in which both main members of the sentence (subject and predicate) are present, or one of them is omitted because it is clear from the context or the previous sentence.

• I don't like this book.– I don’t like this book.
• We had a lot of fun in Brazil! Swimming in the ocean, drinking cocktails, dancing.– We had a lot of fun in Brazil! We swam in the ocean, drank cocktails, danced.

Two-Part Sentences, in turn, are divided into complete and incomplete. Complete sentence(full sentence) - a two-part sentence in which there is both a subject and a predicate.

• The baby was smiling to us.– The child smiled at us.
• We've bought a lot of candies for you.- We bought you a lot of sweets.
• There was a big party at Caroline’s place. Caroline had a big party.

Incomplete sentence(incomplete sentence) - a sentence in which one of the main members of the sentence or both of them is missing, since they are clear from the context. Such sentences are often found in colloquial speech and dialogues.

• Who did that? Mark, of course.- Who did it? Of course Mark.
• What did he do? Nothing at all!- What did he do? Nothing at all!
• What were we doing? Just chilling and talking.-What did we do? We just relaxed and talked.

One-part sentence

One-member sentence(one-part sentence) is a special type of sentence in which there is only one main member of the sentence, and it cannot be clearly defined as a noun or predicate. Sometimes such proposals are called in sentences-phrases.

One-part sentences can be expressed using a noun or an infinitive of a verb.

• To be or not to be?- To be or not to be?
• To stay here – alone, forgotten by everyone.- Stay here - alone, forgotten by everyone.
• Spring! Birds singing, the sun shining, flowers in blossom.- Spring! The birds are singing, the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming.

Uncommon and common offers

Unextended sentence(unextended sentence) - a sentence in which there are no minor members of the sentence, but only grammatical basis. Both one-part and two-part sentences can be uncommon.

• Spring. - Spring.
• To live! - Live!
• Don't talk!- Do not chat!
• She is sleeping.- She is sleeping.
• Matt is a student.– Matt is a student.

Extended sentence(common sentence) – a sentence in which there is one or more minor members of the sentence depending on the subject or predicate.

• Beautiful spring!- Wonderful spring!
• Don't talk to me now!- Don't talk to me now!
• My little sister is sleeping upstairs.- My little sister is sleeping upstairs.
• Matt is not really a good student. Matt is not a very good student.

Typical sentence in English differs from Russian in its strict word order. Arbitrary rearrangements are highly undesirable. Although some authors change the correct sequence to impress readers and listeners. This applies to fiction writers and park speakers. But for ordinary people, even at home, it is better to avoid deviations from standards. Moreover, they are still just learning a foreign language. First, you should get used to composing English sentences as needed, then, if desired, allow some liberties.

Simple sentences in English

Simplicity denotes completeness of thought, a single action performed by an actor, including an unspiritual one or a whole group of people. Unity in this case is a purely grammatical category, regardless of the diverse reality. Simple sentence in English(Simple Sentence) contains a maximum of one subject (Subject) and predicate (Predicate). Or does not contain it explicitly at all, the main members are implied from the previous context. No semicolons, transitions from one thought to another through a comma, and excursions and explanations with the conjunction “what.” The phrase has a clear semantic focus: a narrative, a question, an incentive or an exclamation. This is emphasized by punctuation marks in writing or voice intonation during oral pronunciation.

Simple sentences in English are divided into non-common and common. Both one and the other are divided into the following types:

• two-member;
• one-member.

In two-part ones there can be a subject and a predicate together, these are called complete:

– The baby is smiling.

In incomplete ones there is only a subject:

– My parents, of course;

or just the predicate:

– Swimming in the sea.

One-piece sentence in English– a specific type, where the main member cannot be clearly attributed to the subject or predicate . It is expressed by a noun or verbal infinitive. For example: – To stay here? – stay here? – Summer! - summer!

Unexpanded offers

Unextended Sentence contains only a grammatical basis - a subject with a predicate, and not always completely, as in the above incomplete ones. There are no additions, circumstances or definitions. Example: – I am sleeping. Here the speaker does not specify where and when he sleeps, in what environment.

Common offers

Extended Sentence consists of a base and secondary members related to it:

• definitions (Attributes);
• additions (Objects);
• circumstances (Adverbials).

The definition clarifies the subject (subject) and describes its characteristics. Expressed in one or more words belonging to a variety of parts of speech, most often adjectives. Situated before or immediately after the subject.

– Very little child can't eat much.

– Something unusual had happened to them.

Definitions slightly violate the usual word order, with the subject first, then the predicate, then the minor clauses, except for adverbials, which can actually appear anywhere.

Additions can be direct or indirect. Direct denotes the object on which the action is performed. Used without prepositions before it. In Russian it is usually translated in the accusative case.

– We have bought a car .

– You are doing exercises .

The indirect object is translated in the dative, instrumental or prepositional case. Appears in complex speech constructions, where in addition to the character (subject) and the main subject (object), a “third party” is also involved. If the indirect object is without the particle to, then it is placed before the direct object, and the one used with it comes after the direct object.

– Professor gave books to the students .

– Professor gave them books.

Circumstances determine the time and place, the conditions in which events occur. They usually contain prepositions, although they can be expressed in just one word. Circumstances include English sentences in different places:

• before the subject - In the evening she was reading;
• after additions – He had finished his work at the library ;
• between the auxiliary verb and the main verb – They have already completed their homework.

In the latter case, as a rule, short adverbs are used.

Personal offers

In Personal Sentence, the subject is a specific person or thing: "I", "my friend", "fast car". Expressed by a pronoun or noun with modifiers.

If the subject is already clear from the previous context, it may be absent explicitly. All the same, such English sentences are considered personal. For example: – I wrote the letter. Then subscribed it.

Vaguely personal proposals

Indefinite-personal contain one (singular) or they (plural) as the subject.

– One may not enter this room – you cannot enter this room;

- They say, next summer will be wet - they say, next summer will be wet.

Impersonal offers

Impersonal sentences in English are composed with the formal subject it, since the subject cannot be completely absent, as happens in Russian.

– It is snowing outdoors – it’s snowing outside.

– It becomes dark – it becomes dark.

- It seems - it seems.

Types of sentences in English

Offers are of the following types:

• narrative - ends with a period;
• interrogatives - end with a question mark;
• exclamation marks - end with an exclamation mark;
• motivating or imperative - usually also with an exclamation at the end.

Declarative sentences

In a declarative sentence in English, the word order is straight.

Types

• Affirmative.
• Negative.

Affirmative, in fact, have already been discussed earlier. In negatives there should be only one negation, not like in Russian, with a double one often occurring. The particle not comes after the modal (auxiliary) verb. In everyday conversations, abbreviated forms with continuous pronunciation are widely used: isn't, aren't, wasn't, weren't, wouldn't, don't, doesn't, didn't, haven't, hasn't ,hadn't, cann't, shouldn't.

Examples

– He is a good student – ​​statement.

– He isn’t a good student – ​​denial.

With the word "No":

– No rival could win him.

– There is no newspaper on the desk.

In addition to “No” and “not”, nobody, none, no one, nothing, neither (nor), nowhere are used for negation. These words should also not be duplicated.

Exclamatory sentences

Exclamative Sentences express strong emotions and are spoken loudly and clearly.

Types

They can be combined with a question, then at the end there is a question mark before the exclamation mark, and at the beginning one of the characteristic words: What, Where, When, How...

Examples

- Shut up! - shut up!

– What is this?! - what it is?!

Interrogative sentences

An interrogative sentence in English is characterized by an increase in the timbre of the voice from beginning to end.

Types

• Are common.
• Special.

A general question is asked without using question words. The auxiliary verb comes first. A special question begins with the word “who”, “what”, “where”, “when”, “how”...

Examples

– Who is there?

– Do you like roast beef?

Imperative (incentive) sentences

Imperative Sentence is close to an exclamation, but instead of a passive expression of emotions, it encourages active action, more or less politely. There may not be an exclamation point at the end unless it is a sharp order. Since the interlocutor is known, the pronoun You is often skipped, violating the classical word order .

Types

• Affirmative.
• Negative.

A command aimed at third parties, as well as expressing a gentle request or offer of help, usually begins with the verb let. Negative imperatives sentences in English always begin with the verb do.

Examples

- Listen to me.

- Don't touch me.

- Let him go away.

– Let’s play!!

Let's in the last example is an abbreviation of let us. The full form is almost never included in English sentences, unless they want to surprise their interlocutor with royal courtesy.

Bottom line

Having considered various sentences in the English language, it is useful to practice composing them. The correct word order requires special attention. Although in real life there are many exceptions, both generally accepted and invented to make the phrase unusual. A person who simply wants to speak with foreigners needs only the most general knowledge of sentences. But a linguistic student needs to learn to accurately identify grammatical structures, distinguish between complex predicates, adverbials, additions and definitions. Sometimes this requires a lot of work. But having gained experience, it is no longer possible to make mistakes in your speech. A demanding teacher will give you a high grade, and foreign acquaintances will be delighted.

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