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Ex. 2. Insert other or others.

1. I see Tom and Mary. Where are the _____?

2. One child was sleeping in the bedroom, the _____ children were playing in the garden.

3. There are two students from Japan in this group. The _____ are from China.

4. Though this car is very comfortable, the _____ ones are more reasonably priced.

5. This restaurant isn’t good. The _____ are even worse.

6. I’ll phone all the _____ if you phone Kate and Ann.

Ex. 3. Translate the sentences into English.

1. Дайте мне другую ручку, пожалуйста, эта не пишет.
2. Я сделаю вам еще чашку чаю, если хотите.
3. Мне не нужны эти книги, мне нужны другие.
4. У него два сына. Одному десять лет, другому – пять.
5. В нашей группе десять студентов. восемь из Москвы, четыре – из других городов.
6. Сегодня мы смотрели четыре машины. Первые две были очень дорогие, а другие две были дешевле.
7. Покажите мне другой костюм, этот слишком большой.
8. В этом словаре нет страниц десять и одиннадцать. Дайте мне другой, пожалуйста.

35. Noun + Noun

We can put nouns together in three ways:

1. noun + noun E.g. a bus driver, a film actor
2. possessive’s structure E.g. my friend’s book, my parents’ room
3. preposition structure E.g. the end of the street

I.

When we put one (or more) nouns in front of another it is like an adjective, it is usually in the singular and such structures are used for well-known everyday combinations.

Compare: a war film – a film about cats (not a cat film)

Ex. 1. Match the expressions on the left with their meanings on the right.

1. milk chocolate a. box for matches

2. chocolate milk b. horse taking part in races

3. flower garden c. race of horses

4. garden flower d. chocolate made with milk

5. horse race e. flower that grows in a garden

6. race horse f. dress made of cotton

7. match box g. cotton for making dresses

8. box match h. garden with flowers in

9. cotton dress i. milk flavoured with chocolate

10. dress cotton j. match in boxing

Ex. 2. Translate the following noun combinations into Russian. If necessary use a dictionary.

1. market research programme
2. public relations department
3. exchange rate growth
4. aircraft structure description
5. product development strategy
6. market investigation methods
7. life expectancy prospects
8. fashion development trends
9. food export field
10. investigation methods choice
11. waste management strategy

Ex. 3 Five of these ideas can naturally be expressed by “noun + noun”. Which are they?

1. a shop selling furniture
2. a cake made for wedding
3. a book about parrots
4. a boy in the swimming pool
5. a woman with a glass
6. a glass for wine
7. a timetable for buses
8. an argument about ecology
9. a door to the bathroom
10. a story about clocks

II.

Ann’s flat = the flat of Ann

We write – ‘s after nouns in singular

E.g. my friend’s house

We write –‘after nouns in plural

E.g. my friends’ house

We use the possessive (’s) structure when the first noun is the name of a person, group of people, animal, organization, country

E.g. my mother’s name (the name of my mother)

the firm’s structure (the structure of the firm)

England’s policy (the policy of England)

the dog’s leg (the leg of the dog)

We can also use –‘s with time words

E.g. tomorrow’s meeting

this evening’s debate

In other cases we generally prefer a structure with of.

E.g. the discussion of the project.

Ex. 4 Combine nouns using – ‘s or where possible – of.