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78.1 Complete the sentences using a word from Sections A or B. Sometimes you need a or some.
1. My eyes aren't very good. I need _glasses._
2. This plant is _a_ very rare _species._
3. Footballers don't wear trousers when they play. They wear ---.
4. The bicycle is --- of transport.
5. The bicycle and the car are --- of transport.
6. I want to cut this piece of material. I need ---.
7. Ann is going to write --- of articles for her local newspaper.
8. There are a lot of American TV --- shown on British television.
9. While we were out walking, we saw 25 different --- of bird.
78.2 In each example the words on the left are connected with an activity (for example, a sport or an academic subject). Write the name of the activity. Each time the beginning of the word is given.
1. calculate algebra equation: mathematics.
2. government election minister: p---
3. finance trade industry: e---
4. running lumping throwing: a---
5. light heat gravity: ph---
6. exercises somersault parallel bars: gy---
7. computer silicon chip video games: el---
78.3 Choose the correct form of the verb, singular or plural. In one sentence either the singular or plural verb is possible.
1. Gymnastics _is/are_ my favourite sport. ('is' is correct)
2. The trousers you bought for me _doesn't/don't_ fit me.
3. The police _want/wants_ to interview two men about the robbery last week.
4. Physics _was/were_ my best subject at school.
5. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine _isn't/aren't_ sharp enough.
6. Fortunately the news _wasn't/weren't_ as bad as we expected.
7. Where _does/do_ your family live?
8. Three days _isn't/aren't_ long enough for a good holiday.
9. I can't find my binoculars. Do you know where _it is/they are?_
10. Do you think the people _is/are_ happy with the government?
11. _Does/Do_ the police know how the accident happened?
12. I don't like very hot weather. Thirty degrees _is/are_ too warm for me.
78.4 Most of these sentences are wrong. Correct them where necessary; Put 'RIGHT' if the sentence is already correct.
1. The government want to increase taxes. _RIGHT (wants' is also correct)_
2. Susan was wearing a black jeans.
3. Brazil are playing Italy in a football match next Wednesday.
4. I like Martin and Jill. They're very nice persons.
5. I need more money than that. Ten pounds are not enough.
6. I'm going to buy a new pyjama.
7. The committee haven't made a decision yet.
8. Many people has given up smoking.
9. There was a police standing at the corner of the street.
10. Has the police arrived yet?
11. This scissors is not very sharp.
UNIT 79. Noun + noun (a tennis ball/a headache etc.)
A. We often use two nouns together (noun + noun) to mean one thing/person/idea etc. For example:
a tennis ball a bank manager a road accident income tax the city centre
The first noun is like an adjective--it tells us what kind of thing/person/idea etc. For example:
a tennis ball = a ball used to play tennis
a road accident = an accident that happens on the road
income tax = tax that you pay on your income
the sea temperature = the temperature of the sea
a London doctor = a doctor from London
So you can say:
a television camera a television programme a television studio a television producer
(all different things or people to do with television)
language problems marriage problems health problems work problems
(all different kinds of problems)
Compare:
garden vegetables (= vegetables that are grown in a garden)
a vegetable garden (= a garden where vegetables are grown)
Often the first word ends in ~ing. Usually these are things used for doing something. For example:
a washing machine a frying pan a swimming pool the dining room
Sometimes there are more than two nouns together:
* I waited at the hotel reception desk. (= a desk)
* We watched the World Swimming Championships on television.
* If you want to play table tennis (= a game), you need a table tennis table (= a table).
B. When nouns are together like this, sometimes we write them as one word and sometimes as two separate words. For example:
a headache toothpaste a weekend a stomach ache table tennis
There are no clear rules for this. If you are not sure, it is usually better to write two words.
You can often put a hyphen (-) between the two words (but this is not usually necessary): a dining-room the city-centre
C. Note the difference between:
a wine glass (perhaps empty) and a glass of wine (= a glass with wine in it)
a shopping bag (perhaps empty) and a bag of shopping (= a bag full of shopping)
D. When we use noun + noun, the first noun is like an adjective. It is normally singular but the meaning is often plural. For example, a bookshop is a shop where you can buy books, an apple tree is a tree that has apples.
In the same way we say:
a three-hour journey (not 'a three-hours journey')
a ten-pound note (not 'pounds') two 14-year-old girls (not 'years')
a four-week English course (not 'weeks') a three-page letter (not 'pages')
So we say:
* It was a three-hour journey. but The journey took three hours.
For the structure 'I've got three weeks' holiday', see Unit 80E.
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