HOMEWORK â„–6
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| 07:35 UK time, Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Hi Nuala!
As Britney Spears sings, you did it again! You're right about Possessive case in Russian. We haven't got it in this form (s and apostrophe). But there is Genitive case in Russian, which corresponds with Possessive case in English. And we use an adjective before noun. Unfortunately, they seldom coincide.
Possessives
1.It was on the eve of the New Year 2005.
A:It was on New Year's eve in 2005.
2. The secretary of our company.
A:Our company secretary.
3. You have to meet the expectations of the client.
A:You have to meet client's expectations.
4. A Russian conference of the accountants.
A:A Russian accountants' conference.
5. The idea and development of our team.
A:Our team's idea and development.
6. I was on a presentation of event management.
A:I was on an event management presentation.
7. The sorcerer's hat become the logo of Disney Hollywood studio.
A:OK
8. When I was reading, I was living among the heroes of the book.
A:OK
9. In this book he describes the life of a rich young man.
A:In this book he describes rich young man's life.
10. With each of his word you begin to imagine and feel the atmosphere of his novel.
A:OK
Prepositions
11. On the interview I filled in a test.
A:During the interview I filled in a test.
12. He couldn't believe in my results.
A:He couldn't believe my results. (But why then is it «believe in God»?)
13. I sent my CV for the best events company in Russia.
A:I sent my CV to the best events company in Russia.
About the second part of my homework. Honestly, I always checked it before put it on the site. And if there were any mistakes, I just couldn't see them. I think I need more reading and then my eyes will accustomed to notice more of them. Anyway, I'll try!
And now I'm going to answer on your other questions.
It's a kitchen of event!
Here I mean that the second step of preparation is like a factory, where all ins and outs of event are defined. I think it's my mistake, because we have such an expression in Russian. When we say kitchen of something, it means an internal specificity of something.
When I wrote inflammatory disco music, I ment stirring / rousing disco tune.
That's all I think! Thanks!
Best wishes,
Jan
Comment number 1.
At 23rd Jun 2010, Mahjabeen wrote:Hi Jan! You're a good learner. You pick things quickly. Having a dream job is exciting. It's good to know that you do the job which you love. So, we've one similarity between us and that is we both enjoy our jobs. Teaching is my profession and my passion too. Moreoever, your posted pictures are beautiful and we can see your hardwork behind it.
That's all for now.
Good luck!!!!
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Comment number 2.
At 23rd Jun 2010, Jan wrote:Hi dear Mahjabeen!
Thanks for your comment! Every time I receive them, I feel more and more confident. Today I was speaking in English with one of my fiends 3 hour running, and at the end he couldn't believe that I'd made such a progress after one month only. I still can't remember some words, but now I can explain the meaning with other words. And I still have mistakes, but now It's easier to understand what I talk about, because I try to speak English more or less rather then translate from Russian into English. I really hope this experience will help me in my future work and bring me success! Which I wish you also!
Best wishes,
Jan
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At 24th Jun 2010, learner_E wrote:Hi Jan,
In my opinion, the Possessive case only have the form of 's and of.Does the example NO.2 belong to a Possessive case? No need 's?I see it a bit strange.
And the sentence 'It's a kitchen of event!' is defficult to understand.Does the 'a kitchen of ' is a idiom?I never seen it before.
Happy every day!
Niu
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Comment number 5.
At 28th Jun 2010, Diarmuid wrote:Feedback for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½work No.6
Hi Jan,
I'm Diarmuid from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Learning English. As Nuala is not around this week, I am correcting your homework.
So let's look at your possessives first. I'm judging your answers on correct use of possessives. If there are other problems, I'll mention them in my feedback.
Possessives:
1. It was on New Year's eve in 2005. Correct (except Eve needs to be capitalised).
2. Our company secretary. Correct.
3. You have to meet client's expectations. Correct (but we need the definite article 'the client's expectations').
4. A Russian accountants' conference. Correct.
5. Our team's idea and development. Correct (although I'm not sure what your team's idea is – do they have only one idea?)
6. I was on an event management presentation. Correct.
7. The sorcerer's hat become the logo of Disney Hollywood studio. Correct (but became rather than become).
8. When I was reading, I was living among the heroes of the book. Correct (however I would say that 'living among the book's heroes' sounds ok to me too).
9. In this book he describes rich young man's life. Correct (but we need the indefinite article 'a rich young man's life').
10. With each of his word you begin to imagine and feel the atmosphere of his novel. Correct (but we need the plural form 'each of his words').
Prepositions:
All correct.
You asked why we say 'believe in God'. The simple answer to that is that when we talk about beliefs, religious faiths and our personal principles we use the preposition in.
Examples:
I believe in life after death.
I believe in a fair day's work for a fair day's pay.
I believe in solving conflict by talking.
Well done Jan.
Diarmuid
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Comment number 6.
At 29th Jun 2010, Jan wrote:Hi Diarmuid!
Thanks for the correction!
Good day,
Jan
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