Analysis of the word “Convenience” Prepared by Tyschenko Anastasia Group 212
n The success of the food halls in large stores is due to their convenience.
Convenience
Grammatical Characteristics of Word: n Noun; It can be countable and can be uncountable; It can be concrete and can be abstract. n Ant. inconvenience n n
Lexical Characteristics of the Word
1. n n n The quality of being suitable or useful for a particular purpose, especially by making something easier or saving you time. e. g. Ready meals sell well because of their convenience. the convenience of doing something e. g. Most of us like the convenience of using credit cards to buy things. for convenience e. g. For convenience, the German translation is printed below.
2. n n n What is easiest and best for a particular person. e. g. These meals can be prepared in advance, and served at your convenience. at somebody's convenience (=at a time that is best and easiest for someone) e. g. These meals can be prepared in advance, and served at your convenience. for somebody's convenience e. g. For your convenience, the bank is open until 7 p. m. Services should be run to suit the convenience of the customer, not the staff.
3. n something that is useful because it saves you time or means that you have less work to do. e. g. The supermarket offers a bag-packing service, as a convenience to customers.
Word-combinations and Setexpressions
at your earliest convenience. formal (as soon as possible - used in letters) e. g. We should be grateful if you would reply at your earliest convenience. q convenience food (food that is partly or completely prepared already and that is sold frozen or in cans, packages etc, so that it can be prepared quickly and easily ) q public convenience. formal (a public toilet) q a marriage of convenience ( a marriage that has been agreed for a particular purpose, not because the two people love each other) q
A Marriage of Convenience n “A Marriage of Convenience” is a short romance book that is part of the "Western Lovers - Hitched in Haste" series. Authored by Doreen Owens Malek, the story takes place approximately 20 years following the Vietnam War but does have a short flashback of 10 years previous to this. Like with all romances, there is the man and the woman who fight against all the odds to live happily ever after.
Derivatives
Convenient – adj. (useful to you because it saves you time, or does not spoil your plans or cause you problems) Convenient to (=near) q Ant. Inconvenient. e. g. Mail-order catalogs are a convenient way to shop. q Conveniently- adv. (in a way that is useful to you because it saves you time or does not spoil your plans or cause you problems) e. g. Conveniently, her parents are often willing to babysit. q
Exercises n n n n These meals can be prepared in advance, and served at your ______. These meals can be prepared in advance, and served at your convenience. Will four o’clock be convenient __ you? Will four o’clock be convenient for you? The hotel is _______ located near the airport. The hotel is conveniently located near the airport. In the past most royal marriages were marriages _______, arranged for political reasons. In the past most royal marriages were marriages of convenience, arranged for political reasons.
Пожалуйста, позвони мне как только сможешь. Please telephone me at your earliest convenience. Полуфабрикаты упрощают нашу жизнь. Сonvenience foods make life easier. Он удобно устроился в Париже. He lived conveniently in Paris. Наш офис находится рядом с Капитолием. Our office is convenient to the Capitol.
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