Compounded nouns Prepositions Lecture 9 Final cut

Compounded nouns | Prepositions Lecture 9. Final cut

What’s next? • You’ll be offered three grammar tests as practice for your final exam • We covered 9 topics so every test will conclude 3 topics: 1. (4/6/16) Indefinite verbal forms, modal verbs & Introductory words 2. (4/13/16) Prefixes, suffixes & abbreviations 3. (4/20/16) Slang, compounded nouns & prepositions

What’s next? • You have a possibility to practice your skills and knowledge before the final exam • Moreover, you have a lucky chance: your grade for the grammar part can be divided between practice tests and the final exam if you wish

Compounded nouns

Main information • First syllable is always stressed: ‘iron clad (нерушимые правила), fr’ostbite (обморожение) • There are three ways to compound: Opened Traffic jam – пробка Bus stop – остановка Full moon – полнолуние High school – старшая школа Battle royal – генеральное сражение Hyphenated Grown-up – взрослый World-famous – всемирно известный Also-ran – неудачник High-speed – высокоскоростной Red-haired - рыжий Closed Daredevil – смельчак Scapegoat – козёл отпущения Sunflower – подсолнух Lifeboat – спасательная шлюпка Lighthouse - маяк

10 types of compound • Noun + noun: shoelace – шнурки • Noun + preposition: passerby – прохожий • Noun + adjective: attorney general министр юстиции • Noun + verb: haircut – стрижка

10 types of compound • Adjective + noun: poor loser – аутсайдер • Adjective + participle: well-being – благополучие • Preposition + noun: onlooker – наблюдатель, underground – метро • Participle + noun: washing machine – стиральная машина

10 types of compound • Verb + preposition/adverb: know-how (умение), warm-up (прогрев), breakthrough (прорыв) • Word + preposition + word: mother-in-law (тёща, свекровь), word-of-mouth (из уст в уста) • Adjective + verb: dry-cleaning (химчистка) • Preposition + verb: output (выпуск) • Verb + preposition: check-out (регистрация)

Prepositions

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