Grammar revision tables

Sure a (certain a)

Surprise v

Sorry a, etc.

Glad a, etc.

Thank v, grateful a

Attention n

Interested a, etc.

See v, mistake v

Realize v

Support v, etc.

Disagree v, etc.

Agree v

Hesitation n

Know v

GENERAL EXPRESSIONS THAT ARE USED IN THE PROFESSIONAL SPEECH

1. Наскільки мені відомо...
2. Було б корисно знати... чи...

1. As far as I know …
2. It would be helpful to know if

1. Я поділяю Ваші сумніви.

1. I share your hesitations.

1. I would agree with you that …
2. I cannot agree that …

1. Я б повністю погодився б з Вами в тому, що...
2. Я не можу погодитися з тим, що...

1. I surely cannot agree with …

1. Я, звичайно, не можу погодитися з...

1. I would like to support …
2. I maintain very firmly that …

1. Мені б хотілося підтримати...
2. Я категорично наполягаю на тому, що...

1. I realize that …
2. I do not realize that …

1. Я розумію, що...
2. Я не розумію того, що...

1. As you see …
2. If am not mistaken …

1. Як Ви бачите (розумієте)
2. Якщо я не помиляюсь...

1. It is of interest that …(it is interesting that …)
2. It is interesting to know whether …

1. Цікаво, що...
2. Цікаво знати... чи...

1. I would like to call your attention to…
2. I just wanted to bring to the attention of audience …

1. Я б хотів звернути Вашу увагу на...
2. Я щойно хотів запропонувати увазі аудиторії...

1. I would like to thank Mr. N. For his helpful comments.
2. I am most grateful for expert advise on …
3. Thank you very much, Prof. D., for a very complete discussion of his problem.

1. Я б хотів подякувати містерові Н. За його корисні зауваження.
2. Я надзвичайно вдячний за кваліфіковану пораду щодо...
3. Велика подяка, професоре Д., за дуже докладне обговорення цього питання.

1. I am content with your answer.

1. Я задоволений Вашою відповіддю.

1. I am sorry to say …
2. It a pity that …
3. It is unfortunate that …

1. На жаль, я повинен сказати...
2. Жаль, що...
3. На жаль...

1. It seems to one surprising that …

1. Дивним здається те, що...

1. Я впевнений, що...
2. Я не можу бути впевненим

1. I am quite sure (certain) that …
2. I cannot be sure (certain) …

NOUNS: SINGULAR AND PLURAL
Singular	Plural	Uses
day bird street rose	days birds streets roses	The plural of a noun is usually made by adding –s to the singular
tomato match dish class box	tomatoes matches dishes classes boxes	Nouns ending in –o, -ch, -sh, -s, -ssor –x form their plural by adding –es. (NOTE: words of foreign origin or abbreviated words ending in –o and –s only: dynamo – dynamos; kilo – kilos; photo – photos; piano – pianos);
baby city	babies cities	Nouns ending in –y following a consonant form their plural by dropping the –y and adding –ies.
loaf wife wolf calf half knife shelf life sheaf	loaves wives wolves calves halves knifes shelves lives sheaves	Twelve nouns ending in –for –fe drop the –f or –fe and add –ves: loaf, wife, wolf, calf, half, leaf, self, knife, life, sheaf, shelf, thief. (Exceptions: beliefs, chiefs, roofs, cliffs, safes, cuffs, handkerchiefs). The nouns hoof, scarf and wharf take either –s or –ves in the plural: wharfs or wharves, hoofs or hooves; scarfs or scarves.
man woman foot goose foot louse mouse child	men women feet geese teeth lice mice children	A few nouns form their plural by a vowel change.
sheep deer fish species swine	sheep deer fish species swine	Some nouns have the same the same form for singular and plural.
crisis criterion datum	crises criteria data	Some nouns that English has borrowed from other languages have foreign plurals.

NOUNS: COMMON AND POSSESSIVE CASE

a) Singular Noun the girl my wife my baby Tom Archimedes Pythagoras Thomas Carlos my brother-in-law	Possessive Form   thegirl’s name my wife’s coat my baby’s toys Tom’s friend Archimedes’ Law Pythagoras’ Theorem Thomas’s/Thomas’ Carlos’s/ Carlos’ my brother-in-law’s guitar	′s is used with singular nouns not ending in –s.     Classical names ending in –s usually add only the apostrophe. Other names ending in –s take ′s or the apostrophe alone. With compounds, the last word takes the ′s.
b) Plural Noun the girls the men my children	Possessive Form the girls’ names the men’s work my children’s toys	A simple apostrophe (′) is used with plural nouns ending in –s. ′s is used with plural nouns not ending in –s.

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