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Nouns (Alomorphic categories of nouns (The category of Gender (English the…
Nouns
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Possesive case
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in English the 's sign may be related to more than one word – to a whole group of words. E.g. Mary and Ann's room, the man over there's dog
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Isomorphic semantic groups of singularia tantum nouns:
- Nouns denoting parts of the world: the north, south, південь, північ, захід, схід.
- Names of materials:gold, silver, bread, coffee, алюміній, мідь, цукор, сіль, пісок.
- Collective nouns: furniture, rubbish, mankind, гарбузиння, селянство
- Abstract notions: information, business, courage, knowledge відвага, знання, прогрес, мир*
Isomorphic semantic groups of pluralia tantum nouns:
- Some nouns like: opera classes, scales, сани, ворота, цимбали, граблі
- Names of remains: sweepings, scraps, slops, вершки, зметене, вишкребки
- Names of some games: cards, yards, drafts, skittles, шашки, карти, дротики
Some abstract and complete notions: outskirts, contents, means будні, злидні, хрестини, заручини
Some geographical names: the Urals, the Bermudes, the Carribeans, Бермуди, Альпи, Черкаси*