Attribute. Apposition

Exercise 1. Point out the Attributes and appositions, state their kinds, explain the semantic relations expressed by them. Translate into Russian.

On the third day there was sudden excitement down at the bend. 2. The landscape class, with stools and easels and sketch-boxes, tramped off twice a week to some vantage point to indulge in plein-air painting. 3. Those were golden days in my life; it was more than twenty years ago. 4. The evening beauty of the river with a soft mist rising from its glassy surface stirred her out of her state of suspended animation. 5. Their next season’s crop was threatened too, for the pump­ing plant could not operate. 6. Beyond the half-drawn cur­tains at the French windows the summer sun beat down upon the green lawn. 7. A gaunt woman in a black dress, long apron and sun-bonnet came out, and rather grudgingly filled her can with three-penn’orth of milk. 8. Oh, that never-to- be-forgotten summer in the Golden Valley! 9. The only piece of furniture worthy of note was a large grandfather chair standing in front of the fireplace. 10. We have many ques­tions to discuss before we part, my friends. 11. A few more objections of the same sort were raised, but all of them were overruled as irrelevant. 12. All the people present were deep­ly shocked by the nature of the crime the defendant was charged with. 13, Everything imaginable had been done for the cap­ture of the fugitives, but with no avail. 14. Samuel Chealy, the then President of the firm, was definitely against the dubious deal. 15. Is there any purpose in trying to by-pass these problems? 16. The final decision, in accord with the unshakable law of the family, rested with Aunt Agatha.

doubt whether Major Bell will approve of the plan, so casually outlined. 18. The letter from the Carstaire Publish­ers lay unsealed on the desk. 19, The second plane, a huge Boeing, was about to touch the concrete runway brightly lit by spotlights. 20. I’m afraid there is nothing to safely rely on in his account of the case.

Exercise 2. Change the following sentences into the corresponding noun- phrases with Attributes.

Model: 1. The answer was prepared. —> A prepared answer.

The water is for drinking. -* Drinking water.

The room had a low ceiling. —> A room with a low celling.

1. The day was rainy. 2. The remark is very clever. 3. Her heart was kind. 4. The bowl is for sugar. 5. The mountains were covered with snow. 6. The noises were muffled. 7. The catch is abundant. 8. The desk is for writing, 9, The room is for reception. 10. The train was approaching. 11. The coat was made of wool. 12. The country house is in good taste. 13. The place is for hiding. 14. The girl was like a butterfly. 15. His nose resembled a button. 16. The problem had a difficulty. 17. The man was in trouble. 18. The school is for flying- 19. The machine is for calculating. 20. The planning is effi­cient. 21. The Pedagogical Institute is in Moscow. 22. The novel is of adventure. 23. The story is gripping. 24. The birds are singing. 25. The trees rustled. 26. The woman smiled. 27. The waves were thundering. 28. The snow was falling.

The doctor arrived. 30, The scholar has a famous name.