Participle II Used as Attribute in Post-position (Post-position Participle II)
Причастие II в функции правого определения к существительному (причастие в постпозиции).
Причастие II без поясняющих слов также может употребляться справа от существительного. При переводе предложения такое причастие употребляется перед существительным.
| The varieties grown are of very high quality. | – | Выращиваемые сорта очень хорошего качества. |
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MIND THE DIFFERENCE:
Grammar Practice
Highlight the sentences in which Participle II should be used before the defined noun when translating them into Russian:
1. The farmers discussed new methods of cultivation recommended for their area.
2. The new methods used produced good results.’
3. The yields of crops largely depend on the methods of cultivation used.
4. The grain crops grown on this farm produced high yields.
Grammar Focus
Word meaning: ONE
Значения слова “one”.
1. Числительное «один».
| Wheat is one of the most important grain crops. | – | Пшеница – одна из важнейших зерновых культур. |
2. Заместитель ранее названного существительного. В этом случае “one” либо не переводится, либо переводится тем существительным, которое оно замещает.
| This method did not give good results, let’s use another one. | – | Этот метод не дал хороших результатов, давайте используем другой (метод). |
3. Формальное подлежащее, употребляется перед глаголом в личной форме. В русском языке такому предложению соответствует безличное предложение (т.е. без подлежащего).
| Onу should know different classifications of farm crops. | – | Следует знать различные классификации с.-х. культур. |
LESSON 3.1 CLASSIFICATION OF FIELD CROPS
1. Identify the verbs which formed the following words. What do they mean?
classified; drier, dried, applied, easily; earliest, multiplies.
2. Form Participles I, II and translate them:
а ) regular verbs:
to develop, to produce, to supply, to harvest, to obtain, to increase, to improve;
b) irregular verbs :
to grow, to know.
3. Translate the following sentences paying attention to ( а ) post –position participle, (b) participle clause:
а)
1. The quality of the grain harvested is high.
2. The quality of the grain depends on the method of harvest used.
3. The yield of all the farm crops grown has increased.
4. They spoke about the yield obtained;
b)
1. Some of the crops requiring cool conditions for their growth are wheat, rye and potatoes.
2. The growing period required by winter wheat is about 300 days.
3. There are many factors influencing crop growth and development.
4. Plants cultivated by man are known as farm crops.
5. Using fertilizers, farmers increase the fertility of the soil.
6. The cultural practices used in crop cultivation are different in different areas.
7. Crops growing well under warm conditions are short-day crops.
8. Growing improved varieties, we obtain higher yields.
4. Identify Participles and their functions in Text A
5. Identify the word "one" (ones) and its meanings (7).
Vocabulary Focus
| Handwrite the words and word combinations related to text A and give their Russian equivalents. Check them in the agronomy and soil science dictionaries. |
| field, cultivated (row) crop, cereal, forage crop, annual, biennial, perennial, alfalfa, soybeans, flax, legume, stem, root, fibrous root, tap root, seed, life cycle, hay, pasture, soil fertility, nitrogen, content, to plough under, to belong (to), to contain, to complete, to include, to use, to vary in, one, only, the only. |
6. Read and translate text А.