Exercise 6. Choose the required noun from the list below and use it in the necessary meaning: phenomenon, phenomena, criterion, criteria, datum, data, sanatorium, sanatoriums, medium, media, memorandum, memoranda.
1) Meteors and meteoroids are some natural … that have been intensely studied by a lot of scientists in a lot of countries from all over the world. 2) Awards in this domain of science are bestowed on the following …: the candidate’s outstanding academic ability and research potential. 3) The first tuberculosis … was established in this country in the 60s of the last century. 4) The earliest chronological … about the hand-made vases of Minoan Period I can be found in some books on archeology. 5) The states have provided explanatory … and partnership agreements on improving economic cooperation. 6) Before you begin writing a letter, do not forget to mention such an important … as the time of writing. 7) “Television is called a … because anything good on it is rare.” (Fred Allen) 8) The committee has prepared a revised … on the internal and external policy of the well-known non-for-profit organization. 9) “All … exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values.” (Marshall McLuhan). 10) The principles of dynamics are important … used in the process of studying electrodynamics. 11) The Aurora is a fascinating … which attracts viewers from all over the world.
12) Only the very wealthy could afford a trip to Swiss … to recuperate in the fresh air
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Choose the required noun from the list below and use it in the necessary meaning: phenomenon, phenomena, criterion, criteria, datum, data, sanatorium, sanatoriums, medium, media, memorandum, memoranda.
Alegeți substantivul cerut din lista de mai jos și folosiți-l cu sensul adecvat: fenomene, fenomen, criteriu, criterii, dată, date, sanatoriu, sanatorii, mediu medii, memorandum, memorandumuri.
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Răspuns:
1) Meteors and meteoroids are some natural phenomena that have been intensely studied by a lot of scientists in a lot of countries from all over the world.
2) Awards in this domain of science are bestowed on the following criterion: the candidate’s outstanding academic ability and research potential.
3) The first tuberculosis sanatorium was established in this country in the 60s of the last century.
4) The earliest chronological data about the hand-made vases of Minoan Period I can be found in some books on archeology.
5) The states have provided explanatory memoranda and partnership agreements on improving economic cooperation.
6) Before you begin writing a letter, do not forget to mention such an important datum as the time of writing.
7) “Television is called a medium because anything good on it is rare.” (Fred Allen)
8) The committee has prepared a revised memorandum on the internal and external policy of the well-known non-for-profit organization.
9) “All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values.” (Marshall McLuhan).
10) The principles of dynamics are important criteria used in the process of studying electrodynamics.
11) The Aurora is a fascinating phenomenon which attracts viewers from all over the world.
12) Only the very wealthy could afford a trip to Swiss sanatoriums to recuperate in the fresh air.
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Explicații:
Există o serie de substantive în limba engleză care formează pluralul în mod diferit față de regula generală (cu adăugarea terminațiilor „-s”, „-es”).
Substantivele care provin din latină sau greacă, preluate de limba engleză, au împrumutat și formele de plural din latină sau greacă:
- addendum - addenda
- alga - algae
- aquarium - aquaria
- desideratum - desiderata
- formula - formulae
- gymnasium - gymnasia
- larva - larvae
- maximum - maxima
- memorandum - memoranda
- minimum - minima
- moratorium - moratoria
- nucleus - nuclei
- referendum - referenda
- stratum - strata