Task 1: Translate sentences, paying attention to the translation of nouns in bold. In which sentence the noun in bold refers to 1) Pluralia Tantum, 2) Singularia Tantum 3) has word forms of both singular and plural. 1. I get some grey hairs but I pull them out. 2. The majority of men have hair on their chest. 3. She had a lot of make-up on and not a hair out of place. 4. Don’t split hairs. You know what I am getting at. 5. She popped out to buy a tin of soup. 6. It is a factory that turns scrap metal into tin cans. 7. Many professional boxers end their careers with eye and brain damage. 8. He was vindicated in court and damages were awarded. 9. Grossman raised the glass to his lips. 10. In her current role she broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to reach senior management level in the company.
I get some grey hairs but I pull them out. (Pluralia Tantum)The majority of men have hair on their chest. (Singularia Tantum)She had a lot of make-up on and not a hair out of place. (Singularia Tantum)Don’t split hairs. You know what I am getting at. (Pluralia Tantum)She popped out to buy a tin of soup. (Singularia Tantum)It is a factory that turns scrap metal into tin cans. (Pluralia Tantum)Many professional boxers end their careers with eye and brain damage. (Word forms of both singular and plural)He was vindicated in court and damages were awarded. (Pluralia Tantum)Grossman raised the glass to his lips. (Singularia Tantum)In her current role she broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to reach senior management level in the company. (Singularia Tantum)