Singular noun: What a nice day! · Plural or uncountable: What lovely flowers! What awful weather! · After how no noun: How nice!, not How nice day! · What a pity (that) + clause
A2
What a + singular noun
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Use What a (+ adjective) + a singular countable noun to say how surprising or good or bad something is.What a (+ прикметник) + іменник в однині — щоб виразити подив, захоплення чи розчарування.
What a+adjective+singular noun+!
What a nice day! Який чудовий день!
What a great idea! Яка чудова ідея!
What nice day!
What a nice day!
Типова помилка: В українській артикля немає, тому його легко пропустити: What a nice day!, а не What nice day!
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What awful smell!
an Awful starts with a vowel sound: What an awful smell!
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What interesting book!
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What an great idea!
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Tap the words in the order of the sentence.
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What with plurals and uncountables
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With a plural or an uncountable noun do not use a: What lovely flowers! What awful weather!З іменником у множині або незлічуваним a не потрібне: What lovely flowers! What awful weather!
What+adjective+plural / uncountable noun+!
What lovely flowers! Які гарні квіти!
What awful weather! Яка жахлива погода!
What a lovely flowers!
What lovely flowers!
Типова помилка: Weather, music, news — незлічувані: What great music!, а не What a great music!
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What awful !
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What cookies!
delicious Plural noun: What + adjective + noun, no a.
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What terrible weathers!
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What a beautiful flowers!
A2
What a pity
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Use What a pity (that) + a clause to say you are sorry about something.What a pity (that) + речення — щоб висловити жаль через щось.
What a pity+(that)+subject+verb
What a pity you can't come! Шкода, що ти не можеш прийти!
What a pity that it is raining! Шкода, що йде дощ!
What pity you missed the show!
What a pity you missed the show!
Типова помилка: «Шкода» передається фразою What a pity, а не лише слово pity: What a pity!
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What a pity you the party last night!
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What a pity he early!
left After What a pity use a full clause: he left early.
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What the pity you are ill!
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What a pity the shop is closed!
that What a pity + (that) + full clause.
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How + adjective
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Use How + adjective (or adverb) when there is no noun. How can also be followed by a clause or to + verb.How + прикметник (або прислівник), коли іменника немає. Далі може йти речення або to + дієслово.
How+adjective+!
How exciting! Як цікаво!
How lovely to see you! Як приємно тебе бачити!
What exciting!
How exciting!
Типова помилка: «Як цікаво!» — це How exciting!, а не What exciting!
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exciting!
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