Consult the dictionary for giving other words as examples with the prefixes given in the list

8. Find cases of conversion in the following sentences.

1. The clerk was eyeing him expectantly.

2. Under the cover of that protective din he was able to toy with a steaming dish which his waiter had brought.

3. An aggressive man battled his way to Stout's side.

4. Just a few yards from the front door of the bar there was an elderly woman comfortably seated on a chair, holding a hose linked to a tap and watering the pavement.

5. — What are you doing here? — I'm tidying your room.

6. My seat was in the middle of a row. I could not leave without inconveniencing a great many people, so I remained.

7. How on earth do you remember to milk the cows and give pigs their dinner?

8. In a few minutes Papa stalked off, correctly booted and well muffled.

9. "Then it's practically impossible to steal any diamonds?" asked Mrs. Blair with as keen an air of disappointment as though she had been journeying there for the express purpose.

10. Ten minutes later I was speeding along in the direction of Cape Town.

11. Restaurants in all large cities have their ups and downs.

12. The upshot seemed to be that I was left to face life with the sum of £87 17s 4d.

13. "A man could be very happy in a house like this if he didn't have to poison his days with work," said Jimmy.

14. I often heard that fellows after some great shock or loss have a habit, after they've been on the floor for a while wondering what hit them, of picking themselves up and piecing themselves together.

9. Explain the semantic correlations within the following pairs of words.

shelter — to shelter

park — to park

groom — to groom

elbow — to elbow

breakfast — to breakfast

pin — to pin

trap — to trap

fish — to fish

head — to head

nurse — to nurse

10. Translate the sentences into Russian, paying attention to the verbs with postpositions.

1. Listen to me and don't cut in.

2.These political necessities sometimes turn out to be political mistakes.

3. He put him down as one of the hundred refugees.

4. "Well," he said, "they brought me up to do nothing."

5. Do you expect stupid people to love you for showing them up?

6. I mustn't keep you up. It's — it's very good of you letting me come and talk to you.

7. My first reaction, naturally, was to keep my private affairs to myself, but I see that it would be better to speak out.

8. She was left last night, as usual, to turn out the lights — and all that.

9. The young man, snatching off his hat, passed on.

10. I am fed up with his laziness and carelessness.

11. I suppose she wouldn't put up with your nonsense.

12. I can’t figure out what you're getting at.

13. He struck his opponent a heavy blow and knocked him down.

14. Old Smith has just married off his seventh daughter.

15. Speak up just a trifle louder.

11. Identify the neutral compounds in the word combinations given below and write them out in 3 columns:

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