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B2–C1 · GFM · GFM019

Some + number + noun + predicate

Explanation

A reusable frame from “Noun phrases and reference”. Compare how English and German express noun phrases and reference. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.

Structure

EN · EnglishSome + number + noun + predicate
DE · GermanEtwa/Rund + number + noun + predicate

Anchor phrase

RU · Translation

На первое занятие пришло около тридцати человек.

EN · English

Some thirty people attended the first session.

DE · German

Etwa dreißig Personen nahmen an der ersten Sitzung teil.

Try variations2 · more examples

  1. RU · Translation

    Поездка заняла около четырёх часов.

    EN · English

    The journey took some four hours.

    DE · German

    Die Reise dauerte etwa vier Stunden.

  2. RU · Translation

    Всего мы получили около пятидесяти ответов.

    EN · English

    We received some fifty replies in total.

    DE · German

    Wir erhielten insgesamt rund fünfzig Antworten.

Pattern graph

Continue with nearby patterns

GFM005Some + plural noun + predicate; others + contrasting predicateGFMGFM010What a/an + singular noun phrase + subject + predicate!GFMGFM011The + human-group adjective + plural predicateGFMGFM013Main clause + number + plural time-unit' + nounGFM