Runglish
Grammar
Russian English Grammar
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Runglish
Grammar
Russian English Grammar
Contents
1. Noun
2. Adjective
3. Verb
4. Pronoun
5. Preposition
Noun
1. Collectives are always singular.
What is the news? → What are news?
How much money is there in Alexei’s account? → How many money are on
account of Alexey?
2. There is no difference between the
and zero article.
Are the police well-paid? → Is police well-paid? Police
is well-paid?
Do you know the woman who is standing there? → Do you know woman standing there? You know woman
standing there?
Adjective
1. Comparative and superlative forms oa adjectives vary.
easy – easier – the easiest → easy – more easy – most easy, or easy – more easier –
most easier/easiest
Verb
1. The Present Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Simple
are replaced by the Present Simple.
Have you been to the
My family have gone to the
2. The Present Perfect Continuous and Past Perfect
Continuous are replaced by the Past Continuous.
It has been raining since the morning. → It was raining since
morning.
When I came my Mum had been cooking the dinner. → When I came my mother was
cooking supper.
3. To have something done is replaced by to do.
Have you had your hair cut? → Did you cut your hair? You
cut your hair?
4. The Future Simple is used in a conditional clause.
If it rains, I won’t be able to come home earlier. → If it will rain, I won’t can
go home more earlier.
5. Other peculiarities.
Do you agree? → Are you agree? You are agree?
What do you suggest doing? → What do you suggest to do?
What you suggest to do?
I don’t know where she works. → I don’t know where does she work.
Let me do it for you. → Let me to do it for you.
Pronoun
1. Possessive pronouns.
It is mine. → It is my.
He’s a friend of mine. → He’s my friend.
2. Interrogative pronouns.
What is it called? → How is it called? How it is
called?
What does she look like? → How does she look? How does
she look alike? How she looks? How she looks alike?
Preposition
He is very kind to Katya. → He is very kind with Katya.
What do you think of him? → What do you think about him?
What you think about him?
I was waiting you two hours. → I’ve been waiting for you for two hours.
He congratulated me on my birthday. → He congratulated me with my birthday.
To you. (toast) → For you. (toast)
Could you listen to me, please? → Listen me, please.
I was speaking over the phone to Mikhail. → I was speaking on the phone with Mihail.
I didn’t use to like studying at school in my
childhood. → I didn’t like to
study in school in my childhood.
It is typical of him. → It is typical for him.
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