Transitive and intransitive verbs (o’timli va o’timsiz fe’llar)

11. What I like about these modern flats is those built-in closets. Pardon, madam. They are not closets. They are rooms. Ushbu zamonaviy kvartiralardagi men yoqtiradiga narsa bu devoriy shkaflardir. Kechirasiz xonim, ular shkaflar emas. Ular xonalardir.

12. The police so’zidan keyin ko’plik shaklidagi fe’l ishlatiladi: The police are coming. Politsiya kelyapti. The police want to get them to the police station. Politsiya ularni politsiya mahkamasiga olib bormoqchi.

Lekin: A policeman, a policewoman so’zlari birlikdagi fe’l bilan ishlatiladi: A policeman is coming here, Bu yerga bir politsiyachi kelyapti.

13. There is / there are: Agar gapda ushbu birikmalardan keyin bir nechta ot kelsa, birinchi otga qarab birlik yoki ko’pligi aniqlanadi: There is a book, some pens and a ruler on the table. Stol ustida bir dona ruchka, bir nechta ruchkalar va bir dona chizg’ich bor. There are books, a ruler and a note-book on the table. Stol ustida kitoblar, chizg’ich va daftar bor.

14. Neither … nor (na … na) va either … or (yoki …yoki) bog’lovchilari bilan bog’langan ikkita eganing ikkinchisiga qarab kesimning birlik yoki ko’pligi aniqlanadi: Neither the students nor the teacher is writing on the blackboard. Doskaga na talabalar na o’qituvchi yazmayapti. Either you or she has got a dictionary. Yoki senda yoki unda lug’at bor.