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Підмет в конструкціях it’s no…, there is no (it’s no
use, it’s not worth)

Parking is practically impossible
here.

Being lost can be
awful.

It’s no
good complaining.

There’s no
telling when he’ll be back.

Частина складеного іменного
присудка

His hobby
is bird-watching.

He is
against doing it this way.

It is
still very far from being ended.

Частина складеного дієслівного
присудка

Are you
going to start working?

We went on
talking till midnight.

He began writing poetry when he has 30.

Додаток

He was
accused of planning a theft.

I regret having said this.

He’s good
at painting horses.

I’m giving
up smoking.

The grass
needs cutting.

Означення

(після іменників з прийменником of)

I like the
idea of talking a bubble bath.

The door
showed no signs of having been touched.

There are
many ways of decorating houses.

Обставина часу, поведінки, умови (з прийменниками)

After making some calls she set to work.

He left
home without eating breakfast.

You can
open the door by turning the key
twice in the lock.

They will
never speak English well without learning
grammar.