Ч182
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coll (Particle
Invar 1. (used in questions and obj or subj clauses) used when asking the interlocutor to describe the character, personality etc of the named person(s), or the nature, characteristics etc of the named thing
what kind (sort) of (a)
NP is ( s.o. sth. )?
what is (
s.o. sth. ) like?what is (
s.o. sth.)?
2. (used in exclamations expressing the speaker's feeling about or emotional reaction to some person, thing, or phenomenon) ( s.o. or sth. is) very (pretty, nice, revolting etc): what a
NP!
what a beautiful (terrible
etc)
NP(he (it
etc)) is such a
NP(he (she
etc)) is such an exquisite (beautiful
etc)
NP(when the Russian
NP is translated by an
AdjP) how
AdjP .
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