Meaning & use
Good Morning Ukraine
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Meaning
proper nounproper
A morning greeting or broadcast title used to address the country of Ukraine, especially in news programs.
Grammar: Used as a fixed title or greeting phrase; it is not followed by an article.
Patterns
- Good Morning Ukraine
The presenter opened the show with "Good Morning Ukraine" and a summary of the day's news.
Viewers in Kyiv tuned in to Good Morning Ukraine for the latest updates.
She practiced saying "Good Morning Ukraine" before the live broadcast.
Common combinations
- Good Morning Ukraine broadcast
- The Good Morning Ukraine broadcast begins at six o'clock.
- say Good Morning Ukraine
- The host will say Good Morning Ukraine at the top of the hour.
- Good Morning Ukraine program
- The Good Morning Ukraine program covers national and international stories.
- watch Good Morning Ukraine
- Many people watch Good Morning Ukraine while having breakfast.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Good morning
- This is the general greeting; Good Morning Ukraine adds the name of the country and works as a title.
Word family
- Ukraine proper noun
- The country in Eastern Europe that the phrase addresses.
- Ukrainian adjective
- Relating to Ukraine, its people, or its language.
Commonly confused: Good Morning Ukraine or Good morning, Ukraine?
Good Morning Ukraine vs Good morning, Ukraine
With a comma it is a direct greeting to the country; without a comma it usually works as a program title.
Practice
Which sentence uses the phrase correctly as a title?
Choose one answer.
As a title, the phrase is capitalized and used as a name, as in option 1. The other options treat it like a verb or an object, which is not grammatical.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Good Morning Ukraine”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.