Неличные формы английского глагола. Коптева Н.Ю. - 41 стр.

1. There’s no reason for your simplifying the picture. What do
   you think?
2. There’s no reason for our comparing the equations. What do
   you think?
3. There’s no re ason for their approaching the problem in such
   a way. What do they think?
4. There’s no reason for her joining us. What does she think?
5. There’s no reason for his disturbing us. What does he think?
Exercise 2. Substitute for the Gerund.
Pattern: What is the use of experimenting? (to make observations)
          — What’s the use of making observations?
1. to describe the model in detail.
2. to approach the problem.
3. to require the impossible.
4. to receive such signals.
5. to attach the tuning fork to the base of this dish.
Exercise 3. Answer the Questions Suggested According to the Pattern.
Pattern: Can you translate the text without reading it first?
          — No, I can’t help reading it first.
          Can you understand the problem without considering it
          first?
          — No, I can’t help considering it first.
1. Can you form a picture of the nucleus without simplifying it first?
2. Can you remember the words without practising them first?
3. Can you choose the proper equation without comparing them
   first?
4. Can you operate the device without amplifying the current?
5. Can you operate the device without maintaining a high potential?
Exercise 4. Use Gerund with the Preposition «by».
Pattern: How can you demonstrate the transmission of sound?
         — I place a bell in an evacuated jar. Thus I can
         demonstrate the transmission of sound by placing a bell
         in an evacuated jar.
1. How can you hear a sound from the jar? — I admit the air.
   Thus...


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