Английский для экономистов и менеджеров. Ульянова О.В - 58 стр.

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to object to возражать
Так как в русском языке нет форм, соответствующих герундию, то
его переводят неопределенной формой глагола, отглагольным сущест-
вительным (хождение, ожидание, чтение), деепричастием или с помо-
щью придаточного предложения с глаголом-сказуемым в личной форме.
10 Read and translate the sentences, analyze the functions of the ger-
und.
1. The idea of becoming famous attracted him. 2. The noise of the traffic
prevented us from speaking. 3. I know he dislikes being interrupted. 4. John
insisted on sending the article to the magazine. 5. He was accustomed to hav-
ing lunch at 1 o’clock. 6. Mrs. Harter couldn’t help smiling at him. 7. The
book mustn’t be published without being looked through by the author. 8.
William regretted, having mentioned the incident in the bar. 9. She hated be-
ing treated like a child. 10. The play was not worth seeing. 11. They parted at
the door without having spoken to each other again. 12. Their plan was re-
jected without having been discussed. 13. I remember reading about it in one
of the historical novels. 14. Can you recall having mentioned the fact to any-
one?
11 Define the function of the gerund.
1. Gossiping and lying go hand in hand. 2. After he had finished packing, the
room was in a state of disorder. 3. He’s fond of making jokes. 4. When I be-
gan writing I liked it very much. 5. Why can’t you stop eating so much? 6.
Without waiting for her answer he turned and left us. 7. Meeting old friends
is my greatest pleasure. 8. You can’t be there in time without catching a taxi.
9. You will achieve a lot by telling the truth. 10. The teacher went on explain-
ing the use of the gerund. 11. I had had a lot of thoughts since leaving the of-
fice. 12. She accused him of having stolen her purse. 13. All the happiness of
my life depends on your loving me. 14. I stretched out my hand to prevent
her from falling. 15. We are looking forward to seeing you again.
12 Fill in the blanks with prepositions.