7.2. Проверь себя!
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Герундиальный оборот |
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1. Выпишите из предложения герундиальный оборот. |
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a)
The
state of rest or uniform motion of a body is changed after its being acted
upon by some external unbalanced force. b)
We
know of his having spent more than 20 years of scientific thinking before
finally formulating the ideas on paper. c)
Graphite
is used as a moderator in the atomic pile because of its being cheap and
its ability to stand high temperatures. d)
Newton’s
having invented the mathematical machinery needed for proving the validity
of the basic laws of mechanics was of great
importance. e)
The
Principia’s having been published brought Newton world
fame. |
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2. Найдите герундиальный оборот и переведите предложение. |
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a)
We
know of silver and copper being very good conductors of
electricity. b)
Mica
is widely used as a dielectric in high grade condensers because of its
having high voltage strength. c)
The
Curies’ having discovered radium gave them the possibility of discovering
other radioactive elements. d)
We
know of Yablochkov’s having found a brilliant solution to the difficult
problem of using the electric arc for lighting. e)
Most
metals being good conductors of heat and electricity made them widely used
in industry. |