7.2. Проверь себя!

 

Герундиальный оборот

 

 

1.      Выпишите из предложения герундиальный оборот.

 

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.

 

2.      Найдите герундиальный оборот и переведите предложение.

 

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.

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