The Infinitive

(А) Exercise 1. Find the infinitives in these sentences. Translate the sentences.

1) The purpose of the test is to collect data that can be used to assess the performance of tractors of different makes and models.

2) To enhance the quality of life of rural and urban people it is necessary to provide programs focused on human activity, food, fiber and natural resource systems.

3) For the computer system to operate, computer programs are required.

4) The purpose of the dynamometer is to apply varying loads through the PTO and to measure the power generated by the tractor.

5) The soil is bad to cultivate.

(A) Exercise 2. Complete the table with the appropriate form of the infinitive.

(A) Exercise 3. Choose the right variant. Translate the sentences.

1) We decided to get/ get our education at the Belarusian State Agrarian Technical University.

2) Agriculture can provide/ to provide us with many products.

3) Using the Internet farmers may use/ to use of data provided by agricultural colleges or other information centers.

4) If I were an engineer I would to design/ design tools.

5) They prepare students to do/do specific jobs.

(В) Exercise 4. Open the brackets using the infinitives. Translate the sentences.

1) There are good facilities (study) at the university.

2) Do you consider these species (grow) for many centuries?

3) The chairman ordered the field (plow).

4) They must (work) in the garden now.

5) They are said (be) at the agricultural exhibition in London last month.

(B) Exercise 5. Join the following pairs of sentences using the infinitive. What is the function of infinitives in all these sentences?

1) The students carry out research work in different student’s groups and societies. They want to be better prepared for work in industry.

2)Wind, water and animals were used. They provided energy for various devices.

3)They study a lot of subjects. They want to have a basic knowledge of the sciences.

4)Tractors, lorries and other machinery permit it. The time required for agricultural work is reduced.

(B) Exercise 6. Put the words into the right order to get sentences with the infinitive as a: