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Practice Gerund
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Ex. 1. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Define the functions of gerund.
1. Lowering the temperature increased the storage phase. 2. Discussing a problem with colleagues is always helpful. 3.Applying irrigation water in arid areas differs very little in principle from applying fertilizer in humid areas. 4. Flowering is important, as seeds are produced in flowers. 5. Applying this method to practice was of great importance. 6. The director is for extending the time of experiment. 7. The professor was against taking part in the conference. 8. Her greatest pleasure is going in for sport. 9. My favourite sport is swimming. 10. This work is far from being easy. 11. He likes treating most complicated problems. 12. She avoided expressing her opinion in public. 13. He hated being disturbed during the experiment. 14. Lots of people prefer discussing observations, problems together. 15. We remember having obtained these data in the previous experiments. 16. We can’t help remembering that this reaction is often followed by an explosion. 17. He likes treating most complicated problems. 18. She avoided expressing her opinion in public. 19. He hated being disturbed during the experiment. 20. Lots of people prefer discussing observations, problems together. 21. We remember having obtained these data in the previous experiments. 22. We can’t help remembering that this reaction is often followed by an explosion. 23. There is some reason for believing that the truth lies somewhere between these two extremes. 24. The doctrine opened wide opportunities for increasing the yields. 25. This is the main way of affecting photosynthesis by heavy metal ions. 26. They had no chance of reducing biological productivity of the lake. 27. They had experience in attending biological congresses. 28. This effect can be eliminated by heating the substance. 29. Substances increasing the rate of chemical change without entering into the reaction are known as catalysts. 30. On using the thermometer we realized that the temperature of the soil was increasing. 31. Upon cooling the water vapour condenses. 32. Moisture was conserved in case of preventing the capillary rise of water in the soil.
Ex. 2. Translate into Russian. Pay attention to the gerundial constructions.
1. We objected to this student taking part in the conference. 2. He insisted on me signing the contract immediately. 3. He insisted on my returning soon. 4. On the lecturer’s appearing in the hall, everybody stood up. 5. There was a probability of Petrov’s being sent to Moscow. 6. She wrote the letter to him without my knowing it. 7. There is no excuse for his doing such a thing. 8. Their leaving before the end of the concert attracted attention. 9. They objected to the experiments being conducted in our laboratory. 10. They informed us of the discussion having already been summarized. 11. We have heard of the agreement having been reached. 12. The loss of heat resulted from oxygen being prevented from releasing in this reaction.
Ex. 3. Translate into Russian, state the form and the function of the Gerund.
1. Drying reduced the number of protozoa. 2. Is there any reason for believing that flocculation occurs in all natural water? 3. It is worth noting in this connection that there are at least two kinds of analyses practised by science. 4. At all events the resistance of lichens to disease is an important factor in aiding them to be long-lived. 5. The investigator is usually faced with the problem of having to work with low concentrations of plant material. 6. An enzyme greatly speeds the rate of the reaction without being much damaged itself by the reaction. 7. Large spores are liberated at ground level instead of being deposited on surfaces. 8. Fortunately Atropa plants that showed signs of having been eaten were found in the vicinity. 9. Decreasing the alkalinity of the blood by injecting acetic acid into it reduced the resistance to a large extent. 10. Besides closely resembling the large lymphocytes these cells have slightly more cytoplasm and a more eccentrically placed nucleus. 11. Increasing the concentration of substrate decreases the amount of inhibition, and, conversely, decreasing the substrate concentration increases the inhibition. 12. Other conditions being equal, evaporation increases density by concentrating the materials being dissolved.
UNIT V
Test I
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