EXERCISES

Переведите предложения, обращая особое внимание на форму инфинитива, входящего в « субъектный инфинитивный оборот ».

A. 1. They happened to meet her at the bank. 2. The laser beam seems to have almost unlimited industrial possibilities. 3. She proved to be a good engineer. 4. Our present-day life seems to be quite impossible without telephone, radio and television. 5. About 50 per cent of Lake Baikal water proved to have been polluted since the Baikal plant began its work. 6. These chemical changes appear to have been caused (вызывать) by heat.

B. 1. Light and radio waves are said to be of similar nature. 2. The neutrons and protons of an atom are known to be linked together to form a compact nucleus. 3. The delegation is reported to have left London. 4. Many proteins were found to be mixtures of several chemical compounds. 5. First sputniks are known to have led the way into space for man. 6. The first pocket-size colour television sets were reported to have been developed. 7. Many million tons of coal reserves are known to exist in that district.

C. 1. The application of this device is certain to give better results. 2. They are sure to return soon. 3. The chemist is certain to have obtained a new substance with some new properties. 4. He is sure to be appointed the manager of the factory. 5. The experiment is unlikely to give good results. 6. The case is likely to have been broken during transportation. 7. Titanium’s high standard of corrosion resistance, lightness, tensile strength and the ease of forging are sure to find it more and more uses.

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