Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
REVIEW 1 - 4 (Grammar)
1 - Correct the mistakes, if any, in the following sentences:
1. The teacher recommended that we used another method of analysis.
2. It was necessary that everybody was present.
3. I suggest that he find some other job.
4. The officer ordered that the soldier use the protective suit.
5. It is important that he has everything he needs for the experiment.
2 – Translate the sentences from Russian into English:
1. Вы должны произвести точные (exact) расчеты, чтобы вы не провалили (tofail) свой эксперимент.
2. Необходимо, чтобы все вещества были расплавлены, смешаны, охлаждены и возвращены на Землю.
3. Если бы спутник Telstar был построен по технологиям прошлого десятилетия, то он выполнял бы совершенно другие задачи. (IIIConditional)
4. Желательно, чтобы вы обеспечили (toprovide) нас необходимой информацией.
5. Некоторые материалы охлаждаются почти до -273С, чтобы они стали сверхпроводниками.
3 -Answer the following questions:
1. What would our planet look like if a man had the power to control the weather?
2. How would the climate of Europe be affected if the Gulf-stream changed its direction?
3. What would happen if the ice of the Antarctic melted?
4. What could we do if we had atomic cars?
5. What wouldn’t people be able to do if they had no electricity?
6. What would you change about the world if you had the power to change something?
7. What would you change about your personality if you could change something?
4 - Fill in the blanks below with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Remember that negative, passive and continuous subjunctive forms are possible. Three of the sentences below do not contain subjunctive forms. Can you find them?
1. It's important that she (remember) _______________________ to take her medicine twice a day.
2. I suggest that my friend (read) _______________________ the directions carefully before assembling the bicycle. He doesn't want the wheels to fall off while he is riding down a hill.
3. My neighbor demanded that the heater (repair) _______________________ immediately. The apartment was freezing.
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4. It's vital that the Russia (focus) _______________________ on improving its public education system. What we do now will affect our country for generations to come.
5. I am not going to sit here and let her insult me. I demand that she immediately (apologize) _______________________ for what she just said.
6. My sister asked that we (attend) _______________________ her graduation ceremony next week.
7. Was it really necessary that I (sit) _______________________ there watching you the entire time you were rehearsing for the play? It was really boring watching you repeat the scenes over and over again.
8. It is important to remember that your boss (think) _______________________ very differently from you. He may not agree to the changes you have made in the organization of the company.
9. It's a little difficult to find this car repair. I propose that we all (drive) _______________________ together so that nobody gets lost along the way.
10. The woman insisted that the lost child (take) _______________________ to store's information desk so his parents could be paged. (to page-передаватьсообщенияпогромкоговорителю)
11. The nutritionist recommended that the patient (reduce) _______________________ his daily fat intake.
12. The environmental leader felt it was extremely important that the people of the city (allow) _______________________ to voice their concerns over the new hotel being built on the bay.
13. She says that the government (regulate) _______________________ the airline industry. I don't know if that is true.
14. The sign at the pool recommended that you (swim) _______________________ after eating a large meal.
15. It is necessary that a life guard (monitor) _______________________ the summing pool while the children are taking their swimming lessons.
16. The sun is scorching today. I suggest you (put) _______________________ on sunblock immediately before you get a sunburn.
17. The dean insists that all the students (invite) _______________________ to the lecture; otherwise he will not attend.
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18. I think it's an interesting fact that she (come) _______________________ from Estonia.
19. It is imperative that the world (work) _______________________ towards a solution to global warming before the weather patterns of the world are disrupted irreparably (безвозвратно).
Subjunctive test
1. Mr. A acted that way as if he _______ a foreigner.
a. should be
b. is
c. were
d. had been
2. It was suggested that each traveler _______ enough clothes on the trip.
a. brought
b. bring
c. had better bring
d. would bring
3. The writer _______ her job well, but she _______ so careless.
a. could do, was
b. had done, had been
c. hadn’t done, had been
d. could have done, was
4. He may even request that such an evil law__________.
a. not be passed
b. will be passed
c. mustn’t be passed
d. would be passed
5. If my car _______ out of gas, I would have arrived here.
a. shouldn’t run
b. didn’t run
c. hadn’t run
d. haven’t run
6. The Chairperson demanded the survey _______ by the end of the next week.
a. should complete
b. be completed
c. would be completed
d. was completed
7. Jack didn’t come yesterday, or you _______ him.
a. were to see him
b. would see
c. had seen
d. might have seen
8. Doris’s father insisted Doris _______ a rich man.
a. be engaged to
b. would be engaged to
c. must be engaged to
d. should engage to
9. _______ it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the visit to the farm.
a. Should
b. Were
c. Will
d. Would
10. The president of the country gave the order that the whole nation _______ to go out at night.
a. should not be allowed
b. shouldn’t allow
c. mustn’t be allowed
d. not be allowed
6- Translate into Russian without a dictionary paying attention to the subjunctive mood:
1. Scientists suggested that a device to measure radiation beyond the Earth’s protective magnetic field should be placed on aninterplanetary spacecraft.
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2. Students are to put down this word into their notebooks lest they should forget it.
3. Understanding how the human brain works could result in making computers capable of performing a certain amount of independent work.
4. It is necessary that new materials should be created in the near future.
5. It is desirable that more powerful internal combustion engines should combine high efficiency and light weight.
6. It would have been impossible to launch space vehicles provided we had not had the necessary polymeric materials and synthetic fuels.
7. It is essential that highly sensitive reception devices should be made for the radio telescope to achieve better results in observation.
8. It is necessary that automatic stations should be launched before manned spaceships.
9. Provided the laboratory continued this experiment it would take threeyears to complete it.
10. It is desirable that special space robots be developed which could be sent to investigate remote areas without worrying about whether they would come back or not.
11. It is necessary that a superconductor should be cooled to almost -273oC.
12. If every star in the sky shone with the same degree of brightness, the distance to any star could be readily calculated.
13. It was suggested that radioisotopes should be used to measure the thickness of these metal objects.
14. The experts insisted that the substance used for industrial purposes should be chemically pure.
15. It is urgent that we debate the importance of such experiments.
16. Make exact calculations lest you should fail with your experiment.
7 - Translate from Russian into English paying attention to the Subjunctive Mood:
Вариант Alfa
1. Если бы исследования были продолжены, то можно было бы избежать (toavoid) повреждений в обшивке космического корабля (rocketskin).
2. Вполне очевидно, что не всегда можно положиться на результаты единичного (single) эксперимента.
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3. На производство сверхчистых кристаллов белка очень сильно влияет гравитация.
Вариант Beta
1. За выполнением задачи учеными из многих стран последовал запуск ракеты с космодрома.
2. Необходимо содействовать продвижению идеи, чтобы исследовать объекты в глубоком космосе.
3. Все механизмы МКС работали так, как будто они идеально подходят друг другу.
4. Если бы можно было предсказать, как поведёт себя новая система обеспечения, то многих проблем можно было бы избежать.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct passive tense.
Do you think Mars 1)… will be colonized (colonise) by humans one day? The planet Mars 2) …………………(know) as the ‘red planet’. The soil there is red and its surface 3)………………..(cover) in volcanoes. Until recently, it 4) ……………….. (believe) that nothing could live on Mars, but during a recent space mission, tests 5)………………..(carry out), and now it 6)………………..(think) that live on Mars might be possible one day. During the space mission, special equipment 7) ………………..(use) to examine the planet. No form of life 8) ……………….. (find) yet, and so far, the planet 9)………………..(consider) unsuitable for inhabitation. However, we 10) ……………….(tell) by scientists that, by 2020, humans 11)……………….. (send) to Mars, and that one day, special cities 12) ……………….. (build) so that we can live there. It 13) ……………….. (hope) that by 2150, Mars will be a wonderful place to live. If a colony 14) ……………….. (build) on Mars, would you like to live there?
9 - Work with a partner. Add the correct prepositions to the verbs and use them in your ownexamples. Use Passive construction:
e.g.to rely on–a person to be relied on
to follow ___, to deal ___, to speak ___, to object ___, to depend ___, to refer ___, to influence ___, to work ___
10 - Translate into Russian:
1. The invention of an internal combustion engine was followed by the appearance of a motor car as we know it today.
2. The improvement of our working conditions and life is influenced by the achievements of scientific and technological progress.
3. International cooperation, especially in the field of space and science, may be spoken of as a long-standing tradition.
4. Lead is very slightly acted upon by the oxygen of the air.
5. In mechanics the study of kinematics is followed by the study of dynamics.
6. It is quite evident that not every experiment can be relied upon.
11 -TranslateintoEnglish:
1. На развитие физики значительно повлияло открытие радиоактивности.
2. На любой летательный аппарат действуют аэродинамические силы.
3. Против этих условий будут возражать другие ученые.
4. Оновыхразработках в области сверхпроводимости много пишут.
5. В механике за изучением кинематики следует изучение динамики.
6. За работами Циолковского последовал целый ряд очень важных работ в области космонавтики.
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