FUNCTIONS
Name the functions of the Infinitives
Подлежащее (subject)
Дополнение (object)
Часть составного сказуемого (predicate)
Определение (attribute)
Обстоятельство (adverbial modifier)
modal verbs
had better и would rather.
let, make (Active Voice)
help
Is there the "for+N+Inf" construction in the following sentence:
For some problems in oceanography and air-sea interaction, the surface area and the average depth of adjacent seas are important factors to be considered.
no
Which voice of the verb (Active or Passive) is mostly used in CS?
passive
What is the function of the Infinitive:
То control the flow, store water or extract energy is a difficult problem.
subject
How do we translate In order + Inf
( In order to control the flow, store water or extract energy dams may be built )
для того, чтобы
How do we translate the construction after "too", "rather", "enough"?
Ex.: The soil was too impervious for water to penetrate further.
слишком + прилагательное, чтобы + инфинитив
TRUE or FALSE:
We can omit "to" with the infinitive used after the sensory verbs (to feel, to hear) in the Active Voice
True
If the Infinitive is at the beginning of the sentence, which 2 functions may it have?
subject or adverbial modifier
Which forms of Infinitive are NOT used in Passive?
Continuous
Make one sentence:
The information was too scarce. We couldn't rely upon it.
The information was too scarce for us to rely upon it.
Is the following sentence in CO or CS?
Certain valleys that had contained glaciers several miles in length proved to be unglaciated at their heads, the latter being too shallow, only 100 feet or less deep.
CS
What if the function of the Infinitive in the following sentence:
There are several key surface features to be considered when making a forecast.
Attribute
Which form of Infinitive do we use when its action happened before the main verb?
perfect
Make one sentence:
Pollution control is largely an engineering problem. But managers have to solve it by strict laws.
Pollution control is largely an engineering problem for managers to solve by strict laws.
Name at least 2 verbs after which CS is NOT used
глаголы, выражающие желание (to want – хотеть, to wish – желать, to like – любить)
How is the Passive Infinitive as an attribute translated into Russian?
(as in: Pollution control is largely an engineering problem to be solved by strict laws)
с использованием придаточного определительного предложения, начинающегося со слов который должен/надо/следует/может
Make the correct form of the Infinitive:
The earliest determination of the daily discharge of a natural stream appears (to make) in 1821 for the Rhine River in Swit-zerland.
to have been made
Translate the sentence:
What it all means remains for the detective to solve
Детективу осталось разгадать что все это значит
Name at least 3 verbs/expressions after which CO is NOT used
после глаголов "вероятности" to seem, to appear – казаться, to prove – оказываться, to happen – случаться, to be likely/unlikely - вероятно/маловероятно, to be sure/cetain - несомненно