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7.The energy sources of the world decreasing, the scientist must find new sources of energy.

Exercise 2. Translate the sentences with the underlined Participle II as an Attribute.

1.Considerable progress has been made in the methods employed.

2.Even failed experiments teach us something of value.

3.Cash received is posted in the cash account.

4.You must use the formula specified by tax law.

5.A shipment of finished products usually requires quicker delivery.

6.Everyone consulted agreed that there was a shortage of goods.

7.Last week he demonstrated the improved mechanism.

8.Without increased productivity accelerated national development has seldom, if ever, been obtained.

9.The terms insisted upon are difficult to fulfill.

Exercise 3. Insert much or many into sentences below. Translate them.

1.Try to do as…as possible.

2.My friend didn’t make…mistakes.

3.How…money have you got?

4.There isn’t…milk in the bottle.

5.I haven’t got…time, but I’ll try to help you.

6.Have your parents been to…countries?

7.There weren’t…people in the street.

8.He doesn’t spend…money on his clothes.

10.You watch TV too… .

Exercise 4. Summarize you knowledge of Attributive Clauses. Translate sentences.

1.I know some people who could help you.

2.There’s a problem that you don’t understand.

3.Friday is the day we have Spanish.

4.Do you know a shop which sells good coffee?

5.Nothing that she said made any difference.

6.The people who live in Greece speak Greek.

7.The language that some people speak in Scotland is called Scots Gaelic.

Exercise 5. Insert prepositions for, on, in, of, at where necessary.

1.The banks close…7 o’clock…the evening.

2.He usually leaves home early…the morning and comes back late…night.

3.We arrived…London…the 13th…April and left…Oxford only…June.

4.She lived in England…three years.

5.Last summer we spent our holiday … France.

6.The prices…the majority of goods do not change…short periods of time.

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