Упражнения Упражнение № 1

Переведите, обращая внимание на функции слов which, what:

I. 1. She said she’d been waiting for an hour, which was true. 2. The cat, which is climbing that tree, is Aunt Mary’s. 3. I can’t decide which coat to wear. 4. Which country is situated to the north of Russia? 5. She couldn’t come which was a pity.

II. 1. What are you doing here at such a late hour? 2. I couldn’t understand what they were speaking about. 3. What happened after was rather unexpected and strange. 4. Of course he knew what reasons she meant. 5. What did you buy last Sunday? 6. I am worried about what we are going to do with the situation.

Упражнение № 2

Переведите, обращая внимание на перевод союзов и союзных слов:

1. Our flight was delayed, which meant we had to wait for hours at the airport. 2. All our friends liked the photos which I made on holiday. 3. Which text of the two do I have to translate? 4. What city did you visit last year? 5. Show me what you have bought. 6. As we were building the house we got interested in different construction materials. 7. We took an umbrella as it was going to rain in the evening. 8. He worked there as a journalist for some time. 9. We’ve known each other since we were ten. 10. I haven’t gone there since. 11. They might be sisters. They are so like each other. 12. What is your best friend like? 13. What does your best friend like?

Упражнение № 3

Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на значение that, it, one, what, which:

1) Could you show me that doll please? – Which doll would you like? This one in the red dress or that one in the white? 2) Finally, I understood what he meant. 3) I know that he wanted to talk to you but I don’t know what about. 4) It was clear to all of us that he was sorry for that day. 5) What are you thinking about right now? 6) He was keeping silence the whole evening which seemed strange.

Упражнение № 4

Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на союзные слова, слова it, one:

1) He never spoke of his family which was unusual for us. 2) The child was playing with the doll which his parents bought him. 3) Which variant is right: the first one or the second one? 4) What parties are there in British Parliament? 5) Tell your mother what he had told you. 6) As he had revised a lot of material he was sure in the results of the exams. 7) I think you should take your coat as it’s going to be rather cold in the evening. 8) How long have you been working here as a manager? 9) We met each other two years ago in Paris, but I haven’t heard of him since then. 10) He hasn’t contacted with his ex-colleagues since he left the company. 11) He looks like his father. 12) What is she like?

Упражнение № 5

Переведите, обращая внимание на значение слов that, one, it:

1) Modern English is something quite different from that spoken in ancient times. 2) One should observe the rules. 3) Do you have any books on marketing? I’d like to borrow one. 4) Which cake do you want? – I’d like the one with jam. 5) Three minus two is one. 6) He was speaking very slowly that everybody could understand him. 7) I got that watch as a birthday present from my parents. 8) It is an old Russian proverb. 9) I can’t realize it that she will never come back. 10) It was his mother who insisted on his entering the university.