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15. Translate into English. Mind the usage of the subject expressed by the infinitive.

1. Прислухатися до поради вчителя було б дуже розумно. 2. Сказати їй правду ще тоді було б краще.3. Не отримати гарні оцінки минулої сесії було б погано. 4. Бігати вранці було б корисно. 5. Призначити зустріч зі стоматологом вчора було б розумно. 6. Піти на прогулянку зараз було б добре. 7. Написати твір протягом минулих вихідних було б краще за все. 8. Одержати такого листа минулого тижня змінило б всі мої плани. 9. Застудитися влітку було б смішно. 10. Не попередити сусідку по кімнаті минулої суботи було б легковірно.

Check Yourself

a) Fill in the blanks with “would rather” or “had better” according to the sense.

1. You ______ not annoy him with your silly questions. He is worked up as it is. 2. I do like the place, I really do. But it seems I ______ not go. The climate disagrees with me. 3. She ______ go there by plane. She says she’ll save at least two days this way. 4. “Did you reserve seats on the train?” “No.” “You ______ do it if you want a comfortable journey.” 5. I told him he ______ control his temper if he was really interested in keeping the job. 6. He ______ die than give up the idea. There is no way of talking him out of it. 7. We ______ put off our trip till we are certain about the reservations. 8. Where ______ you ______ put up: at a hotel or your friend’s? 9. It’s not a matter of money with her. Her tastes never change. She ______ have plain food than the elaborate menu of the hotel restaurant.

b) Give sentences illustrating:

a) a piece of advice;

b) a present unreal wish;

c) an imprecation;

d) “but for” in the past context;

e) choice, preference;

f) a past unreal wish;

g) “otherwise” in the present context;

h) subject expressed by the infinitive.

c) Define the form of the Oblique Mood in the following sentences and comment on their meaning.

1. If only I could bring down the fever! 2. But for his being busy he would go to the cinema with us. 3. To marry somebody so much beneath him would be absurd for him. 4. Be yours a happy life! 5. I’m sure he hated the sight of that man, otherwise he would have stayed. 6. Oh, if she hadn’t been in bad humour the night before! 7. You had better give up your bad habits and begin a new life! 8. It’s a pity he didn’t enter the medical college five years ago. He would have made a good doctor. 9. I’d rather not speak louder. I have a sore throat. 10. But for the dog the children would have wandered around the forest for a long time.

The Subjunctive II and the Conditional Mood

In Complex Sentences Subject Clauses

1. What would you say? Follow the example.

Model: Your friend hasn’t telephoned you for a long time. – It’s high time he phoned me.

1. You feel you must stop smoking. 2. Your girlfriend should get her hair cut. 3. Your father needs to cut the grass. 4. You should wash that sweater. 5. Your family ought to paint the kitchen. 6. Your volley team hasn’t won for ages. 7. You haven’t had a holiday for a long time. 8. The train is 50 minutes late. 9. You think there should be some changes in the company you work for. 10. You are waiting for a friend of yours who hasn’t come yet.

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