Constructions with gerund

Noun with 's / Possessive Adjective + Gerund

I object to your participating. I know of John's coming late. The scientist's having discovered this phenomenon made him famous.

Я виступаю проти вашої участі. Я знаю, що Джон прийде пізно. Відкриття вченим цього явища зробило його відомим.

MIND the difference between

Possessive Adjectives	AND		Possessive Pronouns
My Your His/Her/Its	Our Your Their	Mine Yours His/Hers/Its	Ours Yours Theirs

Exercise 3. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.

1. Forecasting future is always an uncertain business.

2. We learn much by reading books.

3. Writing essays in English requires practice.

4. It is worth remembering this rule.

5. They are capable of constructing these facilities.

6. Active animal life exists at all temperatures from the melting point of ice, to about 40° below the boiling point of water.

7. There are many reasons for questioning this theory.

8. The exhibition was worth attending.

9. He could not help joining the discussion.

10. I really thank you for taking all the trouble.

11. If you are not interested in asking questions, you are not interested in having answers.

12. The problem is worth solving.

13. I like to work without being disturbed.

14. Your studying much now will help you in your future work.

15. We succeeded in obtaining reliable results. -

16. They know about our investigating the problem.

17. In spite of his being tired, he continued to work.

18. I object to your discussing this issue now.

19. A true scientist is interested in being told about his or her mistakes.

20. I know of your having read this article.

21. He went away without having told us the necessary information.

22. The result of his investigation depended upon his having applied the proper method.

23. Academician Artzimovich once humorously defined science as a practice of the scientist's satisfying his or her curiosity at the expense of the government.

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Exercise 4. Complete the following sentences.

1. This book succeeds in ... structuralist theory.

a. being told

b. telling

c. to tell

d. have told

2. ... having been invited to take part in the conference was quite unexpected.

a. we

b. our

c. us

d. ours

3. By thoroughly ... the experiment we obtained good results.

a. conduct

b. having conducted

c. to conduct

d. conducting

4. After ... the problem in full detail they decided to solve it.

a. discussion

b. discussing

c. having been discussed

d. to discuss

5. In spite of not ... any university education, Faraday made his great discoveries.

a. to have

b. have

c. having

d. has

6. Everything depends on ... finishing the project on time.

a. your

b. for you

c. yours

d. you

7. He was capable of ... the task.

a. performance

b. performing

c. perform

d. to perform

8. ... journals is important for every scientist.

a. We read

b. While reading

c. Reading

d. Read

9. One cannot master a foreign language without ... at it regularly.

a. working

b. to work

c. works

d. work

10. Automatic Call Distribution is the only way of ... that calls are answered without delay, in quick succession.

a. to make sure

b. will make sure

c. when making sure

d. making sure

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Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with the gerund or the infinitive form of the word given.

1. It's difficult to quit __(smoke).

2. On my way home I stopped __(buy) some greeting cards at the bookstore.

3. I can't translate this article because I forgot ___(bring) the dictionary with me.

4. __(Wait) for exam made him more and more anxious.

5. Many children have stopped ___(play) traditional children's games and ___(seem) ___(prefer) ___(play) computer games.

6. They say he can't afford __(spend) much money on travels.

Еxercise 6. This survey will help you identify some of your personality traits, that will help you discover some occupations in which you would have the most interest. Pay special attention to translating verbals.

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Step One: Circle the number of any item — subject, activity, or type of person — that is appealing to you. Leave all others blank.

1. Farming 2. Advanced math 3. Being in a play 4. Studying people in other lands 5. Talking to people at a party 6. Word processing 7. Auto mechanics 8. Astronomy 9. Drawing or painting 10. Going to church 11. Work on a sales campaign 12. Using a cash register 13. Carpentry (working with wood) 14. Physics 15. Foreign language 16. Teaching students 17. Buying clothes for a store 18. Working from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm 19. Setting type for a print shop 20. Using a chemistry set 21. Reading art and music magazines 22. Helping people with personal problems 23. Selling life insurance 24. Typing reports

25. Driving a truck 26. Working in a lab 27. Musicians 28. Making new friends 29. Leaders 30. Following a budget 31. Fixing electrical appliances 32. Building rocket models 33. Creative writing 34. Attending sports events 35. Being class President 36. Using ОТ (office technology) 37. Building things 38. Doing puzzles 39. Fashion design 40. Belonging to a club 41. Giving speeches 42. Keeping detailed records 43. Wildlife biology 44. Being in a science fair 45. Going to concerts 46. Working with older people 47. Salespeople 48. File letters & reports

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Step Two: On the chart below, again circle the numbers of the items which appealed to you. After you've finished, count the numbers circled on each line. Write the two highest categories on the lines below. These are the clusters in which you have the most interest. For example, if you scored highest in Social, and second highest in Artistic, your Code would be «SA». You would want to concentrate your career exploration efforts in those two categories.