Grammar exercises

Exercise VI. Define the tense-forms used in the following sentences and translate them:

1. The air around us is always under pressure.

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2. The strength of metals decreased as the temperature increased.

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3. Temperature will remain constant.

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4. In the vacuum was a new sample.

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5. We perform the work in cooperation with other scientists.

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6. They will explore possible ways of formulating the process.

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7. Her research resulted in a new mechanism of the process.

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8. The entire operation takes about three seconds.

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Exercise VII. Give the plural of the following nouns:

1. phenomenon …………… 2. analysis ……………… 3. datum ……………… 4. formula ……………… 5. medium ……………… 6. foot ……………… 7. mouse ……………… 8. strategy ……………… 9. tooth ……………… 10. axis ……………… 11. thesis ……………… 12. basis ……………… 13. radius ……………… 14. half ……………… 15. looker-on ……………… 16. plus ……………… 17. portfolio ……………… 18. way ………………

 

Exercise VIII. Translate the sentences and define the types of pronouns in them:

1. They did the work themselves.

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2. Such acts are forbidden by law.

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3. This scheduling problem consists of two stages.

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4. They used our definition to solve the problem of maximization of system reliability.

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5. His logic and reality made a profound appeal to them.

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6. It is clear this concentration is too high.

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7. One never knows what his answer may be.

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8. He spent many days there.

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