Open the brackets using the correct form of the Gerund. Translate the sentences.
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The sentence. Choose from the prefixes you are given.
Rewrite the sentences below using words with prefixes. Do not change the meaning of
Prefix with one of the meanings in the box.
Look at the words below. What do the underlined prefixes mean in each? Match each
| 1 deregulation 2renewed 3 unpopulated 4 asynchronous 5 monopolar 6 bipolar 7 interstate 8 misunderstand | a not b not cnot done etwo f incorrect g again h between |
| un- mono- mis- re- de- |
Example: The wheels are not aligned correctly. – The wheels are misaligned.
1. The conditions were not satisfactory so the test was stopped.
2. The cycle was not usual because it had only one wheel.
3. Your notes are not clear so organize them again.
4. Write this again because the style is not scientific.
5. This coil has lost its magnetic properties.
| Use of English 2: grammar The Gerund |
1. __________ (to use) radioactive isotopes opens up new possibilities for medicine and agriculture.
2. John Dalton stated that atoms are incapable of __________ (to destroy) or __________
(to create).
3. The Curies' _________ (to discover) radium gave them the possibility of __________
(to discover) other radioactive elements.
4. One of the ways of __________ (to produce) tremendous energy is __________
(to imitate) on the Earth the process that makes the Sun shine.
5. We know of the atomic reactor ___________ (to feed) with uranium 235.
6. After the young scientist's report __________ (to discuss) at the conference it was published
in a scientific journal.
7. We know of Yablochkov's __________ (to find) a brilliant solution to the difficult problem of
__________ (to use) the electric arc for lighting.
8. While heavy atoms can be made to release energy by __________ (to split), light atoms,
such as hydrogen, can yield energy by __________ (to fuse) together.
9. Work on "braking" the H-bomb and on __________ (to use) the fusion process for __________
(to generate) electricity is going forward in several countries.
10. __________ (to conduct) heat and electricity is the property of most metals. Their
__________ (to be) good conductors of heat and electricity made them widely used in
industry.
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