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Exercise 8. Change the structure of the sentences according to

the model.

A. It's difficult to explain this problem. = This problem is difficult

to explain.

1. It is rather hard to read his handwriting.

2. It's very pleasant to listen to him.

3. It was easy to answer this question.

4. It's hard to polish a diamond.

5. It is rather charming to stay at the house, but it will be

inconvenient to live in it.

B. She is pleasant to look at. = It's pleasant to look at her.

1. The rule is easy to remember.

2. The reason of his success is easy to understand.

3. To watch this scene was amusing.

4. My Grandfather's armchair was very comfortable to sit in.

5. His stories are always funny to listen to.

Exercise 9. Complete the sentences with logical endings (инфи-

нитив - подлежащее).

1. The poem is short. It's easy to

2. She is a kind person. She is pleasant to

3. Bert is stubborn. He is difficult to

4. The text contains many technical terms. It's hard to

5. The flat has all conveniences. It's comfortable to

6. He is always at work. It's impossible to

Exercise 10. Replace the parts of sentences by infinitive phrases

(инфинитив - определение).

Model: There weren't many children in the yard that I could play

with. = There weren't many children in the yard for me to play with.

1. He is a man one can trust.

2. He was the first person who came to the bar and the last who left it.
3. He was the first man who guessed what George was trying to

say.

4. There is nothing we must discuss now. Everything is settled.

5. A good housewife will always find something that must be done

about the house.

6. He is not a man who you can easily forget.

7. We didn't know the way, and there wasn't anyone what we could

ask.

Exercise 11. Paraphrase the sentences using infinitive phrases

(инфинитив - обстоятельство).

Model:

1) The storm was so strong that we couldn't go out. = The storm

was too strong to go out.

2) The text is short that it can be translated in an hour. = The text

is short enough to be translated in an hour.

1. It was so dark that he couldn't see anything before him.

2. He was so angry; he wouldn't speak to me.

3. You are so experienced; you should know it better.

4. The boy was so short that he couldn't switch on the lights.

5. His English is very poor; he can't make himself understood.

6. I know French so well that I can read French books in the original.

Exercise 12. Complete the sentences using the infinitives:

1. My hobby is

2. Write down this rule

3. The night was too dark

4. The next thing to be done is

5. was the only thing to do.

6. After classes we stayed at the university

7. was impossible.

8. We must hurry so as not

9. The weather is warm enough

10. In the kindergarten children are taught
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