Question

1. Найти и выписать инфинитив из предложений. Определить его формы и функции.

Образец: 1. (после модального глагола (could) частица to не ставится)

be explained – Indefinite Infinitive Passive Voice; определение (теорию какую?)

1. Charles Darvin was a British naturalist who achieved lasting fame by convincing the scientists of the evolution and proposing the theory that this could be explained through natural selection.

2. Dmitry Mendeleev attempted to classify the elements according to their chemical properties.

3. Mendeleev noticed patterns of chemical elements that led him to postulate his Periodic Table.

4. The history of the concept of “engineering” stems from the earliest times when humans began to make clever inventions, such as pulley, lever, or wheel, etc.

5. The first electrical engineer is considered to be William Gilbert, who was the originator of the term “electricity”.

6. Engineers use their knowledge of science, mathematics, and appropriate experience to find suitable solutions to a problem.

7. Nanotechnology could variously be seen as an extension of existing sciences into the nanoscale.

8. A material such as gold, which is chemically inert at normal scales, can serve as a potent chemical catalyst at nanoscales.

9. The field of transport has several aspects which can be divided into a triad of infrastructure , vehicles, and operations.

10. People need transport to go from one place to the other.