The Verbal Noun (отглагольное существительное)

В английском языке от глагола с помощью окончания -ing образуются три формы: причастие I, герундий и отглагольное существительное. Признаками отглагольного существительного являются артикль (a/an/the), окончание множественного числа, левое и правое определения, следующий за ним предлог of. На русский язык отглагольное существительное всегда переводится существительным. The meeting will be held in May. – Собрание будет проведено (проведут) в мае.The building of the Supreme Court was completed in 1935. –Здание Верховного Суда было построено в 1935 году.

Ex. 30. Point out the numbers of the sentences with 1) the Gerunds and 2) the Verbal nouns. Translate the sentences.

1. Teaching is his business. 2. Some time was lost because of necessary preparing. 3. The reading of detectives is my hobby. 4. Please, excuse me for waiting too long. 5. We are interested in getting the answer. 6. The building of this house will cost much money. 7. What is the aim of my going there? 8. Such doings can’t be explained. 9. Would you please stop talking? 10. He is so grateful for your having helped him. 11. I’ll tell you about the beginning of our experiment next time. 12. My friend often helps me with the cleaning of my car. 13. We thank you for having sent us a letter. 14. I like being told humorous stories. 15. The copying of the history lectures will take much time. 16. We are proud of having been admitted to the Academy.

Ex. 31. Define the forms and the functions of the Gerund. Translate the sentences.

1. Reading a good book is a pleasure. 2. Sam enjoys playing football, but his brother prefers tennis. 3. We congratulate you on having been admitted to the military Academy. 4. The art of teaching requires hard working. 5. The results need being corrected. 6. I can’t remember having seen this film before. 7. After being checked by the teacher, the cadets’ tests were returned to them. 8. The way of using this material is indicated in the instruction. 10. My friend enjoys studying here. 11. Such method of reading is rather effective. 12. My father used to smoke, but he stopped smoking three months ago.

Ex. 32. Fill in the blanks with Active or Passive Gerunds.

1. My friend avoids … to me. I always try to avoid … to. (speak)

2. The doctor insisted on my … to hospital. I insisted on my … to a doctor. (send)

3. Do you mind my … you? She doesn’t mind … . (interrupt)

4. We are glad of … by our teacher. Please, stop … me, I want to do it myself. ( help)

5. The question must be solved after … . I dislike her way of … .

(discuss)

Ex. 33. State the parts of speech of the words in bold. Translate the sentences.

1. You are so tired. Please, stop working. Tomorrow at this time I’ll be working. They’ll have worked out a problem by the end of the week. Our task is to work out a plan.

2. Don’t phone him, he is translating the text. She earns money by translating. Who can help me to translate the text? I’ll have translated the text by 10 o’clock.

3. I repaired my car yesterday. His car needs repairing. My watch to be repaired is very costly. We are repairing our headphones now.

4. It is interesting to study at the Academy. My sister will have been studying at the Institute for two years when I finish school. Last year we studied the History of State and Law. After four years’ studying at the college my friend will be responsible for managing.

5. I always enjoy talking to my parents. He will have to talk about his conduct. They have just talked about their adventure. While eating, stop talking. They are talking about their summer holiday now.