Question

Exercise 8. Paraphrase the following sentences, making the object of the infinitive the subject of the sentence:
Examples: 1. It is hard to please him. He is hard to please.                          2. It is pleasant to look at her. She is pleasant to look at. 1. It is not difficult to remember the rule. It is simple. 2. It's very comfortable to sit in my Grandfather's armchair. 3. She's a kind person. It's easy to deal with her. 4. He's very stubborn. It's difficult to persuade him. 5. It's not very easy to translate this passage. It contains some idiomatic ex­pressions. 6. It is pleasant to look at the girl, but not at all pleasant to talk to her. She's pretty, but not very clever. 7. It was unpleasant to watch their quarrell. 8. It's always funny to listen to his stories. 9. It would be useful to follow Uncle Jack's advice. 10. It's not so very easy to answer this question.


Exercise 6. Use the Objective-with-the-Infinitive construction instead of subordinate clauses. Example: She watched how he went away. – She watched him  go away. 1. She felt that her hands trembled. 2. I've never heard how he spoke about his life in India. 3. He saw that the secretary came in. 4. I don't think that these people were very intelligent. 5. The two sides expect that negotiations will be long and difficult. 6. The people of the world consider that their leaders are able to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. 7. One can hardly expect that a true scientist will keep within the limits of some narrow field.​

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Объяснение:

Exercise 8:

1.The rule is simple to remember.

2.My Grandfather's armchair is very comfortable to sit in.

3.Dealing with her is easy because she is a kind person.

4.Persuading him is difficult because he is very stubborn.

5.Translating this passage is not very easy because it contains some idiomatic expressions.

6.Looking at the girl is pleasant, but talking to her is not because she's pretty but not very clever.

7.Watching their quarrel was unpleasant.

8.Listening to his stories is always funny.

9.Following Uncle Jack's advice would be useful.

10.Answering this question is not so very easy.

Exercise 6:

1.She felt her hands tremble.

2.I've never heard him speak about his life in India.

3.He saw the secretary come in.

4.I don't think these people were very intelligent.

5.The two sides expect negotiations to be long and difficult.

6.The people of the world consider their leaders able to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

7.One can hardly expect a true scientist to keep within the limits of some narrow field.