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Exercise 2. Which of the italicized words in each sentence is the predicate?

  1. Last month our laboratory developed a new technique required for thermodynamic studies of a two-phase system.

  2. The technique allowed us to obtain results predicted by theory.

  3. The results obtained disagreed with earlier data reported by Dr. Brown.

  4. After a heated discussion the laboratory applied the method improved by Dr. Brown.

  5. The model suggested described adequately the thermodynamic peculiarities studied by Dr. Brown.

  6. The method applied increased the accuracy of the results.

  7. The scientist theoretically predicted complicated interaction between the components involved in the process.

  8. The crystal produced revealed cracked faces.

Exercise 3. Summarize your knowledge of the Sequence of Tenses and the Reported Speech, and put the verbs in brackets into correct form.

  1. The librarian says that she (to work) at a primary school in Seattle.

  2. The teacher said that her pupil (to be) a very smart boy.

  3. We know that experts (to elaborate) new data transmitting technologies.

  4. Alexander Graham Bell declared that he (to work out) an optical telephone system.

  5. The Corporation sells its transmitters and receivers on the terms it previously (to insist on).

  6. It is known that Robert Maurer, Donald Keck and Peter Schultz (to invent) fiber optic wire.

Exercise 4. Convert the sentences into the Reported Speech.

  1. – Are you ill? – mother asked.

– No, I’m just tired, - I answered.

  1. The teacher said: “The pupil will come tomorrow”.

  2. My friend said: “I’m working at the State Library now”.

  3. The boy said: “I did this work yesterday”.

  4. The freshman asked: “Can I help in the laboratory?”

  5. The young scientist said: “I’ve worked in this laboratory for two years”.