Grammar: Gerund and Gerundial Constructions 


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Grammar: Gerund and Gerundial Constructions



Like any construction the Gerundial construction consists of two elements - the nominal and the verbal one expressed by the Gerund; the nominal element can be expressed in three ways:

By a possessive pronoun.

It resulted in his being arrested.

By a noun in the Possessive case.

I insist on our customer's being invited to this discussion.

By a noun in the Common case.

Einstein being rewarded the Nobel price soon became widely known.

Вскоре стало широко известно, что Эйнштейн награжден Нобелевской премией.

I hate animals being treated cruelly.

Я ненавижу, когда с животными жестоко обращаются.

 

There are cases where the nominal element must be expressed by a noun in the common case:

When the nominal element is expressed by two or more nouns.

I insist on Kassenov and Omarov joining our group.

When the nominal element has an attribute in postposition:

He insisted on all Russian prisoners of war being returned to their motherland.

When the nominal element is expressed by a noun denoting a lifeless thing:

The captain insisted on the boat being unloaded at once.

When the nominal element is expressed by a pronoun that is not possessive.

I hope I can reply on everything being done in a proper way.

 

13. Choose the correct form (infinitive with or without to or gerund).

1. On 17th February 2003, a congestion charge for _____ in central London was introduced (drive) 2. The aim was ____ the number of vehicles in London's City (reduce)3. People now have the choice between ______ the charge and not driving into the City (play) 4.The charge has proven very successful in ______ away traffic from the City (turn) 5.As the traffic has been _______ by about 20 percent, journey times in the City tend to decrease (reduce) 6.According to an opinion poll, more than 50 percent of Londoners say that it is okay _____ people for ______ into the City (charge, drive) 7. They are relieved ______ the traffic flow more easily(find) 8. Before _______ the charge, average speed in the City was about 10 mph. 9.Now, people who decide ______ the charge can _______ at a higher speed, approximately 20 mph (pay, travel) 10. Many Londoners, however, have chosen _____ by bus as delays to buses are now down by half (go) 11. London's buses have seen passenger numbers_______ by 14 percent (rise)

Do you know what cytology is and what it studies? Is the kernel of a cell a subject of cytology? Why is knowledge of cytology necessary? Where can this knowledge be applied?

Read this text and translate it.

Cytology as a science.

Cytology means "the study of cells". Cytology is that branch of life science, which deals with the study of cells in terms of structure, function and chemistry. Based on usage it can refer to cell biology.

Cell biology is a scientific discipline that studies cells – their physiological properties, their structure, the organelles they contain, interactions with their environment, their life cycle, division and death. This is done both on a microscopic and molecular level. Cell biology research encompasses both the great diversity of single-celled organisms like bacteria, as well as the many specialized cells in multicellular organisms such as humans.

The cell is the functional basic unit of life discovered by Robert Hooke. It is the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing, and is often called the building block of life. Some organisms, such as most bacteria, are unicellular (consist of a single cell). Other organisms, such as humans, are multicellular. Humans have about 100 trillion cells; a typical cell size is 10 micrometersand a typical cell mass is 1 nanogram. The largest known cells are unfertilized ostrichegg cells, which weigh 3.3 pounds.

The cell theory, first developed in 1839 by Matthias JakobSchleiden and Theodor Schwann, states that all organisms are composed of one or more cells, that all cells come from preexisting cells, and that all cells contain the hereditary information necessary for regulating cell functions and for transmitting information to the next generation of cells.

The word cell comes from the Latin cellula, meaning, a small room. Robert Hooke coined the descriptive term for the smallest living biological structure in a book he published in 1665 when he compared the cork cells he saw through his microscope to the small rooms monks lived in.

The cell consists of different proteins. Each type of protein is usually sent to a particular part of the cell. Most proteins are synthesized by ribosomes in the rough endoplasmic reticulum. This process is known as protein biosynthesis.

Appreciating the similarities and differences between cell types is particularly important to cell and molecular biology as well as to biomedical fields such as cancer research and developmental biology. Therefore, research in cell biology is closely related to genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology and developmental biology.



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