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  • 8. Paraphrase the following sentences replacing the italicized parts with the Gerund construction where necessary.

    1. That nobody saw the robbers was a mere chance.
    2. The woman insisted that her husband should see his lawyer immediately.(on)
    3. When the investigator entered, she stood up and left the room and even did not look at him. (without)
    4. When Robert came home from the college, after he had passed his exam, he felt very happy. (on)
    5. During the interrogation the suspect was afraid that the investigator might ask him questions concerning other crimes.(of)
    6. When the important witness reached his destination, he sent a telegram home that he had arrived safely. (on) It was a big mistake.
    7. The new medicine may be recommended only after it is approved by the Scientific Board.
    8. Looking at the man attentively, the witness remembered that she had seen him and spoken to him on several occasions.

  • 2-8 случаи---легкие, тем более что даны предлоги, после которых надо употреблять герундий.
    Трудность представляет предложение 1, где герундий употребляется как подлежащее.
    Говорим Nobody seeing the robbers was a mere chance Or Their not seeing the robbers was a mere chance.