Question

8 Open the brackets and put the verbs in the correct form, a. The Russians (to be) a reading nation. b. Moscow (to be) the capital of Russian Federation. c. The longest rivers (to be) the Volga and the Ob. d. Russia (to be) a parliamentary republic. e. The government (to consist of) three brunches: legislative, executive and judicial. f. Russia (to border) on many countries such as Mongolia, China in the south-east, Finland and Norway in the north-west and so on. g. Peter I (to move) the capital of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg. h. Kiev (to become) the main centre of trade and political power.

Answer 1

Ответ:

a. The Russians is  a reading nation. b. Moscow is the capital of Russian Federation. c. The longest rivers are the Volga and the Ob. d. Russia is a parliamentary republic. e. The government consists of three brunches: legislative, executive and judicial. f. Russia borders on many countries such as Mongolia, China in the south-east, Finland and Norway in the north-west and so on. g. Peter I moved the capital of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg. h. Kiev became the main centre of trade and political power.

Объяснение:

Answer 2

The verbs in the sentences should be in the past simple form, as the sentences describe completed actions. Here are the correct forms:

a. The Russians were a reading nation. b. Moscow was the capital of the Russian Federation. c. The longest rivers were the Volga and the Ob. d. Russia was a parliamentary republic. e. The government consisted of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. f. Russia bordered on many countries such as Mongolia, China in the southeast, Finland, and Norway in the northwest, and so on. g. Peter I moved the capital of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg. h. Kiev became the main center of trade and political power.

Please note that the verb "to be" changes to "was" in the past simple tense, and "to consist of" changes to "consisted of". The verb "to border on" changes to "bordered on" in the past simple tense.