Question

Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на Complex Gerund. I appreciate your participating in my project.Government avoids sudden changes being made in tax structure.I had a hope of his making a good impression on his collages.I know of his having sent you a letter. Have you seen him making the experiment?The teacher insisted on this book being read as soon as possible.He knew of our working at this factory.I was told of their having repaired this car ahead of time.Do you mind my taking a dictionary for a while?I haven’t heard of this team having won the competition.

Answer 1

Я ценю ваше участие в моём проекте правительство избегает резких изменений достигнутый  в налоговой структуре я была надежда на его изготовление хорошее впечатление на своих коллажах Я знаю что он послал тебе письмо Вы видели его принятия эксперимента? Учитель настаивал на этом книга читается как можно скорее. Он знал, что наша работа на это завод. Мне сказали, их   отремонтировали машину раньше времени .Вы не возражаете, мой принимая словарь ненадолго? Я не слышал этой команды выиграв конкурс

Answer 2

I appreciate your interest in complex gerunds. Here are the translations and explanations for the given sentences:

1. I appreciate your participating in my project. Я ценю ваше участие в моем проекте. In this sentence, "your participating" is a complex gerund. The gerund "participating" functions as the object of the verb "appreciate." It shows that the speaker appreciates the action of the person participating in their project.

2. Government avoids sudden changes being made in tax structure. Правительство избегает внезапных изменений, которые могут быть внесены в налоговую структуру. Here, "sudden changes being made" is a complex gerund. The gerund phrase "being made" acts as the object complement, describing the action of "avoiding." It indicates that the government avoids the action of sudden changes being made in the tax structure.

3. I had a hope of his making a good impression on his colleagues. У меня была надежда, что он произведет хорошее впечатление на своих коллег. In this sentence, "his making" is a complex gerund. The gerund "making" functions as the object of the noun "hope." It shows that the speaker had a hope for the action of him making a good impression on his colleagues.

4. I know of his having sent you a letter. Я знаю, что он отправил вам письмо. Here, "his having sent" is a complex gerund. The gerund phrase "having sent" acts as the object of the preposition "of." It indicates that the speaker is aware of the action of him sending a letter to you.

5. Have you seen him making the experiment? Вы видели, как он проводит эксперимент? In this sentence, "him making" is a complex gerund. The gerund "making" functions as the object of the verb "seen." It shows that the speaker is asking if you have witnessed the action of him conducting the experiment.

6. The teacher insisted on this book being read as soon as possible. Учитель настаивал на прочтении этой книги как можно скорее. Here, "this book being read" is a complex gerund. The gerund phrase "being read" acts as the object of the preposition "on." It indicates that the teacher insisted on the action of this book being read as soon as possible.

7. He knew of our working at this factory. Он знал о нашей работе на этом заводе. In this sentence, "our working" is a complex gerund. The gerund "working" functions as the object of the preposition "of." It shows that he was aware of the action of us working at this factory.

8. I was told of their having repaired this car ahead of time. Мне сказали, что они заранее отремонтировали эту машину. Here, "their having repaired" is a complex gerund. The gerund phrase "having repaired" acts as the object of the preposition "of." It indicates that the speaker was informed about the action of them repairing this car ahead of time.

9. Do you mind my taking a dictionary for a while? Вас не затруднит, если я возьму словарь на некоторое время? In this sentence, "my taking" is a complex gerund. The gerund "taking" functions as the object of the pronoun "my." It shows that the speaker is asking if it would bother you if they take a dictionary for a while.

10. I haven’t heard of this team having won the competition. Я не слышал, что эта команда выиграла соревнование. Here, "this team having won" is a complex gerund. The gerund phrase "having won" acts as the object of the preposition "of." It indicates that the speaker is not aware of the action of this team winning the competition.