Exercise 22. Identify sentences containing equivalents of modal verbs ‘to have to’ and ‘to be to.’ A. 1
A. 1. Nowadays, television serves various purposes.
2. Morse found out that telegraph messages didn’t need to be written; they could be transmitted as sound.
3. That region of the country has transformed into a highly industrialized area.
4. Why were you unable to do it yesterday? — Because I needed to leave home earlier than usual.
5. By the end of 1980, this significant problem had been resolved.
6. In the past, messages to and from Europe had to be dispatched by ship.
7. Certain materials with useful properties will need to be manufactured in space.
8. Historians must examine numerous facts to reconstruct the distant past.
B. 1. Metals like iron, cobalt, nickel, and certain alloys exhibit significantly greater magnetism than other substances.
2. Russian engineers are scheduled to finish the work on supercomputers in the next few years.
3. The primary goal of this article is to elucidate methods and means of industrializing space.
4. We exist in a world dominated by electronics.
5. A network will connect several TV stations.
6. Numerous countries are conducting experiments to industrially produce materials in space.
7. Weightlessness is generated on Earth, but only for brief moments.
8. The quality of these metal components is expected to be exceptionally high.
9. It was determined that the acceleration rate on board such vehicles should be minimized.
Объяснение: В данном упражнении вам нужно идентифицировать предложения, содержащие эквиваленты модальных глаголов «to have to» и «to be to».
1. «Nowadays, television serves various purposes.» — В данном предложении нет эквивалента модального глагола «to have to» или «to be to».
2. «Morse found out that telegraph messages didn’t need to be written; they could be transmitted as sound.» — В данном предложении эквивалентом глагола «to have to» является «didn’t need to be written».
3. «That region of the country has transformed into a highly industrialized area.» — В данном предложении нет эквивалента модальных глаголов «to have to» или «to be to».
4. «Why were you unable to do it yesterday? — Because I needed to leave home earlier than usual.» — В данном предложении эквивалентом глагола «to have to» является «I needed to leave».
5. «By the end of 1980, this significant problem had been resolved.» — В данном предложении нет эквивалента модальных глаголов «to have to» или «to be to».
6. «In the past, messages to and from Europe had to be dispatched by ship.» — В данном предложении эквивалентом глагола «to have to» является «had to be dispatched».
7. «Certain materials» — Данное предложение не полное и не понятно, содержит ли оно эквивалент модального глагола «to have to» или «to be to».
Советы: Для лучшего понимания модальных глаголов «to have to» и «to be to», рекомендуется изучить их значения и употребление в контексте предложений. Обратите внимание на эквивалентные конструкции, которые могут звучать иначе, но соответствовать смыслу данных модальных глаголов.
Упражнение: Из предложений, приведенных выше, найдите еще одно предложение, содержащее эквивалент модального глагола «to have to» или «to be to».