Exercise 29 Pay special attention to translation of the sentences in the Passive. Begin your translation with prepositions.

Model: Many inventions were not thought of before. – Про велику кількість винаходів ми не думали раніше.

1. Super-high speeds were not heard of thirty years ago. 2. The achievements on the Ukrainian railways are often written about in newspapers and magazines. 3. The beginning of our century was spoken of as the Golden Age of travel. 4. The program was insisted on by many specialists. 5. One of the projects is objected to. 6. The experiment was watched by a group of scientists. 7. The invention of the steam engine was followed by the development of steam ships and locomotives. 8. The conference will be attended by railway experts from various countries. 9. Radio communication is affected by the weather. 10. My watch is fast, it cannot be relied upon. 11. Why was he laughed at? 12. He is always listened to with great interest. 13. She is very well spoken of. 14. Yesterday I saw the film,which is so much spoken about. 15. What was he sent for? 16. This subject will be dealt with in the next paragraph. 17. As an agreement had not been arrived at, the dispute was decided by the court.

Modal VerbsCan, May, Must and their Equivalents

(Модальні дієслова can, may, must та їх еквіваленти)

Модальні дієслова can, may, must передають не дію, а відношення до цієї дії (можливість, бажаність, необхідність та ін.). Після модального дієслова іде інфінітив без частки to. У заперечних та питальних реченнях модальні дієслова виконують функцію допоміжних дієслів.