Practice English grammar topics

Today we are back with some English grammar topic sentences. This is an important exercise that will help with more literal translations. Think carefully before proposing a solution to avoid as many mistakes as possible!

small Notes Before you begin:

• If you’re not very comfortable with the exercise yet, feel free to practice with your prepositions and/or grammar rules.
• It will often repeat the same phrases or expressions and the same vocabulary, so I advise you to take a small draft notebook, in which you find interesting and you do not forget.

Sentences to be translated

1. Advanced technology has made great strides in recent years.
2. Microsoft has been a leader in computer research in the United States for many years.
3. Filing a patent allows the author to guarantee his invention.
4. These sophisticated tools allow us to do more work with fewer people.
5. The development of microprocessors has resulted in an unprecedented technological boom in recent years.
6. Advanced technologies improve our working conditions.
7. Genetic engineering has led to advances in the treatment of previously incurable diseases.
8. Whatever the obstacles, teleworking offers great hope, especially for the millions of women stuck at home with young children.
9. Man first set foot on the moon in 1969.
10. A rendezvous with a manned station and a planned spacewalk were to be canceled.

Translation of sentences

1. High technology has made significant progress in the last few years.
2. Microsoft has been leading computer research in the US for some years.
3. Registering a patent helps ensure that his invention is his.
4. These advanced technologies allow more work to be done with fewer people.
5. The development of the microprocessor has fueled an unprecedented technological boom over the years.
6. Advanced technologies help improve working conditions.
7. Genetic engineering has paved the way for advances in the treatment of hitherto incurable diseases.
8. Whatever the hurdles, telecommuting seems to hold promising promise, especially for the millions of women who are crippled at home by young children.
9. Man first set foot on the moon in 1969.
10. A rendezvous with the space station and a planned spacewalk had to be canceled.

Some additional rules

Here are some articles to help you with your grammar theme exercises:

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