RELATIVES ET FORMES EQUIVALENTES - 01

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Reliez les propositions indépendantes fournies d’abord à l’aide d’un pronom relatif (REL), puis, lorsque cela est possible, essayez de trouver une forme équivalente (FE). ATTENTION: la PREMIERE proposition doit impérativement constituer la PRINCIPALE. La suppression du pronom relatif seul ne constitue pas une forme équivalente

1. A Japanese team has created a protein molecule. Its behaviour resembles that of a diode.
REL : A Japanese team has created a protein molecule behaviour resembles that of a diode.
2. A full report has just been published. It is three hundred pages long.
REL: A full report, is three hundred pages long, has just been published.
F.E.1: A full report, , has just been published. .
F.E.2: A full report has just been published.
3. Diodes only conduct current in one direction. They are used in electronics.
REL: Diodes are used in electronics only conduct current in one direction.
F.E.: Diodes only conduct current in one direction.
4. Prof. Ueyama invented flavocytochrome. He directed Mitsubishi’s R&D Centre.
REL: Prof. Ueyama, directed Mitsubishi’s R&D Centre, invented flavocytochrome.
F.E.1: Prof. Ueyama, , invented flavocytochrome.
F.E.2: Prof. Ueyama invented flavocytochrome.
5. The team was based in Hyogo. Mitsubishi’s centre is located there.
REL: The team was based in Hyogo Mitsubishi’s centre is located there.
6. The electrons behaved like water. They flowed away from the flavin and they were attracted to the haem.
REL: The electrons flowed away from the flavin and were attracted to the haem behaved like water.
F.E.: The electrons away from the flavin and to the haembehaved like water.
7. Flavocytochrome molecules could be used as memory chip components. They are 2.5 nanometres long.
REL: Flavocytochrome molecules, are 2.5 nanometres long, could be used as memory chip components.
F.E. 1: Flavocytochrome molecules could be used as memory chip components.
8. Mitsubishi is keeping its technology secret. Several of their projects have already been stolen by competitors.
REL: Mitsubishi, several of projects have already been stolen by competitors, is keeping its technology secret.
9. A gold film had been grown on a mica substrate. Protein molecules were then deposited on it.
REL: A gold film had been grown on a mica substrate protein molecules were then deposited.