Form Gerund from the following verbs.

complete - completing

investigate, collect, solve, preserve, organize, obtain, protect, arrest, commit, apprehend, interview, interrogate, suspect, record.

11. a) Translate the sentences paying attention to Gerund.

1. Governments have many ways of making sure that citizens obey the law.

2. Which of these measures is most effective in enforcing the law?

3. But ignorance of the law is never an excuse for breaking it.

4. A criminal investigation department is responsible for investigating of crime.

5. The repressive function of the police is realized by making arrest of a criminal.

6. Many famous jurists define a "crime" as an act of violating the law of the state.

7. Society cannot exist without using political power.

8. She was accused of having stolen money.

9. The investigator stopped interrogating the suspect.

10. He was suspected of having committed a crime.

11. They insist on his being guilty.

12. After being identified the criminal was arrested.

13. The interrogation deals with the legal aspects of questioning the suspects or accused.

14. Most police work lies in finding criminals and brining them to court.

15. He was afraid of being caught at the scene of crime.

b) Translate the following sentences paying attention to Gerund Complex.

The detective's knowing the identity of the suspect helped him to make an arrest. То, что сыщик знал (личность) подозреваемого, помогло ему произвести арест.

1. Dr. Brown's being late was very strange.

2. His being charged with a felony surprised everybody.

3. Officer Smith's making a search without a warrant was illegal.

4. My brother's becoming a good investigator resulted from his great experience.

5. His pleading not guilty does not mean that he is innocent.

6. The boy's being accused of petty offenses is not surprising.

7. The policeman's coming late to the crime scene made the investigation difficult.

Choose the correct translation to the following sentences with Gerund.

1. The burglar was surprised at the police being in the house.

a) Вор был удивлен, что в доме находились полицейские

b) Полицейские были удивлены, что в доме был вор.

2. The jury was for sentencing the criminal to death.

a) Суд присяжных был против вынесения смертного приговора.

b) Суд присяжных был за вынесение смертного приговора.

3. Police equipment needs modernizing.

a) Оснащение полиции нуждается в совершенствовании.

b) Оснащение полиции совершенствуется.

4. The lawyer insisted on another witness being asked.

a) Адвокат настаивал, чтобы еще один свидетель был опрошен.

b) Адвокат опросил еще одного свидетеля.

5. The witness didn’t remember the suspect being seen at the crime scene.

a) Свидетель видел подозреваемого на месте преступления.

b) Свидетель не помнил, чтобы он видел подозреваемого на месте преступления.

6. The suspect denied having taken part in the robbery.

a) Подозреваемый не принимал участия в грабеже.

b) Подозреваемый отрицал, что он принимал участие в грабеже.

7. He was proud of having won his first case.

a) Он гордился тем, что выиграл свое первое дело.

b) Он проиграл свое первое дело.

Translate the following sentences paying attention to the Gerund and Gerund Complex.

1. “Keeping peace by peaceful means” was how Peel described the work of police.

2. It should be remembered that a criminal cannot commit a crime without leaving some traces.

3. His being guilty is evident.

4. The manner of committing a crime is called MO (modus operandi).

5. On stealing some food from the supermarket he managed to leave the place without being noticed.

6. The job of detectives is solving crimes.

7. He insisted on his lawyer being present during interrogation.

8. A militiaman should have a lot of knowledge and professional skills for maintaining public order.

9. Collection, recording and identification of any material helps the investigator in choosing a line of investigation.

10. The job of detectives is to solve crimes by questioning victims, by accumulating physical evidence, by tracing stolen property.

11. On (after) searching a crime scene an investigator should make a report.

12. The only true police “business” was crime fighting.

13. On arriving at the scene be ready to act or react to unexpected happenings.