Перепишите предложения. Подчеркните многофункциональное окончание -er. Определите его функцию. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

a

1. We stood in a group round a speaker, who had just asked the crowd to give him a subject to speak about.

2. The science of making such decisions is a newer development, and the mathematical theory of decision making as still newer.

3. The names of the London’s club owners are preserved today.

4. This makes documenting easier.

5. The leader of the expedition was Captain Cook, one of the greatest explorers of all time.

6. The higher the temperature, the lower the pressure, less time is required.

7. He believed that with luck he might find another land, and he did it nineteen days later.

8. The narrower the mind, the broader the statement.

b.

1. The higher your expectations, the greater will be your disappointment.

2. The dancer gives objectivity to her feelings.

3. The broader the knowledge available the sooner are the difficulties explained.

4. They are our elders.

5. The earnings of the educated are greater than those of the uneducated.

6. The interviewer must often know the interests of the interviewee and develop a conversation along these lines.

7. They were few in number.

8. The use of an analog computer permits one to obtain such records quite rapidly.