Grammar Exercises
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Боргуль Н.М. Non-finite forms of the English verb
e) adverbial modifier
1. Он подумал, прежде чем ответить.. 2. Я закончила, сказав, что скоро вернусь. 3. Я стала много писать, чтобы улучшить орфографию. 4. Получив письмо от брата, он приехал к нему первым поездом. 5. Читая эту книгу, он нашел много интересных выражений. 6. Он подождал несколько секунд, прежде чем ответить. 7. Позавтракав, он вернулся в свою комнату. 8. Он положил газету на стол, не глядя на жену. Exercise 8. State the function of the Gerund and Gerundial Constructions. Translate into English. 1. Upon awakening she dressed quickly and left the house. 2. He was angry with me for bringing the news. 3. I wish I‘d never told you the truth, but it‘s no use denying it. 4. She cannot sleep without seeing and speaking to you once more. 5. Without moving I shouted to him to come. 6. She kept on saying, ―Send me away!‖ 7. Nobody will suspect Jerry of being anything but an English bull-dog, or of having any design in his head. 8. In doing so they will, I believe, understand that there is a very real connection between such political events. 9. He was in jail for having killed a person in a fight. 10. He spent the whole day in packing things. 11. He has no right to come without being invited. 12. In spite of being tired, he did not go to bed. 13. I don‘t object to Mary‘s visiting us. 14. His being tired was noticed by everybody. 15. You may rely on my setting matters right. 16. The members of the expedition were certain of their reaching the South Pole. 17. I don‘t like being alone, quite frankly. 18. Gorky in this period did other things besides carrying on schools. 19. You may help me by translating this article. 20. A Polish delegation arrived in Moscow with the object of conducting trade negotiations. 21. His work was a success due to his experimenting so much. 22. The art of writing good prose is the lost one today. 23. The task of solving this problem is extremely difficult. 24. There is high probability of their being invited to the conference as special guests. 25. Do you think it‘s worth while beginning this project without waiting for the confirmation to arrive? 26. Newton‘s having discovered the laws of mechanics determined the development of science for many years to come. 27. At this moment the room bore every mark of having been recently and hurriedly ransacked. 28. Having a wife who let people know exactly what she thought was not always comfortable for him. 29. Perhaps he simply couldn‘t bear not being the centre of attention. 30 On being carefully inspected the coat showed evident signs of having been worn on the preceding night. 31. These circumstances taken together prevented his seeing the matter in its proper light. 32. ―Are you hinting that Joe had a secret life?‖ said 32 Donaldson. ―No. But I am hinting that he could have had a secret life without any of us knowing about it.‖ 33. She kept eyeing Henry with interest. 34. She explained this to them by saying she was busy. 35. Housekeeping with Lidia worked quite well. 36. A mule is useful for crossing the mountain. 37. I was too absorbed in my crying. 38. She changed the style of her dancing, her feet moved more quickly, and did not keep so strictly to the ground. 39. ―How queer and old-fashioned solicitors‘ offices are!‖ she cried to Hilary. ―Going to see Mr Truby is like walking into a Dickens novel!‖ 40. Hearing in the divorce court only about marriages that went wrong and never about the ones that went right made one think that marriage was a hopeless proposition doomed to rancorous failure. 41. Is there any chance of seeing any of his pictures? 42. It‘s nice being here with you, Thomas. 43. Don‘t lie to me, kid. Lots of people told me about your smoking. 44. All I‘m interested in is seeing you happy. 45. He said that living night and day with another human being made him predatory and suspicious. 46. He looked like an elephantine beast being bated. 47. English grammar is very difficult and few writers have avoided making mistakes in it. 48. She was not conceited, though she liked showing off. 49. Let‘s get down to signing the papers. 50. He was not a sensitive man and he could not approve of Guy‘s hiding himself away. 51. I‘ve done something foolish, and rather vulgar, coming here tonight, I regret it and I detest myself for doing it. 52. I had spoken without thinking. Download 0.8 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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