Grammar Exercises

Exercise 2. Insert the correct forms of Participle I. 
1. (to wait) for some time in the reception room, he was asked into the office. 2. (to wait) 
in the reception room he thought over what he would say when he was asked into the 
office. 3. The gypsy smiled (to show) his teeth. 4. (to reject) by the editorial board, the 
story was returned to the author for revision. 5. (to reject) by publishers several times, 
the story was accepted by a weekly magazine. 6. They reached the peak at dusk, (to 
leave) their camp with the first light. 7. (to write) and (to leave) a note with the porter, 
he said he would be back in a half-hour. 8. (to write) in an archaic language, the book 
was difficult to read. 9. Not (to want) to go deeper into the matter, he abruptly changed 
the conversation. 10. (to be) away so long he was happy to be coming back. 11. (to be) 
so far away he still felt himself part of his community. 12. The children looked 
wonderingly at the elephant, never (to see) such a huge animal. 13. I felt a bitter envy 
towards the two small boys (to walk) along the path. 14. (to greet) her, he turned the key 

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in the only door with a certain skill. 15. Miss Swiss poured out another cup of tea for 
herself, and (to taste) it, plunged into further confidences.
Place of Participle I 
The fence surrounding the garden is 
newly painted. 
Забор, окружающий сад, недавно 
покрашен. 
Having closed the door, he began to 
write a letter. 
Закрыв дверь, он принялся 
писать письмо. 
While reading the book I came 
across new set expressions. 
Читая эту книгу, я встретил 
новые выражения. 
Exercise 3. Arrange the given parts into sentences. Pay attention to the place of the 
Participle. 
1. left, gaily, the company, the cafe`, chattering.
2. The bus, will arrive, at noon, you, in time, leaving, to catch.
3. At the branches, in the darkness, slowly, stared, moving, the girl.
4. Flooding, the water, came, the valley.
5. Asleep, the boy, slipping, immediately, fell, into bed.
6. Sleeping, the child was, on his back, lying.
7. To him, smiling, turned, she, her face.
8. No answer, we, receiving, a cable, sent.
9. Cleaning, the person, inside the building, was, only, a charwoman.