Unit I. Appearance and character grammar: complex object. Adverbial clauses of time

Ex. 44. Combine the two sentences into one using a complex object.


Model I: He got out of the car. We saw it.
We saw him get out of the car.

1. 
   The postman brought a newspaper. I saw it through the window.
   
2. 
   She told a lie. Her parents heard it.
   
3. 
   Somebody pushed me in the back. I felt it.
   
4. 
   Jane came into the room. Nobody noticed it.
   
5. 
   At the bus stop he got off. I saw it with my own eyes.
   
6. 
   She sang at the party last night. Did you hear?
   
7. 
   The police car suddenly stopped at the corner. Everybody saw it.
   
8. 
   The boys broke the window and ran away. I saw it.
   
9. 
   He stole into the room. Nobody heard him.
   

Model II: The police observed that he was parking near the bus stop.
The police observed him parking near the bus stop.

1. 
   The professor noticed that some students were sitting at the lecture with closed eyes.
   
2. 
   I can smell that something is burning.
   
3. 
   Out of the window she saw that her grandchildren were crossing the street.
   
4. 
   The customs officer observed the tourists. They were entering the building.
   
5. 
   In his sleep he felt that somebody was stroking his head.
   
6. 
   I noticed that she was writing something in her note-book.
   
7. 
   The gardener was mowing the lawn. I watched him.
   
8. 
   She was explaining the task to her son. I listened to it.
   
9. 
   He heard that somebody was crying for help.
   

Ex. 45. Use either the Infinitive or Participle I of the verbs in brackets as the second element of the complex object.

1. 
   Ann noticed her husband _________ her a quick look (give).
   
2. 
   When I turned round I saw him still _________out of the window (look).
   
3. 
   They watched her ______ away until they could see her no more (walk).
   
4. 
   She thought she heard somebody ______ her (call).
   
5. 
   Did you hear her ______that unpleasant remark (make)?
   
6. 
   He heard the child ______ behind the wall (sing).
   
7. 
   While we sat on the bench in the park we felt the wind ______ colder and colder (get).
   
8. 
   She smelt something ______ (burn) and saw smoke _______ (rise).
   
9. 
   I see him ________ my house every day (pass).