PARTICIPLE: FORMS AND FUNCTIONS

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Exercise 3.1. Supply corresponding English verbals, state their form.

TO ENTERTAIN

TO POSSESS

TO BELONG

TO CONTROL

TO INCLUDE

TO LAST

Participles as Attributes:

1. 1. are used in their indefinite form only;

2. 2. are used in pre-position without accompanying words and in post-position with accompanying words (participial phrases);

3. 3. are seldom used for the Russian “действительное причастие прошедшего времени” - an attributive clause is used instead: Мать, знавшая все его привычки, … è Mother, who knew all his habits, …

Exercise 3.2. Translate orally the instructor's phrases.

Exercise 3.3. Comment on the function of the participles.

1. 1. Accompanied by his father, he ascended to his new room.

2. 2. Approaching Soho, he thought of the years in Brighton.

3. 3. As if torn with indecision, he cried.

4. 4. Being of a more slender figure than his wife, he looked younger.

5. 5. Being written in pencil the letter was difficult to make out.

6. 6. Having closed the drawing-room door, she awaited a little.

7. 7. He answered through the locked door.

8. 8. He is a man loved and admired by everybody.

9. 9. He was on his guard as though waiting for a further question.

10. 10. Her spirit, though crushed, was not broken.

11. 11. In spite of himself, Val was impressed.

12. 12. She began to walk carefully, setting heel to toe, heel to toe, and counting her steps.

13. 13. She was silent, again looking at her hands.

14. 14. The breach of the law, if discovered, would bring them into the court.

15. 15. The fence surrounding the garden is newly painted.

16. 16. The whole damned day had been humiliating.

17. 17. They went into the room beautifully lit up with Chinese lamps.

18. 18. This was said as if thinking aloud.

19. 19. Turning slowly, she went to her room.

20. 20. When questioned, Annie had implied vaguely that she was nervous.

21. 21. While waiting for the water to boil, he held his face over the stove.

Exercise 3.4. Translate using participles where possible.

1. 1. (Рассказав все, что он знал) the witness left the box.

2. 2. (Толкнув дверь) he felt that it was not locked, and (открыв ее) he looked inside.

3. 3. Each time (рассказывая об этом случае) he could not help a smile.

4. 4. (Когда их поставили в воду) the flowers opened their petals.

5. 5. A new power plant is to be built here in two years (которая будет снабжать электричеством) a number of industrial regions.

6. 6. (Тихо закрыв за собой дверь) he tiptoed into the room.

7. 7. At the conference they discussed new methods (применяемые) in building.

8. 8. (Уронив монету на пол) he did not care to look for it in the darkness and took another one.

9. 9. Did you see in what direction the man (стоявший здесь) went?

10. 10. Go to the corner and ask the militiaman (стоящего там) to show you the way.

11. 11. (Приехав в гостиницу) she found a telegram awaiting her.

12. 12. He wants to write a book (которая бы подытожила) his impressions of the trip.

13. 13. (Опустив монету и подняв трубку) he began to dial the number.

14. 14. Here are some samples of the products of this plant (посылаемые) to different parts of the country.

15. 15. (Приехав сюда) only a few years before he knew those parts as if he had always lived there.

16. 16. Here are the samples of products of the plants (посылавших) us machinery.

17. 17. I felt very tired (проработав целый день) in the sun.

18. 18. (Постучав дважды и не получив ответа) he decided that there was nobody in.

19. 19. Suddenly I heard a sound of a key (поворачиваемого) in the lock.

20. 20. The bricklayer (применивший) a new method in building made a report at the conference.

Note: the noun modified by a participial phrase is supposed to be the subject of the action expressed by the participle:

incorrect: Having reached the forest, it started to rain. (dangling modifier)

correct: Having reached the forest, we noticed that it'd started to rain.