SUBJECT - PREDICATE INVERSION

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 726.

GERUND or INFINITIVE in the compound verbal (aspect) predicate

COMPOUND PREDICATE (Cont'd)

BOTH: begin, start, continue, cease

She stopped to talk. (= in order to talk, “to talk” is an adverbial modifier of purpose)

Exercise 4.1. Gerund or infinitive.

1. 1. The child stopped (cry).

2. 2. His time was up, but he still went on (talk).

3. 3. You keep (say) things in Latin, though you know I can't understand.

4. 4. Please quit (whistle), I'm beginning (feel) sick.

5. 5. After saying a few words about the author, the lecturer went on (speak) of his works.

6. 6. The young man stopped (help) the old woman lift a heavy parcel.

7. 7. We left our house at 12 o'clock. At three we stopped (have) a short rest.

8. 8. He had just finished (strap) up a suitcase.

9. 9. He stopped (write) something in his pad and went on (walk).

10. 10. In the second part of his book, the writer goes on (describe) the economic crisis of the 20s, this time - from the political perspective.

11. 11. He would not stop (ask) questions until he thought he was clear about everything.

12. 12. Stop (talk)!

13. 13. We called him, but he didn't even stop (turn) his head.

14. 14. After a brief historical analysis, she went on (outline) recent tendencies in the industry.

Full inversion (NEVER WITH PRONOUNS!!! except Case 3):

1. 1. adv.modifier of place or nominal predicative

On a chair stood a black case.

Equally inexplicable was his behavior towards his son.

2. 2. so, thus, now, then, here, in, out, down, away

Now wasthe moment to act.

Here comesmy brother John.

Suddenly in poppedthe landlady.

3. 3. when introducing direct speech

SaysMr.Hinley, “The celebration was a flop.”

Auxiliary inversion (POSSIBLE WITH PRONOUNS):

1. 1. “So do I” sentences

I worked hard and so didthe others.

2. 2. negative adv.modifiers: never, little, in vain, hardly, scarcely, ONLY

Only once didhe see his cousin.

3. 3. adv.modifier of manner

So beautifully didshe sing that the audience burst into applause.

Exercise 4.2. Find the subject and the predicate and change the inverted word-order into regular.

1. 1. Only once had Lanny been angry.

2. 2. On the very top of the hill lives a hermit.

3. 3. Not for one moment did he hesitate to accept the proposal.

4. 4. Well did I remember Mrs.Reed's face, and I eagerly sought the familiar image.

5. 5. Curious mind is his.

6. 6. In went the sun and down came the rain.

7. 7. Before him lay a splendid garden, full of blossom and scent.

8. 8. Worse than their dread of mistake or fraud was their dread of seeming to distrust each other.

9. 9. Only by watching the bubbles glide away from her could you detect the yacht's motion.

10. 10. Not only will these measures not help the situation, they will make it all the more complicated.

Exercise 4.3. Respond with “So do I” to the teacher's statements.

Exercise 4.4. Replace the highlighted nouns with the pronouns and vice versa.

1. Out rushed a woman with a cry. 2. Here is the place. 3. The band began to play, and off went thepairs. 4. There was a knock on the door, and in came the doctor. 5. Down fell the vase with a crash.

1. Open burst the gate, and in it rolled (the coach). 2. Up it flew, and we were soon high above the city (the machine). 3. And down he went a captive, a hopeless prisoner, at last (the mustang). 4. Now it comes (our turn). 5. And out they walked into the daylight, blinking, chattering, laughing (the miners).

Exercise 4.5. Put the correct forms of the verbs in brackets in the correct place.

1. 1. Nowhere else the significance of love ever itself in such extreme forms as in his novels (manifest).

2. 2. Not only Shalyapin an outstanding singer (be), but he was also a brilliant actor.

3. 3. It was very little that Soames found to say, nor he Irene responsive to that little (find).

4. 4. But it did little to cheer me up, so I by this terrible and unforeseen catastrophe (be overwhelmed).

5. 5. And most pathetic the melody of his long forgotten Southern dialect (be).

6. 6. Crisp and fresh the morning air (be).

7. 7. And there in his forehead, the Yellow Diamond (gleam).

8. 8. On Sunday at one-thirty the important family dinner (serve), to which usually one or another of the various local or visiting friends of the family (invite).

9. 9. Near the house a woman he did not know at all (stand).

10. 10. Out they (go), and out the horses (come), up the whip (rise), and off they (rattle).

11. 11. The Mayor would not resign. Neither he to the citizens asking for help (go).

Exercise 4.6. Emphasize the highlighted parts using ONLY.

1. 1. Soccer became really popular in America after the Olympics.

2. 2. They will not proceed to the next item until the first one has been discussed in detail.

3. 3. Clyde thought that by getting rid of Roberta he could marry Sondra.

4. 4. He had a good memory for what concerned him.

5. 5. We can entrust you with this task.

6. 6. I recognized the place when I came up to the river.

7. 7. You will improve your pronunciation by reading outloud.

Exercise 4.7. Translate into English using inverted word-order.

1. 1. Никогда наш город не выглядел таким красивым, как теперь.

2. 2. Только когда он понял, что музыка его настоящее призвание, он принял решение бросить писать пьесы.

3. 3. Тщетно пытался отец уговорить его продолжать жить с Анной - он настаивал на разводе.

4. 4. Стив знал, что он получит наследство не раньше, чем когда ему исполнится 40 лет.

5. 5. Не раз Том пытался обмануть свою тетушку, но она никогда не переставала разоблачать его проделки.

6. 6. Я не только читал эту книгу, но и смотрел сделанный по ней фильм.

7. 7. Вдалеке за полем виднелись огни большого города.

8. 8. Переправляться на лошадях через бурный поток было не только опасно, но почти невозможно.

9. 9. Вверх взвились сверкающие ракеты.

10. 10. Не успели мы выйти, как он сразу же перестал спорить и кричать.

11. 11. Вот еще несколько примеров, подтверждающих их предположение.

12. 12. Редко доводилось им чувствовать себя так радостно и легко.

13. 13. Его доводы не убедили меня. Да они и никого не убедили.

14. 14. Он не поздоровался со мной и даже не подал вида, что знает меня.

15. 15. Едва поезд отошел от станции, как между нами завязалась оживленная беседа.

Exercise 4.8. Find and analyze subjects and predicates.

1. 1. The poor were beginning to look more miserable.

2. 2. Drilling can make a good teacher.

3. 3. To deny the past is to deny the future.

4. 4. It would be wonderful for you to stay with us.

5. 5. Very often It is vital to delegate authority.

6. 6. For her to quit smoking can hardly be possible.

7. 7. Many died a hero.

8. 8. The government was reported to reject the idea. It was not willing to cooperate.

9. 9. No one seemed to have noticed his escape.

10. 10. The light came gray and pale.

11. 11. (my hobby is dancing and) His is collecting stamps.

12. 12. Everybody was not themselves today.

13. 13. There are said to be those who are “unfit for living”.

14. 14. There's no letting him go.

15. 15. His walking out of the room was quite unexpected.

16. 16. Everything appeared very grand and imposing to me.

17. 17. He would say again and again that it would be hot to start at noon.

18. 18. Seeing is believing.

19. 19. It was unlucky that she happened to be so tired

20. 20. There's unlikely to be anybody to help us.