Ex. 31. Recast the following sentences so as to use predicative constructions instead of subordinate clauses.
1. I tried the handle, and found that the door was unlocked. 2. Silas chose the law, because he felt that he was morally adapted for it. 3. They considered that the plan had been lost. 4. It could be considered that she was cured. 5. It seemed that she was greatly worried. 6. It appeared that Leila was calmed and delighted. 7. It turned out that the letter had been signed and ready to be posted. 8. When we came up to the village we found that it had been burnt to the ground. 9. When I entered the room I found that she had been already dressed for the party. 10. His thoughts wandered and he found that his mind was filled with memories of the past. 11. I heard that his name had been mentioned several times during the conversation.
Ex. 32. Translate the Russian participles in brackets by English Participle II
1. I lay there with my eyes (закрытые). 2. She kept her eyes (устремленные) upon her plate. 3. It was a room (предназначенная) not to live in but for purposes of prestige, and it had a musty melancholy air. 4. I had that door (покрашенная) only last week. 5. Meditatively he took from his pocket a neatly (сложенная) telegram which he opened and re-read. 6. Bill wheeled round. His face was set. He spoke through (стиснутые) teeth. 7. Bob moved up and down, searching for Bette, and at last found her (спрятанной) behind a large placard. 8. Andrew stood with his head (склоненной), silent. 9. Ferry found the (скомканную) note with the phone number on it, which Grace had left. 10. Feeling the warmth of the grass beneath him, the world around him (окруженный) with movement, it did not seem that there was such a thing as illness.
Ex. 33. Point out nominative absolute participial constructions in the following sentences and define their functions.
1. The Strand, it being the hour when the theatres began to empty themselves, was a roaring torrent of humanity and vehicles... . (P. W.) 2. She looked at me, her eyes widening. (H. R.) 3. Liza and Tom and the Blakestones had got a seat together, Liza being between the two men. (S. M.) 4. ...the complication which the doctor had feared having ensued, recovery was impossible. (S. M.) 5. "You're worse than Claire," said Ray, her eyes ceasing to glitter. (White) 6. He glared at Tom with outrage, his eyes glittering... with excitement. (Bates). 7. She had put some order into the drawing-room by now, her housewifely instincts having got the better of her dismay. (S. M.) 8. She said it in a low voice, a spasm of pain crossing her face. (A. Chr.) 9. And in the evening after the high tea which was their last meal, they sat in the stiff parlour, the ladies working and Dr. Macphail smoking his pipe, the missionary told them of his work in the island. (S. M.) 10. Then his face lightening, he ran to the desk. (A. Chr.) 11. Dinner began in silence; the women facing one another and the man. (Galsw.) 12. "It's a rum business," said Sergeant Pollock, his eyes wandering to the littered floor. (A. Chr.) 13. Sitting like that, his eyes half-closed, tasting blood, an image began to form hazily in his mind... . (I. Sh.) 14. Supper finished, he led him into the parlour... . (S. M.) 15. In the house, the lamp lighted, Saxon looked at the coin. (J. L.) 16. And there I lay for a blasted hour, everybody hitting the lower path. (J. L.)
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Ex. 34. Recast the following sentences so as to use the nominante absolute participial construction.
1. When a fortnight of his notice to Mrs. Grant had expired Mike really began to worry. 2. The rain showed no sign of stopping, and at length with umbrellas and waterproofs they set out. 3. When the door bell rang, Lesley rose and left the room. 4. At last his preparations were complete — the flowers, the food, the wine upon the ice; his eyes surveyed the scene with shining intensity. 5. Now that the examination was so close at hand, a queer calmness had settled upon him. 6. His brain was inactive, almost dull. He felt that he knew nothing. 7. Now that the moment had come he found it difficult to speak. 8. After tea when all the lamps were lit, work went more briskly. 9. After Oscar had gone, Liza stood for a moment in the hall. 10. After it was settled that Joy should come down to Blackstable, Mrs. Grey had thought much how she should treat him. 11 . When it was finished assuming my best company manners, I turned to Mrs. Driffield. 12. When Julia and Simmy had decided to try their luck in London, Jimmie Field had written to her asking her to do what she could for them. 13. When the massage was finished Evie brought Julia a cup of tea. 14. After she had gone he got to thinking the matter over.
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