Noun: Dancing had not begun yet. – Танцы еще не начались. (b) by an infinitive



бет16/24
Дата03.12.2022
өлшемі152.5 Kb.
#466319
1   ...   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   ...   24
The Gerund

Exercise 9. Point out the Gerundial Construction and comment on the way the nominal element is expressed. Translate into Russian.

  1. You must excuse my being so breathless, I'm not really breath­less, it's just the excitement. 2. These happy events occurred without any recommendation having been made by Rainborough, and indeed without his having been officially informed. 3. The maid said something about the American lady's having come back to Rodnik. 4. It was easy to imagine Cave sitting silent. 5. She was interrupted by her father's voice and by her father's hat being heavily flung from his hand and striking her face. 6. He brought in a portmanteau with him, which he doubted its being worth while to unpack. 7. Besides, there's no danger of it happening again. 8. "It's no good you staying," Jack Burton said. 9. Jack laughed. Their being bothered amused him. 10. He was wakened by someone knocking at the door. 11. There is something so inexpressibly absurd to me in the idea of Caddy being married 12. I was not sur­prised by Caddy's being in low spirits. 13. You knew young Pyle well, didn't you? I can't get over a thing like that happening to him. 14. She laughed at the thought of her husband and Johnny looking after the house. 15. He felt almost a gloomy satisfaction at the thought of all the disasters happening at once.

Exercise 10. Change the construction of the sentences using the gerund.
Example: She laughed but she did not reply. - She laughed without replying.
1. She bowed her head but she did not speak. 2. I like when I do everything myself. 3. Philip was tired because he talked too much. 4. She insisted that she should be called Joyce Emily. 5. Within less than a minute, after she apologized to her guest, she was in the express lift to the main floor. 6. When he returned she went immediately into the dining-room. 7. I don't remember that I met him in London. 8. Little Jane liked when she was clean. 9. After he examined the patient he said it was simply a case of nerve strain. 10. I'm so tired because I sit at home. 11. I am still a little afraid to be late. 12. I like to get hold of nice things. 13. The younger man hesitated before he answered. 14. When he entered the room, he addressed Alec Warner without preliminaries. 15. I suggested that I should visit the Smiths. 16. She glanced round the comfortable consulting room before she answered. 17. He went on and did not pay any attention to her interruption. 18. He barely skimmed through his next letter before he handed it over to Raymond. 19. She stepped back and did not say a word. 20. After he left his friends at the Institute, he bought copies of the early editions of the post. 21. Tom realized that he had seen Jane before but he did not recognize her. 22. When he realized this, his first thought was to leave the vicinity of the house as quickly as possible.


Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
1   ...   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   ...   24




©dereksiz.org 2024
әкімшілігінің қараңыз

    Басты бет