Сборник упражнений по грамматике английского языка - В. Каушанская

1. Я переделала свое зимнее пальто. 2. Когда вы, наконец, настроите свой рояль? Он совсем расстроен (to be out of tune). 3. Я не починил вчера часы, так как мастерские были закрыты. 4. Когда вы оклеили комнату? 5. Вам уже побелили потолок? 6. Где вы снимались? 7. Вам следует переплести свои книги 8. Где вы делали себе это платье? 9. Я выкрасила свое платье, и теперь оно совсем как новое (выглядит совсем новым). 10. Где вы почи-; нили велосипед?

Exercise 12. Point out the Nominative Absolute Participial Construction. State what kind of adverbial modifier it expresses. Translate into Russian.

1. The weather being dark and piercing cold, he had no great temptation to loiter. (Dickens)2. Out in the shadow of the Japa-| nese sunshade she [Irene] was sitting very still, the Jace on her! white shoulders stirring with the soft rise and fall of her bosom. (Galsworthy)3. His tale told, he put his head back and laughed. (Stone)4. She had put some order into the drawing-room by now, her housewifely instincts having got the better of her dismay, j (Maugham)5. This being understood, the conference was over and' Lufkin got up to join his guests. (Snow)6. The next morning, it] being Sunday, they all went to church. (Buck) 7. They went downj the stairs together, Aileen lingering behind a little... (Dreiser)) 8. For the moment the shop was empty, the mechanic having] disappeared into a room at the back. (Hansford Johnson)9. She | paused listlessly, her head dropping upon her breast. (Crown) 10. No one having as yet expressed any such opinion, this was the more readily assented to. (Galsworthy)11. Sir Henry was deep in his papers, his long, white, unringed hands moving nervously in rhythm with his thoughts. (Greene)12. The constraint caused by Timothy's presence having worn off a little, conversation took a military turn. (Galsworthy)13. This done, and Sikes having satisfied his appetite, the two men laid themselves down on chairs for a short nap. (Dickens)14. She rose from the bed and removed her coat and stood motionless, her head bent, her hands clasped before her. (Faulkner)15. There being nothing eatable within his reach, Oliver replied in the affirmative. (Dickens)

Exercise 13. Point out the Absolute Constructions and state what kind of adverbial modifier they express. Translate into Russian.

1. Mrs. Maylie being fatigued, they returned more slowly home. (Dickens)2. Then she [Becky] sprang away and ran around the desks and benches, with Tom after her, and took refuge in a corner at last, with her little white apron to her face. (Twain)3. In the afternoon, with the wind from the south, the big canoes... had come drifting across the waters. (Lawrence) 4. The concert over, the lottery... came next. (Ch. Bronte)5. Dinner being over, Bathsheba, for want of a better companion, had asked Liddy to come and sit with her. (Hardy)6. Now he sat down in an armchair opposite Charlie, sat bolt upright, with his hands on his knees, and looked hard at Charlie. (Priestley) 7. Abraham too looked well, his cheeks filled out, his eyes cheerful. (Stotjie) 8. Then, with her heart beating fast, she went up and rang the bell. (Galsworthy)9. She sat on the steps, with her bare arms /crossed upon her knees. (Wilson)10. Mr. Pickwick's mouth and chin having been hastily enveloped in a large shawl, his hat having been put on his head and his great coat thrown over his arm, he' replied in the affirmative. (Dickens)11. With the watch in her hand she lifted her head and looked directly at him, her eyes calm and empty as two holes. (Faulkner)12. He stood shamefully, hesitating, the strength of his resolution exhausted in his words. 13. With Lowell closely watching, he slowly removed a paper and spread it carefully on his desk. (Lindsay)14. The door of the opposite parlour being then opened, I heard some voices. (Dickens)15. Catherine looked at me all the time, her eyes happy. (Hemingway)16. I admired her, with love dead as a stone. (Hansford Johnson) 17. They lived the life of normal suburban children, school and holidays passing in a gentle rhythm. (Shute)18. The first bustle of installation over, time hurig heavy on his hands. (Galsworthy)19. The child lay on the bed, its eyes shut, flushed and sweating, breathing in short, whistling gasps. (Faulkner)20. Now this Miss Barbary was extremely close... for a female; females being generally rather given to conversation. (Dickens)

Exercise 14. Translate into English, using Absolute Constructions.(A)

1. Так как было очень тепло, дети спали на открытом воздухе. 2. Когда все приготовления были закончены, пионеры отправились в поход. 3. Корабль медленно плыл вдоль берегов Белого моря; сотни птиц кружились над ним. 4. Было очень темно, так как на небе не было ни одной ззездочки. 5. Когда солнце село, туристы развели костер. 6. Когда торжественное заседание (grand meeting) окончилось, начался концерт.

(B)

1. Вулич молча вышел в спальню майора, мы за ним последовали. (Лермонтов) 2. Меня лечил полковый цырюльник, ибо в крепости другого лекаря не было. (Пушкин)3. Тут Иван Кузмич оборотился к нам, и все его внимание устремилось (to give) на неприятеля. (Пушкин)4. Час спустя Павел Петрович уже лежал в постели с искусно забинтованной ногой. (Тургенев)5. Я лежал на диване, уставив глаза в потолок... когда Вернер вошел в мою комнату. (Лермонтов)6. Оглянешься на (I would look round...) Карла Ивановича, а он сидит себе с книгой в руке и как будто ничего не замечает. (Л. Толстой)

Exercise 15. State the function of the Participle and Participial Constructions.

1. Philip limped to the door, turned there, meaning to say something, saw Adele Gerry sitting in her chair, looking blankly at the floor, with her face a ruin of sorrow... and age. (I. Shaw) 2....the girl being really weak and exhausted, dropped her head over the back of a chair and fainted. (Dickens)3. Poor luck pursuing him, he had secured but ten cents by nightfall. (Dreiser) 4. Vincent glanced over at Christine knitting by the fire. (Stone) 5. At that moment footsteps were heard coming across the hall. (Murdoch)6. He had discovered the loss of his pound when taking his coat off, and had at once suspected Loo; but then he had wondered if he hadn't had his pocket picked at the pub. (Lindsay)7. She frowned a little as though puzzled. (Greene)8. His meal over, and numerous questions from his mother answered, he turned from the table to the hearth. (Ch. Bronte)9....he came in quietly, cap and coat on, and sat down, looking at the candles. (Llewellyn) 10. I imagine that she saw her husband installed in a luxurious suite of rooms, dining at one smart restaurant after another, and she pictured his days spent at race-meetings and his evenings at the play. (Maugham)11. She looked at me slyly, as if concealing something. (Hansford Johnson)12. A man could be seen advancing from the outskirts towards them. (Hardy)13. But is a man not equally attractive when married? (Wilde)14. She found Abraham pacing the- house, his head down, his hands clasped behind his back. (Stone)15. In the night, going slowly along the crowded roads we passed troops marching under the rain, guns, horses pulling wagons, mules, motor trucks, all moving away from the front. (Hemingway)16. I never saw a woman so altered. (Wilde)17. Collingwood did not usually utter a word unless spoken to. (Snow)18. Rosa's voice could now be heard rising above the din. (Murdoch)19. This thought broke her down and she wandered away, with the tears rolling down her cheeks. (Twain)20. Having closed it [the door] on him, Fledgeby returned to Lammle, standing with his back to the bedroom fire, with one hand under his coat-skirts, and all his whiskers in the other. (Dickens)21. The floor, though regularly swept every evening, presented a littered surface. (Dreiser) 22. When next he comes he'll find everything settled. (Maugham)23. The city lay around Central Park in a deep hush, the four-o'clock-in-the-morning sky mild with stars and a frail softly rising mist. (/. Shaw)24. As if touched by wand, Annette and Rainborough froze into a silent immobility, arrested in wild gestures of the struggle. (Murdoch)25. She went to the front.window to see if the rain had stopped; there coming down Eighth Street, a carpet bag in one hand, an unopened umbrella in the other, with his coat-tails flying in the breeze, and his head craned forward, was Abraham. (Stone)26. He listened as though brooding... (Snow)27. Those days are finished. They are blotted out. (Du Maurier)28. Temple held the child, gazing at the woman, her mouth moving... (Faulkner)29. One evening he was seen... going into this very house, but was never seen coming out of it. (Jerome K. Jerome)30. They now had all her telephone calls intercepted. (Snow)31. She was understanding. Educated. Well situated in New York. (Bellow)32. He sat alone, with hate curled inside him, and envied them all, the shouting children, the barking dogs, the lovers whispering. (Greene)33. She saw Abraham coming up the street carrying a blue cotton umbrella. (Stone)34. And still she sat there, her hands lying loosely in front of her, staring at the wall. (Lessing)35. Having finished dinner, he sat with his cigar in a somewhat deserted lounge, turning over weekly papers... (Galsworthy)36. Giano had hesitated with the answer, not wanting to lie, yet not quite knowing how to tell the truth. (Baum)

Exercise 16. Translate into English.(A)

1. M. В. Ломоносов, родившийся в семье бедного крестьянина, с самого детства проникся любовью (to be inspired with love) к своему народу и своей родине. 2. Когда он был мальчиком, он часто ездил с отцом на Белое море и в Северный Ледовитый океан; постоянные морские путешествия развивали в нем волю и упорство. 3. Покинув в возрасте девятнадцати лет родную деревню, он пешком пошел в Москву учиться. 4. Прибыв в Москву, он поступил в Славяно-греко-латинскую академию (the Slavonic-Greek-Latin Academy). 5. Так как Ломоносов был одним из лучших студентов, его послали за границу, чтобы усовершенствовать свои знания. 6. Назначенный профессором химии Петербургской академии наук, Ломоносов повел борьбу за самостоятельное развитие русской науки и культуры. 7. Многие ученые, приехавшие из Европы, презирали русскую культуру. 8. Ломоносов занимался (to be concerned with) вопросами, относящимися к различным областям естествознания, истории и филологии. 9. Он предполагал написать работу, охватывающую (to embrace) все отрасли естествознания. 10. В своей лаборатории Ломоносов делал химические анализы солей н руд, присылаемых в академию. 11. Опыты, проведенные Ломоносовым, привели к многочисленным открытиям; самым важным среди них является закон сохранения материи (the law of preservation of matter). 12. Основанный Ломоносовым университет сделался центром передовой науки.

(B)

Based on an episode from The Pickwick Papers by Ch. Dickens.

1. Джентльмена, пригласившего мистера Пиквика и его друзей, звали мистер Уордль. 2. Разбуженный ярким утренним солнцем, мистер Пиквик встал очень рано. 3. Он подошел к окну, выходившему в сад (to overlook the garden). 4. Мистер Пиквик увидел, что в саду стоит мистер Уордль с ружьем в руке. 5. Дожидаясь мистера Пиквика и его друзей, мистер Уордль тщательно осмотрел ружье. 6. Когда все приготовления были закончены, друзья отправились в грачевник. 7. Зарядив ружье, мистер Уныкль выстрелил (to fire). 8. Так как мистер Тапмен выглянул в этот момент из-за дерева, заряд попал ему в руку (the charge hit his arm). 9. Мистер Уинкль подбежал к мистеру Тапмену, лежавшему на земле с закрытыми глазами. 10. Рана мистера Тапмена не была серьезной, так как ружье было заряжено дробью (small shot). 11. Мистер Тапмен медленно шел домой, поддерживаемый всеми своими друзьями. 12. Увидев мистера Тапмена с перевязанной рукой, мисс Рейчел лишилась.чувств.