The functions of participles I and II in a sentence
PARTICIPLE I |
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Attribute |
The gate-keeper surveyed the retreating vehicle. (Hardy) - Привратник смотрел на удалявшийся экипаж. |
Adverbial modifier |
Of time Having reached the classroom, she became the object of many questions. (Collins) – Когда она вошла в классную комнату, ее засыпали вопросами. |
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Of cause Having been a little in that line myself, I understood it. (Shaw) – Так как я сам раньше некоторое время работал в этой области, я понял, о чем шла речь. |
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Of manner and attendant circumstances Gwendolen was silent, again looking at her hands. (Eliot) – Гвендолен молчала, разглядывая свои руки. |
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Of comparison This was said as if thinking aloud. (Gaskell) – Это было сказано так, как будто он думал вслух. |
Part of a complex object |
I saw that young man and his wife talking to you on the stairs. (Galsworthy) – Я видел, как этот молодой человек и его жена разговаривали с вами на лестнице. |
Part of a compound verbal predicate |
Presently others footsteps were heard crossing the room below. (Hardy) - вскоре они услышали, что через комнату внизу прошел еще кто-то. |
Parenthesis |
Generally speaking, I don’t like boys. (Dickens) – Вообще говоря, я не люблю мальчиков. |
PARTICIPLE II |
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Attribute |
He answered through the locked door. (Wells) – Он ответил сквозь закрытую дверь. |
They turned into the large conservatory beautifully lit up with Chinese lamps. (Eliot) – Они свернули в большую оранжерею, красиво освещенную китайскими фонариками. |
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The housekeeper had come out of her room, attracted by the violent ringing of the bell. (Conan Doyle) – Экономка вышла из своей комнаты, привлеченная неистовым звоном колокольчика. |
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Adverbial modifier (when, while, if, as if, as though, though etc.) |
Of time When questioned Annie had implied vaguely … that she was anxious about her brother-in-law. (Cronin) – Когда Энни стали расспрашивать, она дала понять…, что беспокоится о своем шурине. |
Of condition It was a dreadful thing that he now proposed, a breach of the law which, if discovered, would bring them into the police court. (Cronin) – То, что он предлагал, было ужасно: это было нарушение закона. И если бы оно открылось, их отдали бы под суд. |
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Of comparison Mr Kantwise… shook his head as though lost in wonder and admiration. (Trollope) – Мистер Кэнтуайз… покачал головой, словно переполненный чувством удивления и восхищения. |
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Of concession … her spirit, though crushed, was not broken. (A. Bronte) – Хотя она и была подавлена, она не была сломлена. |
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Predicative |
In spite of himself, Val was impressed. (Galsworthy) – На Вэла это произвело впечатление, помимо его воли. |
Part of a complex object |
She has found me unaltered; but I have found her changed. (Collins) – Она нашла, что я ничуть не переменился, а я нашел, что она изменилась. |
Exercise 1. State the form and the function of Participle I. Translate into Russian.
1. Having traversed seven hundred miles he was now travelling toward the border of the United States. (Horgan) 2. There was a tiny smile playing about the corners of his mouth. (Stone) 3. He bad a beautiful old house in Queen Anne Street, and being a man of taste he had furnished it admirably. (Maugham) 4. Dona Carlotta covered her face with her hand, as if swooning. (Lawrence) 5. Turning in anger, she gave John a shove, spilling his tea. (Lindsay) 6. To Maggie, the new protective gentleness of her son was sweet, and also very frightening. (Lessing) 7. Judging him by his figure and his movements, he was still young. (Collins) 8. Placing his drink upon the mantlepiece the ex-convict stood for a moment observing the young man out of the corner of his eye. (Cronin) 9. Being very tired with his walk however, he soon fell asleep and forgot his" troubles. (Dickens) 10. He [Lincoln] raised his eyes, looked at her as though peering over the top of spectacles. (Stone) 11. There were four girls sitting on the wooden benches of the agency's front room. (/. Shaw) 12. Having shaken hands with them, he brought his own hands together with a sharp slap. (Priestley) 13. Manuel went in, carrying his suitcase. (Hemingway) 14. While pondering this problem, I sat in the dormitory window-seat. (Ch. Bronte) 15". I am going to Rome, having friends there. (Dickens) 16. There was sunlight coming in through the shutters. (Hemingway) 17. Abraham appeared at noon the next day, bringing with him two hundred dollars in cash. (Stone) 18. Much of the afternoon I looked out of the window, as though thinking, but not really thinking. (Snow) 19. He was thoughtful for a moment while leaning perilously close to the fire. (Stone) 20. Cecilia had heard very little being absorbed in her own reflections. (Crawford)21. Having breakfasted, out I went. (Ch. Bronte) 22. He looked at his father listening with a kind of painful desperation. (Cronin) 23. She recrossed her legs comfortably, as though preparing for a long session on the sofa. (/. Shaw) 24. Never having encouraged friends to drop in spontaneously, she was almost totally alone. (Stone) 25. A cold wind swept the pavement, bearing a scrap of silver paper from a chocolate box across the lamplight. (Greene)
Exercise 2. State the function of Participle II. Translate into Russian.
1. Stirred by the beauty of the twilight, he strolled away from the hotel. (Cronin) 2. All the country near him was broken and wooded. (Aldington) 3. For a moment the trio stood as if turned to stone. (Murdoch) 4. Through the dark hall, guarded by a large black stove... I followed her into the saloon. (Mansfield) 5. If left to myself, I should infallibly have let this chance slip. (Ch. Bronte) 6. He spoke when spoken to, politely and without much relevance. (Hansford Johnson) 7. He cast upon her one more look, and was gone. (Hichens) 8. Miss Brodrick, though not personally well known in the county, had been spoken well of by all men. (Trollope) 9. Prepared, then for any consequences, I formed a project. (Ch. Bronte) 10. Thus absorbed, he would sit for hours defyng interruption. (Stone) U. As directed, I took the lead, almost happily. (Salinger) 12. He looked at her for a moment as though amazed at her friendliness. (Greene) 13. Fancy a married woman doomed to live on from day to day without one single quarrel with her husband. (Jerome K. Jerome) 14. He bowed low when presented to Dinny. (Galsworthy) 15. Displeased and uncertain Brande gazed from his son to the Spanish gardener. (Cronin)
