Контрольные задания

Задание 1.Замените придаточные предложения причастными оборотами

1. Allthepeoplewholiveinthishousearestudents. 2.Theman who is speaking now is our new secretary. 3. The young man who helps the professor in his experiments studies at the evening school. 4. People who take books from the library must return them in time. 5. There are many students in our class who take part in all extra-curricular activities. 6. As he now felt at ease, the man spoke in a louder voice. 7. Since he knew who the man was, Paul was very pleased to have a chance of talking to him. 8. As the people were afraid of falling into a ditch at any moment, they felt their way about very carefully. 9. Since he needed a shelter for the night, Peter decided to go to the neighbour’s house. 10. When you speak English, pay attention to the order of words. 11. When they were traveling in Central Africa, the explorers saw many wild animals. 12. You must have much practice when you are learning to speak a foreign language.

Задание 2.Переведите на русский язык, употребляя требующуюся форму причастия.

1. Играя в саду, дети не заметили, что стало темно. 2. Подойдя к двери, он открыл ее. 3. Он положил на стол смятое письмо. 4. Она любит смотреть на играющих детей. 5. Сказка, рассказанная няней, произвела на ребенка огромное впечатление. 6. Рассказав ребенку сказку, она пожелала ему спокойной ночи. 7. Будучи очень занят, он не услышал меня. 8. Выпив чашку чая, она почувствовала себя лучше. 9. Плачущая девочка была голодна. 10. мальчик, бегущий мимо дома, вдруг остановился.

Задание 3.Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму герундия.

1. Excuse me for (to break) you beautiful vase. 2. You never mentioned (to be) to Greece. 3. I don’t remember ever (to meet) your brother. 4. The cat was afraid of (to punish) and hid itself under the sofa. 5. This job is not worth (to take). 6. She confessed to (to forget) to send the letter. 7. Going to the party was no use: he had no talent for (to dance). 8. After (to look) through and (to mark) the students’ papers, the teacher handed them back. 9. Why do you avoid (to speak) to me? 10. I was angry at (to interrupt) every other moment. 11. After (to leave) the room the children immediately ran into the yard and began (to play). 12. These clothes want (to wash). 13. She tried to avoid (to speak) to. 14. She accused him of (to steal) her purse. 15. He reproached me for (not to write) to my relatives.

Задание 4.Замените выделенные части предложений герундиальными оборотами. Изменяйте конструкцию предложения, где необходимо.

1. When the boy entered the room,heglancedcuriouslyaround. 2.Thepatient felt much better after he had been given proper treatment. 3. The mother insisted that her soon should enter the university. 4. Looking at the man attentively, she remembered that she had seen him and spoken to him on several occasions. 5. That nobody saw them was a mere chance. 6. When he entered, she stood up and then left the room, and even didn’t look at him. 7. Thank you that you helped me. 8. The new medicine may be recommended only after it is approved by the scientific board. 9. When Robert came home from the college, after he had passed his examinations, he felt very happy. 10. In the darkness they were afraid that they might lose their way.

Задание 5.Переведите следующие предложения. Определите, какой частью речи являются выделенные слова:

а) герундием; б) причастием; в) отглагольным существительным.

1.I remember having methim in the south. 2.Having metthe dean in the corridor, we told him the news. 3. He thanked her for hercoming. 4. Hercomingsprevent us fromdoingour work. 5. Uponcomingto our party, he sang us some new English songs. 6. Whencominginto the hall I saw a group of peoplestandingin the middle. 7. Thewritingof letters usually takes a lot of time. 8. I don’t likewritingletters. 9. The conferencetaking placein Moscow is devoted to the problems of design. 10. The experimentbeing demonstrated, all the students watched it attentively. 11. The streetleadingto our house is very wide. 12. Themakingof his own artistic style was a long process. 13. I heard of your sister’shaving been sentabroad. 14. The architectural monuments arebeing restored.15. Whiletravellingone sees a lot of interesting things. 16. I was very tired from all thequestioning.17. He preferspaintingin oil. 18. He was againstgiving me an interview. 19. We knew of hishaving been pleasedwith our compositions. 20.Learninga foreign language helps us to know better our native one. 21.Enteringthe Reading Room of the British Museum for the first time the visitor is struck by its unusual round shape.22. A building containing a collection of books is called a library.