2.3.3 Agreement of the Subject with the Predicate

16. Use the proper form of the verb instead of the infinitive in brackets:

1. The bread and the butter (to be put) on the table.

2. The horse as well as the rider (to be hurt) by the fall.

3. Not only the flowers, but also the grass (to be withered).

4. (to have) either of the boys gone?

5. Neither of them (to be) at fault.

6. Either he or I (to be going) to do it.

7. Neither he nor his friends (to be) present.

8. The crew (to be standing) in different parts of the ship.

9. That hundred dollars (to be) here.

10. Every man and every woman (to be) to take part in the elections.

11. The police (to be coming)!

12. “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” (to be) a play by Shakespeare.

13. The cattle (to be) up in the hills.

14. The council (to be divided) in (its – their) opinions.

15. The committee (to consist) of five members.

16. I can wait; four weeks (to be) not so long.

17. The gray and blue blanket (to be washed) today.

18. A variety of questions (to be put) to the lecturer.

19. The number of books on this subject (to be) considerable.

20. Each of us (to be ready) to help you.

21. (to have) anyone forgotten to sign his name?

22. My family (to be) early risers.

23. The family (to be gathered) round the table.

24. A great number of students (to be) present at the conference.

17. Translate into English the following sentences:

1. Не лише викладач, але також студенти були присутні на науковій конференції.

2. Я, як і ви, дуже задоволений доповіддю.

3. Не лише земля, але також інші планети рухаються навколо сонця.

4. І мій брат, і я студенти.

5. Це мої сестри прибрали в кімнаті.

6. Саме його слова дивують мене, а не його поведінка.

7. У той момент компанія заходила до залу через різні двері.

8. Ні тата, ні мами немає вдома.

9. Будь-який з цих двох методів дає той самий результат.

10. Кожна з цих книжок моя.

11. Хліб з маслом – гарна їжа до чаю.

12. Чи хтось знає його адресу?

13. Нафтова та текстильна промисловість дуже розвинута в цій країні.

14. Жодний із студентів ще не прийшов.

15. Публіка була дуже задоволена грою актора.

16. Худоба на нашій фермі добре вгодована.

17. Число студентів нашого університету досить велике.

18. Більшість студентів навчаються добре.

19. Десять хвилин було присвячено розгляду першого питання.

20. “Американські записки” Діккенса було видано у 1842.

21. Хто йде? Поліція вже прибула.

22. Ніхто не знає, коли це трапилось.

23. Де моє пальто i капелюх?

2.3.4 Place of the Subject and the Predicate. Inversion

18. Change the inverted word order into direct:

1. Alone in the house was Miss Sarie Villier.

2. Only once had Lanny been angry.

3. Not for one moment did he hesitate to accept the proposal.

4. Hear the sound I could not.

5. Lucky it is that we know her address.

6. So troubled was he that he scarcely heard the guide’s reply.

7. Well did I remember Mrs. Reed’s face, and I eagerly sought the familiar image.

8. Curious mind is his.

9. Not a cab did I meet in all my drive.

10. Not only did he give us a piece of good advice, but also he helped us to carry out our task.

11. Before him lay a splendid garden, full of blossom and scent.

12. “If you telegraph at once, he can be stopped,” – said the manager. And stopped he was.

13. Simple as it may now seem, the solution was not easy to find.

14. Worse than their dread of mistake or fraud was their dread of seeming to distrust each other.

19. Put the negative or restrictive adverbs at the head of the sentence and change the word order:

Model: I have never heard such beautiful music.

Never have I heard such beautiful music.

1. I had hardly finished my translation when the bell rang.

2. He had no sooner opened the window than a gust of wind scattered his papers on the floor.

3. They noticed the blood only then.

4. I have never seen anything like this picture.

5. He had scarcely time to finish his dinner.

6. He knew little about the conditions of life in that remote region.

7. The mountains had never before seemed so near to the house.

8. She cares little for my words.

9. He had no sooner entered his room than the telephone rang.

10. We had hardly got home when it began to rain.

20. Put the adverb at the head of the sentence and change the word order where necessary:

Model: The children rushed in.

In rushed the children.

1. A bell rung, and the elevator went up to the fourteenth floor.

2. The stone fell down with a crash.

3. He rushed out.

4. The heavy truck rolled out.

5. They went in.

6. She went off without waiting for my answer.

7. A brook comes now, and we have to cross it.

8. Your place is there. It is there.

9. The secretary of the commission is here. He is here.

10. Our stop comes now.

11. The post office is there. It is there.

12. I am here.

21. Put the adverbial group at the head of the sentence and change the word order:

Model: A little house with a flower garden in front of it stood at the corner of the street.

At the corner of the street stood a little house with a flower garden in front of it.

1. The singing of the birds could be heard in the growing stillness.

2. A mountain river, deep and foaming yellow, rushed at the bottom of the valley.

3. The whistling of a steam engine was heard in the far distance.

4. The sound of a piano issued from one window.

5. Three cottages with cheerful red windows stood in an open place amidst the big trees.

6. A small inn, quite alone, stood midway in the valley.

22. Put the verb in brackets in the correct place:

1. It was very little that Soames found to say, nor he Irene responsive to that little (did find).

2. But it did little to lift me, so I by this terrible and unforeseen catastrophe (was overwhelmed).

3. And most pathetic the melody of his long forgotten Southern vernacular (was).

4. Crisp and fresh the morning air (was)!

5. Such the state of affairs as the carriage crossed Westminster Bridge (was).

6. And there in his forehead, the Yellow Diamond (gleamed).

7. A dusty cart track curved away. To the left a cluster of houses (was). Farther away to the left isolated farmsteads (were).

8. Out the chaise (went), in the horses (came), up the whip (rose), and off the carriage (rattled).

23. Translate into Ukrainian the following sentences:

1. The pears are fresh and juicy. – So are the peaches.

2. Poor thing, she hasn’t had a moment’s rest! – Neither have we.

3. I must have dialed a wrong number. – So you have.

4. You’d better send a telegram. – So I will.

5. We don’t feel like going anywhere tonight. – Neither does he.

6. I don’t go greatly in for such sort of things. – No more do I.

7. I see you don’t approve of his behavior. - No more I do.

8. You seem to be getting used to it. – So I am.

9. I think he has to work hard. – So he does.

10. They did not refuse the invitation. – Neither will we.

11. I think it feels hot in here. – a) So do I. b) So it does. c) So it is.

24. Apply the following statements to new subjects:

Model: 1) I am very glad to see you. – So am I.

2) I am not ready yet. – Neither is he.

1. She has not finished her work yet.

2. I was satisfied with his answer.

3. I’ll go to the country tomorrow.

4. She is working hard at her English.

5. They are organizing a library.

6. She has not spoken to the secretary.

7. I have not understood the rule.

8. He does not speak English.

25. Translate into English the following sentences:

1. Я вже знайшов відповідь на всі запитання. – І я також.

2. Здається, ми зустрічалися раніше. – Так, дійсно зустрічалися.

3. Я схвалюю вашу роботу, і мої друзі також.

4. Я не схвалюю вашу роботу, і мої друзі також.

5. Він не любив, коли йому ставили недоречні запитання. – І я також не люблю.

6. Я думав, що він був на зборах. – Так, він був.

7. Певно, ви одержали приємну звістку. – Так, одержав.

8. Він виглядає старшим за вас. – Так, виглядає. - Він дійсно старший.

9. Певно, ви залишили окуляри дома. – Певно. – Дійсно, залишив.

10. Він не знайшов цієї книги. – Боюсь, що й ми не знайдемо.

26. Translate into Ukrainian paying attention to the word order in the subordinate clauses of concession and cause:

1. Tired though he was after his three long days, Soames dreaded the moment when the car should stop.

2. Simple as the case seems, there may be something deeper underlying it.

3. Fascinating as the story was, he could not tear himself away from the book until he had read it.

4. After the bright light outside, our eyes, weak as they were with staring at the snow, could not for a while pierce the gloom of the cave.

5. Youth that he was, they could never question him.

27. Change the structure of the sentences using inversion in the subordinate clauses of concession and cause:

Model: Though the season was rainy, they did not put off their trip.

Rainy though the season was, they did not put off their trip.

1. As the season was rainy, they put off their trip.

2. Though she was a child, she understood the joke.

3. Although the man’s face seemed familiar to me, I could not place him.

4. Though the girl was rather short, she was gracefully formed.

5. As he was very tired, he immediately fell into a dreamless sleep.

6. Although the bed was hard and uncomfortable, he immediately fell into a dreamless sleep.

7. Although the weather was very hot, we did not suffer from the heat.

28.Change the structure of the sentences so as:

a) to join the clauses by means of a conjunction:

1. Should you need my help, I am always at your disposal.

2. Could you stay a little longer, we should finish the work today.

3. The day would be wonderful, were it not so hot.

4. She kept straining her ears to hear the bell, should it ring.

5. Had he known it before, he would have acted differently.

b) to join the clauses asyndetically, if possible:

1. If I were free now, I should consider the matter settled.

2. The house telephone is in the corridor, in case you should want to make a call.

3. If they saw more of each other, their relationship might be different.

4. If he were to be entrusted with this work, he would do his best to show what he was worth.

5. She would long have admitted that it was she who was to blame if only she had the courage.

29. Analyze the position of objects and define whether the word order is inverted or not:

1. The only thing that stood out clearly was his mother’s face. His sister Mabel he remembered more vaguely.

2. For the clever specialists of the clinic he felt only respect.

3. To music she now gave all the hours she could spare.

4. Not a dollar – not a penny – of my money will I devote to anyone who could be guilty of such a crime.

5. He had a terrible passion. Not even God would he permit to stand between him and his passion.

6. All this and much more did he learn while tramping the country.

7. Not even to Sheg could he speak of this.

8. He pays me well to do my duty, and my duty I’ll do.

30. Explain the instances of inversion in the following sentences:

1. Heavy chilly clouds lay on the summits of the surrounding mountains, and only now and then did the dying breeze rustle the tops of the poplars around the house.

2. In the far distance was seen the glittering surface of a lake surrounded by pinewoods.

3. Had you asked me before, I should have gladly helped you.

4. Never were more stars in clear black sky above the whitening earth.

5. Here are some apples just brought from the garden.

6. Great was our surprise when we found the room empty.

7. The peaches looked ripe and juicy; so did the big pears and dark blue plums.

8. “There!” cried he; “You ought to have been more careful”.

9. No sooner had they disappeared than Nicholas heard the sound of clattering footsteps.

10. Rainy though the day was, we set out on our journey.

31. Translate the following sentences into English paying attention to the word order:

1. На краю лісу стояла невеличка хатина, вкрита снігом.

2. Лише через кілька тижнів він знову взявся до роботи.

3. Ніколи раніше ми не працювали так добре, як цього року.

4. “Чи ти бачиш цей будинок? Хто живе у ньому? Скільки людей живе тут?” – запитав він мене.

5. Він запитав, як мене звуть, і де я живу.

6. Не будь я такий зайнятий вчора, я б допоміг тобі.

7. Я не ходив у кіно вчора. – І ми також.

8. Він дуже щасливий. – І вона також.

9. Цей студент здається розумним. – Дійсно, здається. – Він такий і є.

10. Я думав, що ти був присутній на зборах. – Так воно й було.

11. Ось кілька статей для твоєї доповіді. Ось вони, дивись сюди.

12. Тепер ваша зупинка, виходьте, будь ласка.

13. Не встиг я зайти в клас, як почався урок.

14. Ледве ми закінчили контрольну роботу, як пролунав дзвінок.

15. Темною і холодною була ніч, коли ми нарешті дістались додому.

16. Хоч який розумний цей студент, але він не може виконати це завдання.

17. Рідко я зустрічав таких добрих людей.

18. Хоч який втомлений був мандрівник, він продовжував свій шлях.

19. Так тихо він говорив, що ми ледве розуміли його слова.

20. Та скажи ж мені правду нарешті! –Та я ж сказав її тобі п’ять хвилин тому.

32. Point out the principal parts of the following sentences and analyze them:

1. It is difficult to translate this text.

2. It was very cold yesterday.

3. To cross the river at night was dangerous.

4. Reading is my favorite occupation.

5. Some of them are ready to help you.

6. One must do one’s duty.

7. It is no use waiting for them.

8. They are reported to have come to our capital.

9. The boy was seen running to the river.

10. The soldiers were ordered to advance.

11. Tom is known to be the best student in the group.

12. She didn’t seem to be listening to me.

13. We happened to have met before.

14. I have been learning English for five years.

15. For him to pass this exam is impossible.

16. It was unexpected his leaving us yesterday.

17. This event took place long ago.

18. She went on writing her exercise.

19. The guns continued firing.

20. I used to live in this town.

21. The days are growing shorter now.

22. The problem seems rather difficult.

23. He returned quite a different man.

24. You ought to be more careful.

25. The leaves are lying red and yellow on the ground.

26. The main thing is for us to catch the train.

27. The greatest problem is Peter’s being absent.

28. I paid no attention to his question.

29. The river runs dry in summer.

30. He ought to stop doing nothing.

31. I began to feel rather hungry.

32. One evening she came home elated.

2.4 Secondary Parts of the Sentence