Exercise 1. Match Russian and English equivalents.

Exercise 1. Translate the sentences paying attention to forms and functions of the underlined

Participle I.

1.He left London for Paris promising to return the following year.

2.The delegate addressing the conference arrived yesterday.

3.Having been discussed for 7 hours the five-point declaration was approved.

4.Having been defeated the Premier was obliged to resign.

5.Being made too late the proposal was not dealt with.

6.They were arguing for the tax cuts.

Exercise 2. Translate the following sentences with the Absolute Participial Construction.

1.The choice having been made, all the other alternatives have been rejected.

2.Multiple statements expose several viewpoints, each leading to different solutions.

3.With domestic savings squandered, the country’s dependence on foreign finance is increased.

4.The companies must be privatized, with no more than 10% of their shares remaining in government hands.

5.The situation being favourable, they bought the shares.

Exercise 3. Insert either…or, neither…nor into the sentences. Translate them.

1.-Did anybody come to see you last week? -Nobody did…Julia…John was there.

2.-Have they arrived yet?

-No, they haven’t. But I expect them… today…tomorrow. 3.-Borrow some money from your friends…Ann…Mary will help you.

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4…my words…Dad’s arguments had any effect on him.

5.It’s getting dark .You must …go at once…wait till tomorrow.

6.What’s happened to Jim? He has…written…phoned.

7.Inside the examination room we could…smoke…talk.

8.The room was…comfortable…clean, was it?

Exercise 4. Summarize your knowledge of Object Clauses. Translate the sentences.

1.I’m afraid they won’t come.

2.He ordered that the ship should be unloaded.

3.I don’t know what you are talking about.

4.Time will show whether I am right or wrong.

5.I found it hard to keep in my mind on what the colonel was saying.

6.What happened then I don’t know.

7.I can’t tell you what tricks they performed, or how they did it.

Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with prepositions on, with, to, at, in, of where required.

1.I don’t insist…your coming here.

2.You may join…us…the station.

3.He turned…them and interfered…the conversation.

4.I’ll be back…five minutes. Wait…me…front…the house.

5.The man turned…pale.

6.He elbowed his way…the door.

7.The train starts…8.50, so you’d better be…the station…time.

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