Lab. Work # 4 Suppositional mood and Subjunctive I in adverbial clauses of purpose.

Ex1. Study the use of the Suppositional mood and Subjunctive I in adverbial clauses of purpose.

1. Do it at once lest she should change her mind.

2. He drew a plan for me lest I lose my way.

3. Put down my telephone number so that you shouldn't forget it.

Model: to do smith. lest

so that smb. should do smith.

in order that smb. do smith.

Ex1. Translate into Russian.

1. Better ask her too lest she feel slighted. 2. I think I'll draw a kind of outline first lest I should leave out something important. 3. She kept the children indoors lest they should disturb him as he sat in the garden. 4. They kept the blinds down lest the neighbors catch a glimpse of what was going on. 5. She carefully wrapped each dress in paper lest anything should be damaged in the transfer.

Ex2. Replace the infinitives in brackets by the Suppositional mood or Subjunctive

1. Please mark the place in the book lest I (to waste) time looking for it. 2. I think we had better take an earlier train lest mother (to worry). 3. The late-comers must take seats in the gallery lest they (to disturb) the others. 4. I'd much rather you didn't go out lest the train (to start) and you (to be left) behind. 5. Watch that milk I tell you lest it (to boil) over. 6. I agreed to share his umbrella lest my best hat (to be spoiled). 7. I only asked her lest she (to feel) left out. 8. Everything was kept very huts lest people (to talk). 9. We did not want to talk about it lest something (to happen) to spoil it all. 10. She always kept the jam cupboard locked lest the children (to get) at it.

Ex3. Complete the following sentences.

1. Open the window lest …. 2. Tell him about the meeting lest. 3. Put down my address lest …. 4. Leave the cat alone lest …. 5. Better take a sleeping pill lest …. 6. Help her with the dishes lest …. 7. Don't tell her anything lest …. 8. Don't take that short cut lest …. 9. Don't let him eat too many sweets lest …. 10. I'll take my umbrella lest …. 11. You may need a torch to explore the cave lest …. 12. I'll leave his supper on the stove lest.

Ex4. Translate into English.

1. Возьми эти бутерброды, чтобы не проголодаться. 2. Мы решили выйти пораньше, чтобы ночь не застала нас в лесу. 3. Позвони ей, чтобы она не волновалась. 4. Он завел будильник, чтобы дети не проспали. 5. Мы старались не смотреть на нее, пока она ела, чтобы она не смущалась. 6. Он написал правило на доске, чтобы дети не сделали ошибок, записывая его.

Ex5. Translate into Russian.

1. Let's walk a bit slower so that they can catch up with us. 2. Show her the plan so that she should see what you are talking of. 3. We left early so that we should reach the place before the holiday rush began. 4. The letters were ten feet high so that people in fast cars should read them from afar. 5. The gates are never locked in order that the children should come and go as they like. 6. I did it only that you should know how fond of you I am. 7. Put it right here so that she should see it the moment she wakes. 8. Know what? Let's take the kids too so that they should learn to know each other. 9. Speak louder so that the children should not hear you. 10. Mother always labeled her fruit preserves so that we should not take the wrong jars. 11. She kept the window closed so that the night air she considered dangerous should not get in. 12. Hold the paper in front of your face so that she should not recognize you.

Ex6. Translate into English.

1. Подними ее, чтобы ей было видно. 2. Я подчеркнул выражение в тексте, чтобы он мог сразу найти его. 3. Я оставлю письмо на столе, чтобы она сразу его увидела. 4. Она держала окно открытым, чтобы голубь мог влетать и вылетать. 5. Покажи гостье ее комнату, чтобы она могла отдохнуть. 6. Я дала им много примеров, чтобы они поняли, как употреблять это слово. 7. Дай ему руку, чтобы он не упал. 8. Положи книгу на верхнюю полку, чтобы дети не могли ее достать. 9. Запри дверь, чтобы собака не выбежала в сад. 10. Я дал им несколько примеров, чтобы они больше не делали этой ошибки.