Lab. Work # 8 Subjunctive II in predicative clauses

to look

to feel

to be as if smb. did smth

to seem as though smb. had done smth.

to sound

e.g. She looks as if she knew something. She looks as if she had been crying.

Ex1. Translate into Russian.

1. She just sounded as if she did not mind. 2. I felt as if all my world lay in ruins at my feet. 3. Don't you feel as if you had never really known him? 4. You'll feel as if you had never seen a mountain lake before. 5. Just a little powder base, and you'll look as though you were just back from a winter cruise. 6. It does not look as if it had rained here in the last couple of days.

Ex2. Replace the infinitive in brackets by Subjunctive II.

1. A couple of weeks of that, and you'll stop looking as if you (to have) a type round middle. 2. Where can I have met her? But she certainly looks as though she (to expect) me to speak to her. 3. It was only after that speech that we always felt as though the holidays really (to begin). 4. And all of a sudden she felt as if it (to be) the only thing that really mattered. 5. Don't you feel as though it (may go on) for ever? 6. He sounded as if nobody (to know) it. 7. She looks as if she (to sleep) in her clothes. 8. It seems as though she (to expect) me to go there. 9. It is as if they (to grow) together. 10. It seems as if no one ever (to say) anything like this.

Ex3. Complete the following sentences.

1. Doesn't the sea look as if …? 2. Don't you feel sometimes as if …? 3. The forest looked as if …. 4. She looked as if …. 5. He felt as if …. 6. She sounds as if …. 7. It is as if …. 8. It will be as if …. 9. It looks as though …. 10. I feel as if ….

Ex4. Translate into English.

1. Кажется, пойдет снег. 2. Кажется, завтра будет хорошая погода. 3. Вам покажется, что вы никогда не болели. 4. Кажется, диктант был трудный. 5. Кажется, они подружились. 6. Кажется, они знают друг друга. 7. Кажется, они уже легли спать. 8. Казалось, мысль понравилась всем. 9. Будет казаться, что вы нарушили обещание. 10. Кажется, он здесь.

Lab. Work # 9 Subjunctive II in adverbial clauses of comparison.

Smb. do smth. as if smth. were

as though smth. had been.

e.g. She will speak to you as if nothing had happened. She spoke as if she knew nothing.

Ex1. Translate into Russian.

1. She just stood there as if she did not mind. Where are you running as if blood-hounds were after you? 3. Why do you behave as if it didn't in the least matter what we all think of you? 4. Day after day we saw him leave the office as though nothing special had happened to him. 5. He generally behaved as though he had done nothing out of the way. 6. He turned up on Wednesday with a box of sweets and a large doll as if it were the most usual thing to do. 7. She looked at me as if she had never seen me before.

Ex2. Replace the infinitive in brackets by Subjunctive II.

1. Why do you always treat me as if I (to be) a backward child of twelve. 2. She kept trying on hat as if she (not to make up) her mind from the very beginning which she would take. 3. They were very nice to me and said that I spoke French as if I (to be) a Frenchman or (to spend) most of my life over there. 4. She could discuss the latest novel as though she (to read) it. 5. The paper was dirty, yellow and puckered as if it (to be left) out in the rain.

Ex3. Complete the following sentences.

1. She expected you to speak to her. Why did you behave as if …? 2. And after all this time they met as if …. 3. I know you wanted to go there. Why did you speak as if …? 4. She knows the subject really well. But she spoke as if …. 5. He hid behind his paper as though …. 6. From time to time he looked first at the clock, then at his wrist watch as though …. 7. The telephone pealed long and persistently as if …. 8. She had a small dog, a friendly animal, who treated strangers as if ….

Ex4. Translate into English.

1. Что ты смотришь на меня, словно видишь в первый раз? 2. Он не обернулся, словно не слышал моих слов. 3. Он знает эти места, словно это его родная деревня. 4. Он заговорит с вами, как ни в чем не бывало. 5. Почему ты всегда одеваешься, как будто ты старая женщина? 6. Она закрыла глаза рукой, словно пытаясь скрыть слезы. 7. В эти сентябрьские дни снова стало так тепло, как будто вернулось лето. 8. Не беспокойся, он будет держаться так, словно никогда не возражал.

Ex5. Paraphrase the sentences using Subjunctive II in clauses introduced by "as if" and "as though".

1. He looked in such way that it seemed that he had undergone much suffering in those two years. 2. At the mention of the name she stopped as if paralysed. 3. The man looks so pale and thin that one might think he has been ill for months. 4. She described the incident in such details that it seemed she had seen it with her own eyes. 5. I do not want to be treated like an invalid.

Ex6. Translate into English.

1. У него такой вид, как будто его наградили медалью. 2. Казалось, что эта скучная лекция никогда не кончится. 3. Похоже, что это открытие может быть применено в медицине. 4. Она смотрела на меня так, будто упрекала меня в чем-то. 5. Джим почувствовал себя так, как будто он был виноват в том, что случилось с братом. 6. Он декламирует стихи, как настоящий актер. 7. Он отвечал на вопросы таким тоном, как будто делал нам одолжение.

Ex7. Complete the sentences.

1. It was quiet in the house as if …. 2. She stared at me as if …. 3. He speaks English as if …. 4. Returning from the trip she looked as if …. 5. It got dark as if ….

Ex8. Open the brackets using Subjunctive II.

1. He was speaking about his trip mysteriously as if he (to undergo) some unusual experiences. 2. It was as though they (to lose) courage after all. 3. She felt as if she (to be) on the verge of defeat. 4. She looked as if she (not to care) what they were saying about her. 5. He had an unpleasant feeling as if somebody (to follow) him the whole evening.