- •198097, Санкт-Петербург, а/я № 67
- •129224, Москва, п. Шокальского, д. 67, корп. 2
- •Isbn 5-8168-0059-0
- •The infinitive
- •1. Forms
- •2. Structures with the infinitive
- •3. Functions
- •3.1. Subject
- •3.2. Predicative
- •3.3. Part of a compound verbal modal predicate
- •3.4. Part of a compound verbal aspect predicate
- •3.5. Object
- •3.6. Attribute
- •3.7. Adverbial modifier
- •2) Adverbial modifier of result
- •3) Adverbial modifier of comparison
- •4) Adverbial modifier of attendant circumstances
- •3.8. Parenthesis
- •4. The split infinitive
- •The gerund
- •1. Forms
- •2. Structures with the gerund
- •3.1. Subject
- •3.2. Predicative
- •3.3. Part of a compound verbal aspect predicate
- •3.4. Object
- •2) The gerund is used after a number of verbs with prepositions:
- •3) The gerund is used after the following prepositional expressions:
- •4) There are a number of verbs which can be followed by either the infinitive or the gerund:
- •3.5. Attribute
- •3.6. Adverbial modifier
- •The participles
- •1. Forms
- •2. Structures with the participles
- •Objective Participial Construction;
- •Subjective Participial Construction;
- •Absolute Participial Construction;
- •2.1. Objective participial construction (opc)
- •2.2. Subjective participial construction (spc)
- •2.3. Absolute participial construction (apc)
- •3. Functions
- •3.1. Attribute
- •1) Participle I
- •3.2. Adverbial modifier
- •1) Adverbial modifier of time
- •2) Adverbial modifier of cause
- •3) Adverbial modifier of comparison
- •4) Adverbial modifier of manner (attendant circumstances)
- •5) Adverbial modifier of condition
- •6) Adverbial modifier of concession
- •3.3. Predicative
- •4. Misrelated participle
- •Practice section the infinitive
- •Participles
- •Revision
Revision
EXERCISE 1. Use a non-finite form of the verb in brackets and analyse it.
I've known it (happen) that way again and again.
Anything you care (give) is useful in a parish like mine.
When (drink) he developed an obsession of (mock) Mr. Samgrass.
It isn't my business (argue) whether people are better alive or dead, or what happens to them after death.
What could be worse for a man who fears death than (have) a priest (bring) to him.
There was a pause in which Julia sighed and Brideshead drew breath as though (start) further (subdivide) the propo-sitions.
At this stage the doctors had nothing (recommend) except (keep) him comfortable and (administer) certain drugs when his attacks came on.
She wasn't a woman of high ambition, but (have) her ex-pectations so much (raise), she was disconcerted (bring) so low so suddenly.
They thought very ill of his family for (leave) him like that.
And next day, (walk) through the wind-(sweep) park, she told me all about it.
It hurt (think) of Cordelia (grow) up quite plain; (think) of all that (burn) love (spend) itself on injections and de-lousing powder. When she arrived, tired from her journey, (move) in the manner of one who has no interest in (please), I thought her an ugly woman.
1 don't mind (say) there have been times in the last two years when I thought you were treating Celia a bit rough.
The rooms began (fill) and I was soon busy (be) civil. My wife was everywhere, (greet) and (introduce) people. I saw her (lead) friends forward one after another to the subscription list; I heard her (say): "No, darling. I am not at all
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