- •V. R. Novak
- •(The verbals)
- •The use of the infinitive without the particle to (the bare infinitive)
- •Comment on the forms of the infinitives.
- •Give all the possible forms of the following infinitives:
- •Complete the sentences by using suitable Infinitives:
- •Use the verbs in brackets in the required form.
- •Comment on the cases of the Split Infinitive. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.
- •Use to before the infinitives where possible.
- •Translate into English.
- •Functions of the gerund
- •Gerund. Practise the functions.
- •Functions of the gerund. Prepositions
- •Prepositional object
- •Attribute
- •Exercises. Gerund with prepositions
- •Underline the correct preposition.
- •Fill in the gaps with a correct preposition.
- •Complete the sentences:
- •1. Use either the Infinitive or Gerund of the verbs in brackets
- •2. Translate into English
- •3. Use either the Infinitive or Gerund of the verbs in brackets
- •The Participle
- •Exercises
- •I. Participial phrase as parenthesis. Translate the following sentences from English into Ukrainian.
- •V. Participle II as part of a complex subject/part of a compound verbal
- •VI. Participial phrase as parenthesis.
- •Exercises
- •I. Participial phrase as parenthesis.
- •Predicative Constructions with the Participle
- •The Objective Participial Construction
- •Exercises
- •Exercises The Objective Participial Construction(with Participle II)
- •The Subjective Participial Construction
- •Exercises The Subjective Participial Construction (with Participle I and Participle II)
- •Exercises The Nominative Absolute Participial Construction
- •Exercises The Prepositional Absolute Participial Construction
- •Absolute Constructions without a Participle
- •Revision Exercises
- •Exercises
- •Infinitive, gerund and participle I
- •1. Define the functions of the Verbals:
- •2. Translate into English:
- •3. Define the forms and the functions of the Verbals in the sentences below:
- •4. Translate into English:
Gerund. Practise the functions.
What would people think of me for letting you go?
It will be useless taking care of her.
Instead of obeying him you keep arguing with him.
I consider it unlikely George coming here at all.
The worst thing for her was being sent away from her family.
If I hadn’t got a cold, I’d be working instead of lying here in bed.
Owing to her spending a lot of money on clothes her husband went bankrupt.
Maude had no hesitation is accepting the help.
But for your having told me the truth I would still be in the dark on everything.
The secretary was disappointed at not getting the pay rise he had hoped for.
It’s no good giving children a free hand with money.
Sid never took offence in spite of being constantly laughed at.
He profoundly neglected the Press – not with the neglect which grows on writers from reading reviews of their own works.
She mentioned her husband having gone to New York with his friends.
Is it any good asking for more?
He spoke for a long time without coming to the heart of the matter.
At seeing him in Warsaw that day I could hardly recognize him.
There’s no fixing the clock.
Without having a car of your own you can’t get there so quickly.
We can understand your surprise at the exam results being postponed.
He was depressed by the necessity of coming to a decision.
We left off reading the text at page five.
Besides being a good musician he is a chess champion.
On account of the committee having supported the company the staff got out of that difficult situation.
You’d have shown your concern better by sending for us before.
There will be no avoiding another scandal.
They sent the papers for the clerk signing them.
In case of his refusing to keep you company don’t be upset.
They settled everything down without their teacher giving them advice how to do it.
It makes all the difference getting some extra money.
I’m glad it’s all turned out well despite your going behind my back.
The decision was made without anybody asking him.
Would you mind my opening the window?
On my coming back from work my wife gave me a strange letter.
Emily reflected on the business of buying and selling cottages.
The project was improved by the designer using a new method.
I’ve called him several times since coming home.
With a view to improving his ability to speak French, he spends most of his holidays in France.
There was no pleasing him.
I found it pleasant you being here.
His principle was paying the rent on time.
Imagine Raymond’s being engaged in commerce.
He is unconscious of having given her the slightest ground for offence.
But for the doctor having given him proper advice he wouldn’t have fully recovered.
Functions of the gerund. Prepositions
Prepositional object
to accuse to agree
to approve to confess
to hear to look forward
to learn to object to
to speak to be/get accustomed
to suspect to be/get devoted / committed
to take care to be opposed
to take advantage to be/get used
to be afraid / scared / terrified
to be aware to be surprised / astonished
to be capable of to be (dis)pleased (with+sth)
to be conscious to be indignant at
to be confident to be shocked
to be critical
to be fond to assist
to be guilty to believe
to be ignorant to consist
to be proud to help
to be sure to participate
to be tired to persist
to miss the opportunity to succeed
to be successful
to count to have no difficulty in
to congratulate on to be absorbed
to depend to be busy
to insist to be engrossed
to rely to be experienced
to be keen to be interested
to be angry to thank
to be excited to apologize
to be right to blame
to be serious about to care
to be sorry to forgive
to be wrong to praise
to be worried to punish
to be honest (in) to sentence for
to be suitable
to be careful to be famous
to be certain to be important
to be glad to be necessary
to be positive of / about to be ready
to complain to be responsible
to dream to be sufficient
to talk
to think to keep
to prevent
to prohibit from
to stop