14). Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на независимый причастный оборот.

1. For the moment she shop was empty, the mechanic having disappeared into a room at the back.

2. It being pretty late, they decided to postpone their visit.

3. The hour being late, she hastened home.

4. The weather being very warm, the closet window was left open.

5. The next morning, it being Sunday, they all went to church.

6. There being little time left, they took a taxi to get to the theatre in time.

7. There being no chance to escape, the thief was arrested on the spot.

8. You can set your mind at ease, all being well.

9. This been understood, the conference was over.

10. Dinner being over, we assembled in the drawing-room.

11. The treaty having been signed, trade was at once resumed.

12. Electrons moving through a wire, electrical energy is generated.

13. The weather permitting, we shall go to the country.

14. It being very cold, we could not go for a walk.

15. The sun having risen, we continued our way.

16. The article having been translated, the student showed it to the teacher.

17. His work finished, he went home.

18. Other things being equal, an increase in wage rates will increase the cost of labour relative to the cost of other factors.

19. The production of the Liberty ships showed similar effects, the first taking many months to build and the last only three days.

20. In order to simplify the analysis we can consider two firms, one being representative of high-cost producers and the other of low-cost producers.

21. Most industries make use of a variety of machines, each machine carrying out a different operation.

22. The principle of action being rather simple, the new device was widely used for different purposes.

23. The selling price must relate to the production cost, which in turn, depends on the quantity sold, this quantity being dependent upon the sales price.

24. It being too late, they decided to stop working.

25. Other things being equal, the demand for a commodity will tend to vary directly as the price of its substitute.

26. The installation was atomized last year, its capacity rising by 20 per cent.

27. All the problems having been solved, they went home.

28. The goods having been loaded, the dockworkers left the port.

29. Member nations are required to subscribe to the capital stock of the World Bank, each being given a quota which is related to the member's national income and position in the world trade.

30. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected world growth at 4.3 per cent with advanced economies growing by 2.7 per cent.

15). Замените придаточные определительные предложения причастными оборотами.

1. All the people who live in this house are students. 2. The woman who is speaking now is our secretary. 3. The apparatus that stands on the table in the corner of the laboratory is quite new. 4. The young man who helps the professor in his experiments studies at an evening school for laboratory workers. 5. People who take books from the library must return them in time. 6. There are many students in our group who take part in all kinds of extra-curricular activities.