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10.6.Change the time clause into the participle I construction introduced by when, as in the model.

Model: – When you work with these materials, you should be very careful.

–When working with these materials you should be very careful.

1.When we consider this problem, we should take into account several ideas.

2.When I was writing my paper, I consulted some reference books.

3.When we were doing this research, we were confronted by many difficulties.

4.When I was presenting my report at the conference, I omitted the introduction.

5.When we were doing this experiment, we hit upon an interesting idea.

6.When I was looking through this paper, I came upon a new approach to the problem.

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7.When we were making our classification, we followed another principle.

8.When we were discussing this question at the last seminar, we did not know about the results.

10.7.Point out the forms and functions of the participle I in the following sentences.

1.When entering the Internet I always find a lot of interesting information.

2.When using a microcomputer you are constantly making choice – to open a file, to close a file, etc.

3.The designer left the office having looked through all the documents.

4.The engineer making that experiment took a lot of measurements.

5.Having solved that equation the student found the ratio between the numbers.

6.He told us about the experiments being carried out in his laboratory.

7.Comparing these preliminary estimates we come to the following conclusion.

8.When talking about the new projects the lecturer showed a map.

9.Having been tested the new apparatus was recommended for work in all the laboratories.

10.Having been seen in action the device was greatly modified.

10.8.Translate the following sentences. Point out the complex object.

1.She saw them leaving the conference hall.

2.We know them being invited to all our meetings.

3.Steve noticed his colleagues making computations.

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4.I know him working at this problem.

5.Prof. Wolf watched us comparing our experiment results with the theory.

6.I heard them discussing their problems.

7.They have been listening to him talking about the new method for 20 minutes.

8.We know the problem having been solved.

9.They regard the exercises as being too simple for them.

10.They planned from the first the project as being primarily a communication experiment.

11.One cannot fail to see other countries tending for mutual cooperation.

12.I know the device having been tested.

10.9.Translate the following sentences. Point out the complex subject.

1.Everybody is reported having kept a record of the results.

2.The attempt to explain the nature of this mechanism is announced having been made successfully.

3.He is said having given two contributed papers at the conference.

4.The students are expected taking part in the experiment.

5.They were seen leaving the conference.

6.The problem was recognized by many scientists being of great importance.

7.They are said bringing up the question of data reliability again.

8.The researchers are announced having set forth a new technique for data analysis.

9.This case cannot be considered as being favourable.

10.The data obtained are considered as not being adequately represented by equation.

11.This may be taken as being the result of overheating.

12.They are reported having completed the experiment.

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