Participal constructions

Subjective The students were seen making the experiment. Бачили, як студенти робили експеримент.

to see to watch to hear

Objective We saw the students making the experiment. Ми бачили, як студенти роблять експеримент.

NOTE to have (get) something done someone do something I had the letter translated (somebody did it for me). Мені переклали листа. I had John translate the letter (John did it for me). Джон переклав мені листа. Compare: I have translated the letter (I have done it myself). Я (сам) переклав листа.

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It being late, we postponed the meeting. The session was over, with many problems left unsolved. The first experiment was hard to perform, the other ones causing no trouble. The results as presented at the conference are very promising. The phenomenon thus discovered puzzled almost everyone.			Ми відклали збори, бо (тому що) було пізно. Засідання закінчилось, але (причому, а) багато питань залишилось невирішеними. Лише перший експеримент було складно провести, yci інші минули без проблем. Результата у тому вигляді, як їх подано на конференції, є дуже перспективними. Явище, яке було відкрито таким чином, здивувало майже ycix.
NOTE Set-phrases with participles standing committee — постійно діючий комітет abstracting journal — реферативний журнал
steering organizing	committee — оргкомітет	NOTE Presenting the report is my colleague. Доповідь читає моя колега. Більш детально про такі звороти див. Chapter 11, Emphasis.
learned society — наукове товариство /nid/ naked eye — неозброєне око, /kid/ Also: unaided eye

Exercise 5. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian.

1. Conditions permitting, we will carry out the experiment tomorrow.

2. (With) the experiment being carried out, we started new investigations.

3. The existing data being limited, no definite conclusion could be made.

4. Technology having reached a high stage of development, new materials became available.

5. We continued the experiment, with our graduate students helping us.

6. The discussion being over, the steering committee continued its work.

7. We watched the laboratory assistants making preparations for our experiments.

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Exercise 6. Choose the one correct answer from the options provided.

1. I had my cousin proofread my brother's article. Who proofread the article?

a. I myself

b. my brother

c. my cousin

2. The students have finished the project ahead of time to their advisor's delight. Who finished the project?

a. somebody else

b. the students

c. the advisor

3. Since I was pressed for time with nobody helping me, I had my report typed. Who typed the report?

a. somebody else

b. I myself

c. nobody

Exercise 7. Complete the sentences.

1. Automobiles ... propane gas emit fewer dangerous pollutants into the atmosphere.

a. use

b. using

c. can use

d. when used

2. ... precision instruments require delicate handling.

a. Using

b. The use of

c. When used

d. To use

3. The study performed ... complex mechanisms.

a. revealed

b. reveal

c. revealing

d. when revealed

4. Choose the phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if ... for it.

a. is it substituted

b. substituting

c. is substituted

d. it is substituted

5. The method previously ... is being widely used.

a. mentioning

b. if mentioned

c. mentions

d. mentioned

6. Some issues are mentioned but not ... in full detail.

a. discussing

b. discussed

c. when discussed

d. discuss