5. State the function of the Participle:

1. The students working here came from Kyiv. 2. While clarifying some details, she put down all the necessary data. 3. While solving a problem about barter economy one must take into consideration the existing methods related to the problem in question. 4. Producing various kinds of complex machinery the workers improve the technological process. 5. While preparing the report “Money and Economic Relations” we use a dictionary. 6. My work concerning the topic “money” being very difficult, he helps me. 7. The man making the report “American currency” is our teacher. 8. The boy telling us about British money lives in our house. 9. The girl telling about American money is my friend.

6. Transform the following complex sentences into simple ones using the Objective Participle Complex according to the model:

Model: I saw them as they were buying things.

I saw them buying things.

1. I saw them as they were setting prices. 2. We watched them as they were signing trade contracts. 3. They observed her as she was making a report. 4. I saw the girl as she was exchanging currency. 5. We saw them as they were concluding a deal. 6. She watched them as they were selling goods.

7. Translate into English:

1. Ми чули, як декан економічного факультету робив доповідь. 2. Я чула, як менеджер фірми робив повторне замовлення. 3. Ми спостерігали, як вони з’ясовували деякі деталі. 4. Коли я зайшла до кімнати, то почула, що вони розмовляли про принципи співробітництва. 5. Оскільки ми користувалися послугами цього банку, нас поінформували про нові види банківських послуг. 6. Він чув, як ми читали статтю про підготовку національних кадрів та плідну співпрацю.

Завдання для самостійної роботи (the present participle)

1. Replace one of the homogeneous predicates (однорідні присудки) by Participle I.

Model: The girl walked home and sang.

The girl walked home singing.

1. She looked at me and smiled. 2. The children sat and watched TV. 3. The girl spoke and trembled. 4. The children ran about and shouted. 5. He turned over the pages of a book and looked at the pictures. 6. The man read a book and made notes from time to time.

2. Find Participle Complexes and translate the sentences:

1. She opened the door and heard their voices speaking. 2. She found the old man and his granddaughter sitting at breakfast. 3. Antony saw his younger brother coming. 4. She had seen him reading it over. 5. And so often he overheard them discussing so interesting things. 6. Her heart beating, Mary hurried home. 7. I saw him going downstairs early in the morning. 8. He saw her sitting in bed, her golden hair floating behind her.

3. Translate into English using the Objective Participle Complex:

1. Ми спостерігали, як хлопці грали в футбол. 2. Я бачила, як діти пили чай. 3. Вони чули, як її батько розмовляв англійською мовою. 4. Ми бачили, як він сідав у трамвай. 5. Я бачив, як човен наближався до берега. 6. Ми помітили, як вона сміялася. 7. Учні бачили, як приземлявся літак.