V. Translate into English.

1. Прочитав много книг Диккенса, он хорошо знал этого писателя.

2. Так как в комнате было темно, я не видел его.

3. Статьи, опубликованные в этом журнале, не относятся к теме нашего обсуждения.

4. Честно говоря, дела у нас идут неважно.

5. Здесь вам почистят пальто за одни сутки. 5 points

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PARTICIPLE I AS ATTRIBUTE [Verbals]

Sentence patterns	Tense, aspect, voice	Distinctions	Peculiarities
1. The roaring water of the river made a deep impression on him. (in preposition) 2. Great Britain is situated on the British Isles lying to the west of the continent of Europe. (in postposition)	Participle I Indefinite Active Participle I Indefinite Passive	On the western coast Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and by the Irish Sea, separating England from Ireland. The country being shown on the map now is Great Britain.	1. If we have a participle used as an attribute to a noun (in pre-position), the noun performs the action expressed by the –ing –form: a touching story – a story that can touch; a laughing girl – a girl who is laughing. 2. Sometimes Participle I Indefinite denotes an action referring to no particular time: Taiga is a thick forest stretching to the south of the tundra. Participle I Perfect can never be used as an attribute (only as adverbial modifier). To express priority an attribute clause is used: The student who has shown the countries of America on the map is going to his seat.

PARTICIPLE II AS ATTRIBUTE [verbals]

Function	Sentence patterns	Form	Notes
An attribute	1. People treated in policlinics are called out-patients. (post-position) 2. After giving the boy the prescribed medicine I went out for a while. (pre-position) 3. Frozen with horror, he understood everything. (detached) 4. I took the boy for a walk up the path covered with faded leaves.	Participle II	1. Participle II of transitive verbs has a passive meaning (a broken toy, a locked door, a written letter). 2. Participle II of intransitive verbs denotes passing into a new state. (faded leaves, withered flowers, vanished jewels, fallen trees)