Link-verbs.

Exercise 30, p. 282: State whether the verb in bold type is a link-verb or a notional verb. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1.He looked sadly at me. 2. He looked sad when he watched the ships leave the port. 3. What has become of him? 4. He has become quite a famous man. 5. The city is becoming more and more beautiful. 6. Unable to find the ticket he got more and more excited. 7. When he got the ticket he nervously looked at the clock on the building. 8. He turned angrily around. 9. She turned as pale as death when she heard the news. 10. How quickly you are growing! 11. How tall you've grown. 12. She grows flowers in her garden. 13. What has gone wrong with my watch, I wonder? 14. Where has he gone?

Exercise 31, p. 282: Study the following chart.

Link-Verbs of Being and Seeming	Link-Verbs of Becoming	Link -Verbs of Remaining
be young, old,	Become old, clever,	Remain silent, unmoved,
strong, a teacher,	sad, a sailor, a student, etc.	untouched, friends,
a woman, etc		enemies,
		Etc
Seem tired, difficult,	Get dark, pale,	keep fine, warm,
strange, etc	tired, worried, etc	etc
Look ugly, nice, funny;	turn red, pale,	Stay cold, good,
like a doctor,	yellow, etc	well, etc
professor, etc	Go mad, bad, etc.
feel ill, hurt, foolish,	run dry, cold, etc
uncomfortable,
ashamed, etc	fall ill, silent,
	asleep, etc
sound pleasant, strange,	grow old, tall,
angry, etc	small, grey, etc.

Exercise 32, p. 282: Open the brackets, using the correct form of the link-verb.

1. You (look) ill lately! What's wrong with you? 2. The weather (get) colder and colder. Winter is coming. 3. She nearly (go) mad when she learned the sad news. 4. I don't know why he always (turn) red, when her name is mentioned. 5. I (feel) unwell since this bad fall of mine. 6. As time went by he (grow) more and more worried. 7. Autumn is not around the corner. The leaves and grass (turn) red and yellow. 8. If you don't put the meat into the refrigerator immediately, it (go) bad in no time. 9. The work (seem) easy only before you try it. 10. Coleman's blood (run) cold when he heard Rino say: "...as mad as Barney's Joe." 11. When you (become) a teacher, you will see for yourself what a difficult job it is. 12. When he returned home after the war, the first thing he noticed about his mother was that her hair (grow) com­pletely grey. 13. It (grow) dark when we returned home. 14. The plan (not sound) very reasonable. 15. The women (fall) silent remembering the sad moment. 16. They had a bad accident but he (remain) unhurt.

Exercise 33, p. 283: Answer the following questions, using the link-verbs given in brackets.

1. Why has he put on a warm coat? (become cold). 2. Why does she look older than her age? (grow grey). 3. Why did they decide to cut off this tree? (grow tall; dark in the room). 4. Why was he taken to hospital so suddenly? (fall ill). 5. Why have you switched on the light? (get dark). 6. Why don't you want to speak to her now? (look tired). 7. Why can't you wear the black suit? (get small). 8. Why doesn't he look at us? (feel ashamed). 9. What makes you think he is displeased? (sound angry). 10. Why doesn't she wear this hat? (look ugly). 11. Why can't we touch these flowers? (look beautiful; be harmful). 12. Why does the wood look so beautiful in autumn? (turn red, yellow; remain green).

Exercise 34, p. 283: Choose the right link-verb from the list.

grow, remain, fall, seem, sound, go, feel, stay

1. The hat made him — taller. 2. It was a long time before I — asleep. 3. The letters — unanswered. 4. As he spoke, his voice — firmer. 5. He felt himself — pale. 6. His face — hot. 7. The suit — too small for him. 8. Some of the restaurants — open late on Saturday.

Exercise 35, p. 283: Fill in the blanks with a suitable link-verb.

1.Suddenly he felt that he was — red for no reason at all. 2. I am sure he will — an artist, he is so fond of painting. 3. Has she— ill? What's wrong with her? 4. Don't speak to her now, she — angry. I'm sure it's the wrong moment. 5. Water the flowers before it has — completely dark. 6. It is — colder and colder. Winter will be here in no time. 7. The days are — longer. It's no longer dark at eight o'clock in the morning. 8. I think one reason why the room is dark is that tree. It's — too tall. It's — really big. 9. You — rather tired this morning. Are you feeling well? 10. What does he think he is doing? He's — wrong. That's what it is.

Exercise 36, p. 283: Translate the following sentences, using suitable link-verbs.

1. Мы разведем костер, когда совсем стемнеет. 2. Он чувствовал себя пристыженным и не знал, что сказать. 3. Он только кажется безобидным, а на самом деле он тяжелый человек. 4. Все в деревне знали, что он очень болен, но никто не знал, как ему помочь. 5. Когда он начал кричать на нее, она побледнела. Она не могла понять, что с ним случилось. 6. Он очень похож на своего отца. 7. По мере того как мы поднимались в гору, дорога становилась все опаснее. 8. Он промолчал весь вечер и выглядел печальным. 9. У него был действительно смешной вид в этом костюме, и не удивительно, что он привлекал всеобщее внимание. 10. Идея нам показалась очень разумной. 11. Мы не могли понять, почему у нее был такой испуганный вид. 12. Они подружились сразу и остались друзьями на всю жизнь.

Modаl Verbs and Their Equivalents