Assignments for self-control

Choose the correct variant. Check your answers in the keys.

1. He seemed _____ all the friendliness he had shown at our previous meeting.

a) to loose b) to be lost c) to have lost d) to have been loosing

2. I returned to my room one afternoon _____ Rex waiting for me.

a) finding b) to find c) having found d) to have found

3. They went off, _______ us to face the situation.

a) living b) having left c) to be leaving d) to leave

4. I didn’t mind _______ about them a bit.

a) to be thinking b) to think c) thinking d) having thought

5. Then he condescended _______ himself.

a) explaining b) being explained c) to have explained d) to explain

6. I remember ______ for a drive by a kind lady who wanted to show me round.

a) being taken b) taking c) to have taken d) to be taken

7. He began _______ the draught of a new plan that afternoon, just to see how it looks.

a) writing b) being written c) to write d) to be writing

8. El was still not sure why he had called up, but he felt better for ______ so.

a) being done b) having done c) having been done d) doing

9. The man of letters is accustomed ___ writing.

a) of b) in c) about d) to

10. Some people were nice ___ turning me down.

a) in b) about c) of d) to

11. She was quick ___ finding out things.

a) in b) of c) at d) about

12. From the age of four, I had been used to ______ with ideas.

a) living b) being lived c) having lived d) live

13. Did he ever ask you _____ or talk about marrying?

a) to engage b) engaging c) being engaged d) to be engaged

14. I’m sorry _____ you such distress.

a) to cause b) to have caused c) to be causing d) to be caused

15. “Of course”, I said, disappointed at______ such a trifling commission.

a) giving b) having given c) being given

16. He couldn’t recollect ever ______ the man before in his life

a) having seen b) seeing c) being seen d) having been seen

17. So I got out my Norfolk suit, which already had the appearance of _____ away for a long time.

a) having put b) having been put c) putting d) being put

18. _____ down to this place for a visit, he found himself requested by his host to go and tell his uncle bedtime stories.

a) having been invited b) having invited c) being invited d) inviting

19. _____ the door with only the lightest slam, they went out together.

a) having closed b) being closed c) closing

20. I found the room with a Spartan simplicity.

a) furnishing b) to have furnished c) to be furnished d) furnished

Section IX. STRUCTURAL PARTS OF SPEECH

Preparatory activities.

Review the following topics:

1. State the difference between Notional and Structural Parts of Speech.

2. Name Structural Parts existing in English.

3. Give the definition of the Preposition. Comment on the classification and morphological composition of prepositions in English.

4. Give the definition of the Conjunction. Comment on the morphological composition of conjunctions.

5. State the difference between co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions. Comment on the classification of conjunctions.

6. Give the definition of the Particle. State its function and meaning.

7. Give the definition of the Interjection. State its morphological and syntactic peculiarities.

8. Comment on the meaning of interjections.

9. State the difference between primary and secondary interjections