- •Participle
- •Participle I
- •Verbal features
- •Adjectival features
- •Adverbial features
- •Grammatical categories of participle I
- •Participle I and gerund compared
- •Participle I as attribute
- •Adverbial Modifier of Time
- •Verbs of motion: to come, to enter, to arrive, to turn, to leave
- •Verbs of sense perception: to see, to hear to find
- •Adverbial Modifier of Reason (Cause)
- •Adverbial Modifier of Manner and Attendant Circumstances
- •Adverbial Modifier of Condition and Concession
- •Part 1
- •Part 2
- •Participle I as part of complex object
- •Verbs of sense perception
- •2. Verbs of causative meaning (побудительное значение)
- •3. Verbs of wishes and emotions to want to like
- •Participle I as predicative
- •Participle I as part of a compound verbal predicate (Complex Subject)
- •Participle I as parenthesis
- •Participle II
- •Participle II as attribute
- •Participle II as part of complex object
- •1. Verbs of sense perception
- •2. Verbs of emotions to want to wish to desire to prefer to like
- •3. Verbs of causative meaning (побудительное значение)
- •4. Verbs of mental activity to consider to believe to understand
- •Task 24. Something unpleasant happened to each of these people last week. Make up sentences using ‘have something done’. Follow the example.
- •Suggested answers
- •What she though: I will my clothes / mend there
- •Task 30. Underline the right answer to the question about the sentences given below.
- •Participle II as part of a compound verbal predicate (Complex Subject)
- •Participle II as a predicative
- •Participial constructions
- •The Prepositional Absolute Participial Construction
- •Misrelated participles
- •General revision of verbals
- •A case of the snakes!
- •Grab the chance
What she though: I will my clothes / mend there
Situation 3. Terry and Laura are two busy housewives. They are speaking about innovations in their houses. Complete their conversation.
Terry: I ___________________ (an extension / build) on my house this week. Laura: That's nice. When it's finished, ____________________ (it / decorate)?
Terry: No, I'm going to do that myself. First, though, I __________________ (double glazing / fit).
Laura: _________________________ (carpets / lay)?
Terry: I'm not sure yet. How about you? ______________________ (you / your curtains / deliver) last week?
Laura: Yes. They're really nice. I also __________________(the carpets / clean), so everything looks lovely now.
TASK 29. Replace the underlined phrases with the structure ‘have something done’. Follow the example.
Example. I didn’t recognize Sheila. The hairdresser dyed her hair. = She had her hair dyed.
I’ve been getting a lot of annoying calls, so the telephone company is going to change my number.
Gabrielle broke her leg six weeks ago but she’s much better now. In fact the doctor should be taking the plaster off tomorrow.
Since Rowland made a lot of money, he’s not content with his little cottage, so an architect’s designed him a fine new house.
This room gets too hot when the sun shines so I’m getting someone to fit the blinds on the windows.
I heard that Mrs. Green didn’t trust her husband so she hired a detective to follow him!
We don’t really know what Shakespeare looked like. I wish he had asked someone to paint his portrait before he died.
My sister had always been self-conscious about her nose so she decided to go to a clinic for an operation which will straighten it.
Task 30. Underline the right answer to the question about the sentences given below.
I watched some men digging a hole in the road. Did I watch until they had finished?
YES NO NOT CLEAR
I watched some men dig a hole in the road. Did I watch until they had finished?
YES NO NOT CLEAR
I thought that Janet was very interesting in the play. What was Janet doing?
PERFORMING WATCHING NOT CLEAR
I thought that Janet was very interested in the play. What was Janet doing?
PERFORMING WATCHING NOT CLEAR
I must alter this dress before I wear it again. Will I do the work myself?
YES NO NOT CLEAR
I must have this dress altered before I wear it again. Will I do the work myself?
YES NO NOT CLEAR
“Where’s John?” “He’s gone walking.” What kind of activity is this?
A SHORT ONE A LONG ONE NOT CLEAR
“Where’s John?” “He’s gone for a walk.” What kind of activity is this?
A SHORT ONE A LONG ONE NOT CLEAR
You must have repaired the lawn mower. Is the lawn mower still broken?
YES NO NOT CLEAR
You must have the lawn mower repaired. Is the lawn mower still broken?
YES NO NOT CLEAR