Contrastive Grammar

Task 1:
DEFINE THE TYPE OF THE PREDICATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS AND
TRANSLATE THEM INTO UKRAINIAN:
I’ve enjoyed our talking about old times. (Gerundial construction)
Do you mind me having a day off? (Half-gerundial construction)
The only way out will be him taking the job. (Half-gerundial construction)
It’s not much use my buying salmon if you don’t like fish. (Gerundial
construction)
The last drop makes the cup run over. (SUBJECTIVE PARTICIPIAL
CONSTRUCTION)
If you want a thing well done, do it yourself. (OBJECTIVE PARTICIPIAL
CONSTRUCTION)
Let sleeping dogs lie. ???
To make both ends meet.( OBJECTIVE INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION)
Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear. (OBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION)
Wait for the cat to jump. (FOR-to-INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION-
Complex Object )
The horse was seen tied to the tree.(subjective participial construction)
The grass was found cut. (subjective participial construction)
(I made a new dress the other day. - Alas! I’m not good at making clothes.) I
had to have a dress made at the dressmaker’s. (OBJECTIVE PARTICIPIAL
CONSTRUCTION)
(I usually do my hair myself. But today I’m invited to the party.) That’s why
I’m on the point of going to the hairdresser’s to have my hair done. (OBJECTIVE
PARTICIPIAL CONSTRUCTION)
The dinner is not likely ever to be ready. (SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION)
I’m likely to see her tomorrow. (SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION)
Students are supposed to make notes of lectures. (SUBJECTIVE
INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION) ???
When she saw them coming she scrambled out. (OBJECTIVE
PARTICIPIAL CONSTRUCTION)
I found my father reading a newspaper. (OBJECTIVE PARTICIPIAL
CONSTRUCTION)
In the afternoon she could be heard practicing her scales. (subjective
participial construction)
He was seen crossing the road amongst all the traffic. (subjective participial
construction)
I saw him walking slowly along the lane. (OBJECTIVE PARTICIPIAL
CONSTRUCTION)
The nightingale could be heard singing in the bush. (subjective participial
construction)
 We saw our neighbour returning home by taxi. (OBJECTIVE
PARTICIPIAL CONSTRUCTION)
Bill had his hair cut off. (OBJECTIVE PARTICIPIAL CONSTRUCTION)

Task 2:
FIND THE PREDICATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS, UNDERLINE THEM,
AND DEFINE THEIR TYPES. TRANSLATE THE SENTENCES FROM
ENGLISH INTO UKRAINIAN:
1. I want him to know Grammar. OBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION
2. Would you mind my opening the window? GERUNDIAL
CONSTRUCTION
3. Would you mind me opening the window? HALF-GERUNDIAL
CONSTRUCTION
4. I saw him cross the street. Objective INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION
5. I heard somebody knock at the door. Objective INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION
6. I saw him crossing the street. OBJECTIVE PARTICIPIAL
CONSTRUCTION
7. I consider Mary (to be) a bright student. OBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION
8. He is said to come soon. SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION Кажуть, що він скоро прийде
9. He is said to have come. SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION Кажуть, що він прийшов
10. I don’t turn out to know this man. SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION
11. It is unlikely to rain tomorrow. SUBJECTIVE INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION
12. It is difficult for me to translate this text without any dictionary.
FOR-to-INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION
13. That’s for him to decide. FOR-to-INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION
14. There is nobody for my child to play with. FOR-to-INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION
15. I think it necessary for you to go there. FOR-to-INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION
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16. I waited for him to go away. FOR-to-INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION
17. The box was too heavy for me to carry it upstairs. FOR-to-
INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION
18. The box was light enough for me to carry it upstairs. FOR-to-
INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION
 19. He stepped aside for me to pass. FOR-to-INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION
20. It being now pretty late, we too our candles and went upstairs.
NOMINATIVE ABSOLUTE PARTICIPIAL CONSTRUCTION
21. He turned and went, we, as before, following him. NOMINATIVE
ABSOLUTE PARTICIPIAL CONSTRUCTION
22. Weather permitting, we shall start tomorrow. NOMINATIVE
ABSOLUTE PARTICIPIAL CONSTRUCTION
23. The daughter sat quite silent and still, with her eyes fixed on the
ground. PREPOSITIONAL ABSOLUTE PARTICIPIAL CONSTRUCTION
24. Breakfast over, he went to his counting house. NOMINATIVE
ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTION
25. I found him ready, with his stick in his hand. PREPOSITIONAL
ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTION
26. The rider was seen to disappear in the distance. SUBJECTIVE
INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION
27. He was thought to be honest and kindly. SUBJECTIVE
INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTION
28. That was for him to find out. FOR-to-INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION - Complex Predicative
29. He waited for her to speak. FOR-to-INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION - Complex Object

30. There’s nobody here for him to play with. FOR-to-INFINITIVE

CONSTRUCTION
31. He stepped aside for me to pass. FOR-to-INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION
32. He spoke loud enough for you to hear. FOR-to-INFINITIVE
CONSTRUCTION- Complex Adverbial Modifier of Purpose