The Participle

1. Point out the First Participle and state its form:

1. She sat very still, and the train rattled on in the dying twilight. 2.1 sat quite
silent, watching his face, a strong and noble face. 3. He wished to say something
sympathetic, but, being an Englishman, could only turn away his eyes. 4. She was
always to him a laughing girl, with dancing eyes full of eager expectation. 5.
Having been interrupted several times, he was rather annoyed. 6. The door opened
and he entered, carrying his head as though it held some fatal secret. 7. I'm afraid
it's the moon looking so much like a slice of melon. 8. Lying he spoke more
quickly than when he told the truth. 9. I hadn't slept the night before, and, having
eaten a heavy lunch, was agreeably drowsy. 10. When driving in London itself she
had as immediate knowledge of its streets as any taxi-driver. 11. "What a nice
lunch," said Clare, eating the sugar at the bottom of her coffee cup. 12. While
eating and drinking they talked loudly in order that all present might hear what
they said. 13. For the first time she stared about her, trying to see what there was.
14. I received from her another letter saying that she was passing through Paris and
would like to have a chat with me. 15. I sat on the doorstep holding my little sister
in my arms thinking over my chances of escaping from home. 16. I used to tell all
my troubles to Mrs. Winkshap, our neighbour living next door. 17. "It's a quarter
past seven," he said trying as hard as he could to keep relief from his voice. 18. As
he wrote, bending over his desk, his mouth worked. 19. Having lived in Oxford for
two years, she spoke English like a native speaker. 20. Being tired and exhausted,
he couldn't utter a word.
2. Use the appropriate form of the First Participle of the verbs in brackets:
1. (to look) out of the window, she saw there was a man working in the garden.
2. That night, (to go) up to his room Shelton thought of his unpleasant duty. 3. (to
descend) to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant (to cross) to his study, with a handful
of official-looking papers. 4. The carriage was almost full, and (to put) his bag up
in the rack, he took his seat. 5. (to know) that she couldn't trust Jim, she sent Peter
instead. 6. (to do) all that was required, he was the last to leave the office. 7. (to
return) home in the afternoon, she became conscious of her mistake. 8. He couldn't
join his friends (to be) still busy in the laboratory. 9. (to finish) his work, he
seemed more pleased than usual. 10. (to step) inside, he found himself in what had
once been a sort of office. 11. He left the room again, (to close) the door behind
him with a bang. 12. I spent about ten minutes (to turn) over the sixteen pages of
"The Times" before I found the chief news and articles. 13. (to turn) to the main
street, he ran into Donald and Mary (to return) from school. 14. (to return) from the
expedition he wrote a book about Central Africa. 15. (to get) out of bed she ran to
the window and drew the curtain aside. 16 (to confuse) by his joke, she blushed.
17, (to inform) of their arrival the day before, he was better prepared to meet them
than anyone of us. 18. Sir Henry paused and said, (to glance) down at his watch,
"Edward's arriving by the 12.15."
3. State the form and the function of Participle I. Translate into Ukrainian.
1. Having traversed seven hundred miles he was now travelling toward the
border of the United States. (Horgan) 2. There was a tiny smile playing about the
corners of his mouth. (Stone) 3. He had a beautiful old house in Queen Anne
Street, and being a man of taste he had furnished it admirably. (Maugham) 4. Dona
Carlotta covered her face with her hand, as if swooning. (Lawrence) 5. To Maggie,
the new protective gentleness of her son was sweet, and also very frightening.
(Lessing) 6. Judging him by his figure and his movements, he was still young.
(Collins) 7. Being very tired with his walk however, he soon fell asleep and forgot
his troubles. (Dickens) 8. He [Lincoln] raised his eyes, looked at her as though
peering over the top of spectacles. (Stone) 9. There were four girls sitting on the
wooden benches of the agency's front room. ( Shaw) 10. Having shaken hands with
them, he brought his own hands together with a sharp slap. (Priestley) 11. Manuel
went in, carrying his suitcase. (Hemingway) 12. While pondering this problem, I
sat in the dormitory window-seat. (Ch. Bronte) 13. I am going to Rome, having
friends there. (Dickens) 14. There was sunlight coming in through the shutters.
(Hemingway) 15. Abraham appeared at noon the next day, bringing with him two
hundred dollars in cash. (Stone) 16. Much of the afternoon I looked out of the
window, as though thinking, but not really thinking. (Snow) 17. Cecilia had heard
very little being absorbed in her own reflections. (Crawford) 18. Having
breakfasted, out I went. (Ch. Bronte) 19. Never having encouraged friends to drop
in spontaneously, she was almost totally alone. (Stone) 20. A cold wind swept the
pavement, bearing a scrap of silver paper from a chocolate box across the
lamplight. (Greene)
4. State the function of Participle II. Translate into Ukrainian.
1. Stirred by the beauty of the twilight, he strolled away from the hotel.
(Cronin) 2. All the country near him was broken and wooded. (Aldington) 3. For a
moment the trio stood as if turned to stone. (Murdoch) 4. Through the dark hall,
guarded by a large black stove... I followed her into the saloon. (Mansfield) 5. If
left to myself, I should infallibly have let this chance slip. (Ch. Bronte) 6. He spoke
when spoken to, politely and without much relevance. (Hansford Johnson) 7. He
cast upon her one more look, and was gone. (Hichens) 8. Miss Brodrick, though
not personally well known in the county, had been spoken well of by all men.
(Trollope) 9. He looked at her for a moment as though amazed at her friendliness.
(Greene) 10. He bowed low when presented to Dinny. (Galsworthy)
5. Translate into English using Participle I or Participle II.
1. Будьте обережні, коли переходите вулицю. 2. Написавши твір, вона почала
готувати інше завдання. 3. Студенти, які не приділяють достатньо уваги
граматиці, ніколи не опанують англійську мову. 4. Ми сиділи в саду і
розмовляли про нашу поїздку. 5. Якщо мене запитають, я скажу правду. 6.
Пояснивши все докладно, він спокійно сів на своє місце. 7. Хоча він був дуже
здивований, він не сказав жодного слова. 8. Схопивши сина на руки, Еліза
кинулася бігти. 9. Молода людина, яка стояла біля вікна, уважно подивився
на мене. 10. Побачивши мене, вона зупинилася. 11. Вчора поліція знайшла
зниклі коштовності. 12. Так як його запросили ще минулого тижня, він не
міг відмовитися прийти. 13. Коли хлопчик прочитав книжку, він повернув її в
бібліотеку. 14. Ось нові підручники, надіслані для нашої школи. 15. У вазі
було декілька зів'ялих троянд. 16. Сонце сіло, дерева здавалися темними,
ніби висіченими з чорного мармуру.
Exercise 6. Point out the Objective and the Subjective Participial Constructions.
Translate into Ukrainian.

1. In the midday quiet of the bush she heard a small bird singing. (Young) 2.
The taxi could be seen waiting outside. (Murdoch) 3. His face clouded when he
heard his name spoken. (Greene) 4. She had the drawing-room redecorated.
(Maugham) 5. All the while she felt her heart beating with a vague fear. (Eliot) 6.
The darkness found him occupied with these thoughts. The darkness found Mr. and
Mrs. Plornish knocking at his door. (Dickens) 7. Somewhere a long way off a
telephone bell rang and a voice could be heard speaking. (Greene) 8. For their New
Year's Eve party she had all the furniture moved out of the parlor and sitting-room.
(Stone) 9. Get your things packed. (Cronin) 10. Temple heard the woman fumbling
at the wall. (Faulkner) 11. The two men were heard descending. (Dickens) 12. Two
days later she heard sleigh bells coming up the drive. (Stone) 13. They wanted the
Committee convened over the week-end. (Snow) 14. She had her bed moved to the
corner of the porch. (Buck) 15. Mary could feel Elizabeth reviewing their hopes
and dreams, their relationship as sisters. (Stone) 16. She averted her eyes each time
she found herself being stared at. (Caldwell) 17. The din in the entrance hall
continued, and more vehicles could be heard arriving at the door. (Murdoch) 18.
She heard the musicians tuning up in the back parlour. (Stone)

Exercise 7. Translate into English using the Objective and the Subjective
Participial Constructions.

1. Я чув, як хтось заходить до кімнати. 2. Я бачив, як вони разом виходили з

дому. 3. Він почув, як його сина похвалили. 4. Ми часто чули, як Берк грає на
гітарі. 5. Ми хотіли, щоб помилку виправили. 6.Моя подруга чула, як вони
розмовляли про свою подорож. 7. Часто було чутно, як вона плакала. 8. Я
вважаю, що робота зроблена вчасно, і ми заслуговуємо на премію. 9. Бачили,
як діти бігали в саду. 10. Я хочу, щоб цю статтю переклали англійською
мовою. 11. Вам вже відремонтували машину? 12. Він відчував, як із вікна дув
холодний вітер. 13. Ми спостерігали, як місяць повільно піднімається. 14.
Нам учора пофарбували паркан. 15. В дитинстві я часто чула,як мама співала
цю пісню. 16. Коли ти підстригся? 17. 18. Було видно, як хтось танцював у
темряві. 19. Чули, як сусіди довго сперечалися. 20. Ніхто не помітив, що
дитина намагалася відкрити двері.
Exercise 8. Point out the Nominative Absolute Participial Construction. State
what kind of adverbial modifier it expresses. Translate into Ukrainian.
1. The weather being dark and piercing cold, he had no great temptation to
loiter. (Dickens) 2. Out in the shadow of the Japanese sunshade she [Irene] was
sitting very still, the lace on her white shoulders stirring with the soft rise and fall
of her bosom. (Galsworthy) 3. His tale told, he put his head back and laughed.
(Stone) 4. There being nothing eatable within his reach, Oliver replied in the
affirmative. (Dickens) 5. This being understood, the conference was over and
Lufkin got up to join his guests. (Snow) 6. The next morning, it being Sunday, they
all went to church. (Buck) 7. They went down the stairs together, Aileen lingering
behind a little... (Dreiser)) 8. For the moment the shop was empty, the mechanic
having disappeared into a room at the back. (Hansford Johnson) 9. She paused
listlessly, her head dropping upon her breast. (Crown) 10. No one having as yet
expressed any such opinion, this was the more readily assented to. (Galsworthy)
11. Sir Henry was deep in his papers, his long, white, unringed hands moving
nervously in rhythm with his thoughts. (Greene) 12. The constraint caused by
Timothy's presence having worn off a little, conversation took a military turn.
(Galsworthy) 13. This done, and Sikes having satisfied his appetite, the two men
laid themselves down on chairs for a short nap. (Dickens) 14. She rose from the
bed and removed her coat and stood motionless, her head bent, her hands clasped
before her. (Faulkner) 15. Time permitting, we will do a short presentation before
the concert.
Exercise 9. Point out the Absolute Constructions and state what kind of
adverbial modifier they express. Translate into Ukrainian.
1. Mrs. Maylie being fatigued, they returned more slowly home. (Dickens) 2.
Then she [Becky] sprang away and ran around the desks and benches, with Tom
after her, and took refuge in a corner at last, with her little white apron to her face.
(Twain) 3. In the afternoon, with the wind from the south, the big canoes... had
come drifting across the waters. (Lawrence) 4. The concert over, the lottery... came
next. (Ch. Bronte) 5. Dinner being over, Bathsheba, for want of a better
companion, had asked Liddy to come and sit with her. (Hardy) 6. Now he sat down
in an armchair opposite Charlie, sat bolt upright, with his hands on his knees, and
looked hard at Charlie. (Priestley) 7. Abraham too looked well, his cheeks filled
out, his eyes cheerful. (Stone) 8. Then, with her heart beating fast, she went up and
rang the bell. (Galsworthy) 9. She sat on the steps, with her bare arms crossed upon
her knees. (Wilson) 10. Mr. Pickwick's mouth and chin having been hastily
enveloped in a large shawl, his hat having been put on his head and his great coat
thrown over his arm, he replied in the affirmative. (Dickens) 11. With the watch in
her hand, she lifted her head and looked directly at him, her eyes calm and empty
as two holes. (Faulkner) 12. He stood shamefully, hesitating, the strength of his
resolution exhausted in his words. 13. With Lowell closely watching, he slowly
removed a paper and spread it carefully on his desk. (Lindsay) 14. The door of the
opposite parlour being then opened, I heard some voices. (Dickens) 15. Catherine
looked at me all the time, her eyes happy. (Hemingway) 16. I admired her, with
love dead as a stone. (Hansford Johnson) 17. They lived the life of normal
suburban children, school and holidays passing in a gentle rhythm. (Shute) 18. The
first bustle of installation over, time hung heavy on his hands. (Galsworthy) 19.
The child lay on the bed, its eyes shut, [...] breathing in short, whistling gasps.
(Faulkner)