Exercise 1.Определите время, залог и функцию причастия I.
Образец1: Mentioning – Present Participle Active Voice, обстоятельство.
1. One can’t describe any country not mentioning its surface.
2. Being crossed by the mountain chains, the country is visited by cold and warm winds.
3. While you are walking along the streets of Washington, you can find the “Eye Street”.
4. There are 50 stars on the American flag symbolizing 50 states of the USA.
5. Columbus Day is a holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America.
6. You can find the streets of Washington are lettered, when you are walking along them. Образец2: Walking – Present Participle Active Voice, часть составного сказуемого.
7. Under the Capitol dome there are a monumental hall calling the Rotunda.
8. There is an eagle holding an olive branch and arrows.
9. They are symbolizing a desire for peace and the ability to wage a war.
10. You can see on the American flag 13 stripes representing 13 original states.
Exercise 2.Определите время, залог и функцию герундия.
Образец1: Talking – Present Gerund Active Voice, подлежащее.
1. English bowler hats, tea and talking about the weather are famous all over the world.
2. In the Middle Ages young English girls went to fields washing their faces with dew.
3. Dancing round the Maypole by people was necessary on May1 in England.
4. English people are more prepared to experiment with different styles of cooking.
5. A lot of foreigners like having been invited to English native parties.
Образец 2: Having been invited – Perfect Gerund Passive Voice, прямое дополнение.
6. Thanksgiving is a solemn occasion, a day to remember the many who are less well off, in America and throughout the world.
7. Americans are proud of having been the first developed country in the world.
8. Understanding between the nations in the world is the main purpose of all peace-loving people.
9. Smoking can be habit-forming and is dangerous to health of everyone.
10. He who likes borrowing dislikes paying.
