Point out simple , compound and complex sentences
a) when we arrived home in beverly hills , news from the studio was encouraging
b) "modern times" was a great success
c) but again i was faced with the depressing question: should i make another silent picture?
d) i knew i'd be taking a great chance if i did
e) the whole of hollywood had deserted silent pictures and i was the only one to left.
f) i had been lucky so far, but to continue with the feeling that the art of pantomime was gradually becoming obsolete was a discouraging thought.
g) besides, it was not easy to contrive silent action for an hour and forty minutes , translating wit into action and creating visual jokes every twenty feet of film, for seven or eight thousand feet. (ch.chaplin)
заделать дыру в заборе- to mend a hole in a fence
починить сломанный стул to repair the broken chair
починить наручные часы to repair a watch
починить будильник to repair an alarm clock
починить башмаки to repair shoes
починить старые брюки to mend old trousers
починить радио приемник to repair radio - receiver
починить стиральную машину to repair a washing machine
залатать рубаху to mend a shirt
отремонтировать дом to repair the house
чинить одежду to mend clothes