Утевская Н.Л. - English Grammar Book. Ключи - 2011

door of the room was open and I saw the two young women lively talking about something at tea. 8. I heard that they had moved to another town. 9. Coming into the room I saw father talking with a man whom I had never seen before. 10. He heard her sighing when the name of her son was mentioned. 11. He heard her saying something while sleeping. 12. Have you ever heard him performing this thing? 13. I heard that he performed this thing very well. 14. Seeing my native city I felt my heart quiver with joy. 15. I felt the strength returning to me.

Exercise VII (p. 349)

1. I wish this work to be finished soon. 2. You can have your shoes mended here. 3. We watched the children jumping and running on the stadium. 4. I will have my photo taken tomorrow by all means. 5. We found the guide waiting for us at the entrance of the park. 6. Many people heard his name mentioned several times. 7. You will have your piano tuned only in two weeks. 8. We heard the students discussing the new film. 9. David came into the garden and saw his aunt walking along the path. 10. I saw you coming into the café. 11. We saw the car turning behind the corner. 12. In the evenings we usually heard him playing the violin. 13. I consider him admitted to take the examinations. 14. All the members of the brigade wanted the work done well. 15. I must have my flat repaired in spring. 16. I have my dresses made in this workshop. 17. When will I have my luggage brought to me here? 18. I have my hair cut twice a month. 19. He must have a good suit made. 20. My parents won’t have me going to the datcha alone. 21. It was clear that he wanted to have his portrait painted very much.

The Subjective Participial

Construction (The Complex Subject)

Exercise II (p. 350)

1. The boy was heard shouting to the fishermen. 2. The cat was caught stealing meat. 3. The man was seen climbing the ladder. 4. The cyclists were watched racing. 5. The driver was found repairing his car. 6. We were left waiting for the bus. 7. The players were seen scoring a goal on TV. 8. Mary was heard singing in the garden.

Exercise IV (p. 350)

1. He was seen going along Red Square. 2. The taxi was seen waiting somebody at the entrance. 3. They were seen going upstairs. 4. The

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boys from our school were seen playing tennis. 5. These elder people live downstairs, and sometimes they are heard speaking about something. 6. Jane was heard opening the door. 7. Tom was seen standing near the writing table and looking through a magazine. 8. She was heard singing in the next room. 9. You were seen bying books. 10. They were heard arguing. 11. He was heard speaking with the maid. 12. The workers were seen loading large cases with electrical equipment on the platforms. 13. The students were heard discussing a new film. 14. Mother was heard singing a popular song. 15. He was seen walking along this street several times.

The Nominative Absolute Participial

Construction

Exercise III (p. 352)

1. There being nothing to do, we went home. 2. Circumstances permitting, I will answer all the letters tomorrow. 3. The family being poor, he could not afford to buy such expensive books. 4. The signal being given, the cars started to move. 5. The lecture being over, the students went to the laboratories. 6. The professor having been asked to lecture in another city, the students did some practical work. 7. It being late, we must make haste. 8. There being no bread for dinner, I had to go to the baker’s. 9. There being no mistakes in the test paper, the student got a good mark. 10. It being difficult to answer the question, I had to think for a moment. 11. It being dangerous to cross the stormy river in a boat, we had to wait for a steamer. 12. It being necessary to send the telegram at once, I’ll go to the post office immediately. 13. There being much work to do, I’ll stay at home tonight. 14. It being Sunday, the shops were closed.

Exercise IV (p. 353)

1. The front door being open, she could see straight through the house. 2. The question being rather difficult to answer at once, I asked for permission to think it over. 3. The greetings being over, he seated himself in a chair. 4. We set off, the rain still coming down heavily.

5.He stood leaning against the wall, with his arms being folded.

6.There being in fact nothing to wait for, we got down to work.

7.There being very little time left, we had to hurry. 8. The new engines being safely delivered, all of them were in good order. 9. Now that two of my books being lost, I am not going to let anyone take books from my library. 10. Dinner being served on the terrace, as it was very close

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in the room. 11. A private sitting-room having been engaged, bedrooms inspected and dinner ordered, the party walked out to view the city.

Exercise V (p. 353)

1. The sun having set, we could not continue our way. 2. The room being dark, we couldn’t see anything. 3. There being nobody at home, I had dinner alone. 4. The room at the hotel having been booked beforehand, we had no reason to worry. 5. The typist having fallen ill, I couldn’t get my paper typed in time. 6. It being late, the children were sent to bed. 7. The telephone being out of order, I had to get out. 8. The TV set being repaired, we can watch TV programmes every day. 9. The new engines being safely delivered, all of them were in good order. 10. The situation being urgent, we had to go ahead. 11. Our efforts to start the car having failed, we spent the night at a nearby village.

Exercise VIII (p. 354)

1. The sea being rough, they decided not to leave the harbour. 2. Their house being quite near, I often went to visit them. 3. Everything being over, we started. 4. The article being very difficult, I couldn’t translate it without your help. 5. Dinner being ready, we sat at table. 6. We sat at the balcony, with the moon slowly rising over the mountains at that time. 7. The window being open, the wind threw all my papers about the floor. 8. The weather being fine, we decided to spend Sunday in the village. 9. Half an hour being left before the departure of the train, we decided to have supper at the railway station. 10. Weather being favourable, sportsmen will be able to show high results. 11. Conditions permitting, I’ll come to you for summer. 12. The sun having risen, it began quickly to brighten.

Exercise IX (p. 354)

1. My brother having lost the key, I couldn’t open the door. 2. It being stuffy in the room, the guests went to the garden. 3. Time permitting, I’ll read this novel in summer. 4. He drove slowly to his village, a crowd of boys and girls running after him. 5. The train having left, we all returned home. 6. Soon he already lay in bed, with his hand being thoroughly bandaged. 7. My younger sister being very tired, we decided to put off our hike till tomorrow. 8. It being very wet, we found with difficulty a dry place where we could put up a tent. 9. The student knowing English well, the examination did not last long. 10. The professor being ill, the lecture was put off. 11. The sun having risen, they continued their way. 12. There being a severe storm at the sea, the steamer could not leave the port.

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Exercise X (p. 355)

1. The day being sunny, a pair of glass doors leading to the garden were thrown open. 2. He fell asleep, the window leaving open. 3. It being cold, the summer residents began to leave their country houses. 4. The guests having left, the house became solitary again. 5. He rushed into the room, with his cap having in his hands. 6. There being no sense to explain everything to him, I made up my mind to act on my own. 7. He sat lost in thought, with untouched dinner standing before him. 8. There not having the moon, it was pitch dark in the forest. 9. There being no objections, the plan was adopted. 10. Long she sat half-dressed, with drenching hands and hanging head. 11. Blank silence followed, nobody pronouncing a word. 12. Many workers in town having suffered from tuberculosis of lungs, he decided to do research work to find causes of the disease.

Exercise XI (p. 355)

1. The letter having been written, she agreed to bring it to the post office. 2. There being half an hour before the departure of the train, we decided to spend this time at the railway station. 3. The sun having set, it began quickly to get dark. 4. The signal having been given, and the skaters rushed forward. 5. The weather being favourable, the sportsmen will be able to win this competition. 6. This problem being interpreted in two volumes, so I will have to look through both. 7. The work having been fulfilled, we went home. 8. Conditions permitting, I’ll come to you today in the evening after work. 9. It being dark in the street, the children went home. 10. The actor being very popular, it was difficult to get tickets to his concert. 11. Circumstances permitting, we shall start tomorrow.

The Prepositional Absolute

Construction (without a Participle)

Exercise III (p. 357)

1. He entered the room, a suitcase in hand. 2. Father, a pipe in mouth, stood up from the writing table and came up to the bookcase. 3. He was lying quietly on the sofa, with a book in hand. 4. She continued listening to her friends, with her eyes wide open from surprise. 5. The weather improving, we will be able to go to the country tomorrow. 6. The passengers were sitting on deck, the books in hands. 7. He spoke to the guests, his back against the fireplace. 8. The lesson being over, we left the lecture-room. 9. The

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girl was sitting motionlessly in the armchair, her eyes closed. 10. He entered the room without greeting in coat and cap. 11. He turned to us, his eyes burning, his lips pressed. 12. Little Ann stopped playing the piano and stood at the window, her back against everybody.

The Preposition

Exercise I (p. 366)

1. at; 2. on; 3. in; 4. on, at; 5. at; 6. in, on; 7. on, to; 8. on; 9. in; 10. to; 11. in; 12. on; 13. in; 14. on; 15 at.

Exercise II (p. 366)

1. at; 2. at; 3. at, at; 4. at; 5. –; 6. at; 7. in; 8. at; 9. on; 10. in; 11. at; 12. at, at, in; 13. in, on; 14. in, in.

Exercise III (p. 366)

1. in; 2. at; 3. –; 4. at; 5. at; 6. in; 7. in; 8. at; 9. at; 10. –; 11. in; 12. at; 13. at; 14. at; 15. at, at.

Exercise VI (p. 367)

1. from; 2. since; 3. since; 4. from; 5. since; 6. since; 7. from; 8. since; 9. since.

Exercise VII (p. 367)

1. by; 2. by; 3. with; 4. by; 5. with; 6. by; 7. with; 8. by; 9. with; 10. by; 11. with; 12. by.

Exercise VIII (p. 368)

1. across; 2. through; 3. across; 4. through; 5. across; 6. through; 7. over; 8. through; 9. across; 10. over; 11. over; 12. across; 13. across; 14. over; 15. over; 16. through.

Exercise IX (p. 368)

1. out of; 2. beside; 3. beneath; 4. below; 5. onto; 6. towards; 7. over; 8. across, towards; 9. above; 10. behind.

Exercise X (p. 368)

1. to, by; 2. –; 3. into; 4. to; 5. by; 6. to, –; 7. to; 8. by, on; 9. –; 10. to; 11. by; 12. to; 13. to, by.

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Exercise XI (p. 369)

1. It is on the bottle. 2. She is sitting in the armchair. 3. He is standing at the gate. 4. It is on the wall. 5. She is standing at the top of the stairs. 6. It is at the bottom of the stairs. 7. It is on the second floor. 8. It is in the back of the car. 9. He is sitting in the back row. 10. It is on the door. 11. She is standing on the corner of the street. 12. He is standing in the corner of the room.

Exercise XII (p. 369)

Last year my family went for holiday to the USA. We went there by air, it was a long journey but we were very well looked after on the plane by all the air hostesses. When we arrived at the airport we went directly to our hotel in a taxi. There was a lot of traffic in the streets of the city and there were many people walking on the pavements. We stayed at a large hotel in the outskirts of Washington. We were given a wonderful suite on the top floor of the hotel. The most enjoyable day I had was when we went on an excursion. We had a wonderful holiday.

Exercise XIII (p. 369)

1. Put the book into my drawer. 2. Take the book from the shelf. 3. Let’s go to the Picture Gallery. 4. He wandered about our house. 5. We left Moscow at 10 o’clock. 6. When I am at home I work in the garden in the morning. 7. I rise at dawn and go to bed at 10 o’clock. 8. Peter was born in a little town in 1975, on the 2nd of May. 9. I took the knife from the baby. 10. In July I will go to the country and will stay there in September. 11. She was at work from 3.30. 12. When I went out last Saturday I told my father I’d be back at 11 o’clock. 13. I was having such a good time that I didn’t look at my watch since 12 o’clock. 14. I found a taxi and I arrived home at 12.30. 15. My father was furious and told me I’d have to be at home at 7 o’clock every night of the week.

Exercise XIV (p. 369)

1.Pete began his musical education at the age of five.

2.I lived in Paris for five years, from 1975 till 1980.

3.We never see our cat. During the day it sleeps, and it goes out at night.

4.I don’t usually go out in the evening, except Monday evening, when I play tennis.

5.Generations of my family have lived in this house since 1900.

6.How long are you in England for? For six months.

7.How much longer are you staying? Till the end of the month.

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8.I’m just going out to the shops. If anyone rings, tell them I’ll be back in a few minutes.

9.Are you going away at Easter?

10.I met my friend in London at the time I was working at school.

Exercise XVI (p. 370)

1.Tom has gone away. He will be away until Monday. Sorry, but I must go. I have to be at home by 5 o’clock.

2.I’ve been offered a job. I haven’t decided yet whether to accept it or not. I have to decide by Thursday.

3.I think I’ll wait until Thursday before making a decision.

4.A: I hear you’re writing a book. Have you finished it yet?

B:Not quite, but I hope to finish it by the end of this month.

5.A: I’m going out now. I’ll be back at 4.30. Will you still be here?

B:I don’t think so. I’ll probably have gone by then.

6.I’m moving into my new flat next week. I’m staying with some friends until then.

7.A: Do you think I’ll still be unemployed this time next year?

B:No, of course not. I’m sure you’ll have found a job by that time.

Exercise XVII (p. 370)

1. Tom and I have known each other for six months. 2. It’s been raining since I got up this morning. 3. Tom’s father has been a policeman for 20 years. 4. Have you been studying English for a long time? 5. Since Christmas, the weather has been quite mild. 6. Janet has been on vacation for three days. 7. That’s a very old car. I’ve had it for ages.

Exercise XVIII (p. 371)

1. I’ve been living in the house for six years. 2. We met a lot of interesting people during our holiday. 3. I fell asleep during the film. 4. Where have you been? I’ve been waiting for ages. 5. I’ll phone you some time during the afternoon. 6. We saw Ann while we were waiting for the bus. 7. Tom read a book while I watched television. 8. I’m going to London next week. I hope to see Tom while I’m there. 9. He suddenly began to feel ill during the examination. 10. What are you going to do while you are waiting?

Exercise XIX (p. 371)

1. The book is on the table. 2. The story is written on five pages. 3. My brother is at work now. 4. We met in the street. 5. He will come by train. 6. I couldn’t answer this question. 7. The boy climbed up a high tree. 8. Why are you looking at me with such a surprise?

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9. Translate this sentence into English, please. 10. He divided an apple into three parts. 11. Open the book at page 20. 12. You will find this story on page 38.

Exercise XX (p. 371)

a)at the table, under the table, over the table, among the tables, into the table, out of the table, off the table, in the bookcase, on the floor, at the door, behind the house, in the corner of the room, by the window.

b)from morning till evening, during my holidays, at this time, for many years, from 5 till 7, in 10 minutes, in winter and in summer, on the first and second of May, after the classes, by the end of the week, this week, last year, in 2010, at night, before dinner, next month.

c)1. Take clean paper out of the bookcase and put it into my bag. 2. Go to that room and take some thick books from the shelf. 3. Take the newspapers from the table and put them on the shelf under the books. 4. Put the magazines into the drawer. 5. Take your exercise books out of the bag. 6. Take my notes from Petrov. 7. Put the flowers on the table. 8. Hang the picture between the windows.

9.The picture hangs over the table. 10. The teacher’s table is in front of the class; behind the table there is a blackboard. 11. I sit at the table opposite the teacher. 12. Please step aside from the blackboard.

13.Don’t come into the room. 14. Don’t stand at the door. Come in.

Exercise XXI (p. 372)

1. The wind blew his cap over board. 2. We decided to spend this Sunday in the country. 3. The driver had to find another bridge fifty kilometers from this bridge. 4. My brother fulfilled my homework for me. 5. We have done a lot for this week. 6. He told me this story at dinner. 7. She heard somebody’s steps behind the door. 8. I will come to you an hour before the departure. 9. Don’t be anxious for me, please. 10. All the boys ran after Tom. 11. Send for the doctor immediately. 12. How much have you paid for this hat?

Exercise XXII (p. 372)

1. They went about the forest for a long time. 2. The news spread all over the city. 3. Go along this road. 4. We sailed by ship down the Volga. 5. He was walking about the room. 6. It is nine o’clock by my watch. 7. They sailed across the river one after the other. 8. I prefer travelling by sea. 9. People dreamt to fly by air for a long time. 10. Go along the corridor and at the end of the corridor you will see your

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classroom. 11. He walked about the town and looked at fine buildings and monuments. 12. They looked at the ships sailing across the sea. 13. Last year we travelled about the Caucasus. 14. They went across the field about the high grass. 15. She stayed on desk to look at the ships sailing down the river.

Verbs, Adjectives, Nouns, Participles with Prepositions

Exercise I (p. 377)

1. to, to; 2. to; 3. to; 4. with; 5. at; 6. with; 7. at; 8. of; 9. in; 10. to; 11. of; 12. with; 13. on; 14. of; 15. to, about.

Exercise II (p. 378)

1. of; 2. of; 3. to; 4. on; 5. at; 6. on; 7. for; 8. for; 9. of; 10. for; 11. at; 12. from; 13. to; 14. to; 15. for.

Exercise III (p. 378)

1. from; 2. into; 3. to; 4. for; 5. for; 6. to; 7. into; 8. on; 9. about; 10. with; 11. to; 12. by, to; 13. to; 14. from, into; 15. for.

Exercise IV (p. 378)

1. at; 2. to; 3. between; 4. of; 5. at; 6. at; 7. with; 8. on; 9. on; 10. about; 11. to; 12. in; 13. to, to; 14. with; 15. in; 16. to.

Exercise V (p. 379)

1. The children were at the zoo. 2. He left Moscow for St Petersburg. 3. They looked through the window. 4. She entered the house. 5. We were surprised at his victory in the olympiad. 6. The scientists were not pleased with the results of the experiments. 7. He will come in August. 8. He put his hand into the pocket. 9. They went to the village. 10. Come at 6 o’clock. 11. The house stands across the road. 12. Wait here till I return. 13. I’ll stay here till the end of the week. 14. I get up at dawn and go to bed at 11 o’clock. 15. The first word of every sentence must begin with the capital letter. 16. Peter was born in a small town in 1974 on the second of May. 17. Ann returned from school at 5 o’clock.

18.In July I will go to the country and stay there till September.

19.They spent the evening sitting at the fireplace. 20. He has been waiting for us for two hours. 21. I’ll be very busy till the end of the week. 22. It was about midnight when he returned home.

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The Conjunction

Exercise I (p. 380) 1. but; 2. and; 3. yet 1. how; 2. that;

1. nor; 2. or; 3. nor; 4. or

1. though; 2. but; 3. though

1. while; 2. when; 3. when

Exercise II (p. 381)

1. unless; 2. because; 3. both; 4. because; 5. so … as; 6. as … as; 7. as; 8. as if; 9. both … and; 10. so … as; 11. unless; 12. as if; 13. because; 14. therefore.

Exercise III (p. 381)

1. a) and; b) but; 2. and, or; 3. nor, and; 4. a) either … or; b) neither … nor; 5. a) both … and; b) either … or; 6. a) so; b) and; c) for.

Exercise IV (p. 382)

1. I did not read the book to the end as it was not very interesting. 2. We left early because we wanted to reach the village before sunset. 3. You are not in earnest therefore you speak in such a careless and indifferent manner. 4. The expedition may be dangerous nevertheless I will take part in it. 5. The road was very muddy therefore the car would not move. 6. I stayed on so that she might not feel lonely. 7. He did exactly that he was told. 8. You regard this matter as important as we will consider it. 9. They ran fast because their legs could carry them.

10.I don’t advise you to go to the river because it is too cold to bathe.

11.The house stood where the roads met. 12. The bell rings so you may play games. 13. I recognize the spot as soon as I saw it. 14.Although Peter hesitated I stood up to speak. 15. The travellers were told that a storm was expected. 16. It is unfortunate that the train arrives at night.

17.The question is whether we can afford so much time.

Exercise V (p. 382)

1. because; 2. whether; 3. while; 4. and; 5. though; 6. if; 7. because; 8. but.

Exercise VI (p. 382)

1. since; 2. as soon as; 3. after; 4. when; 5. while; 6. when; 7. after; 8. after; 9. Hardly … when; 10. till; 11. when; 12. scarcely … when.

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