英语语法分词grammar12-1

Exercise 12

Identify participles or participle phrases and point out their grammatical function in each of them.

1. He?d be in that, too, right at the front of it, as Grand Marshal or something, on a white horse hired from a livery stable.past participle phrase as attributive 2. They?d cook food there and drink beer and sit about listening to his stories.present participle phrase as accompanying adverbial

3. I knew we had them licked.past participle phrase as object complement

4. An orderly riding by had told him, because the orderly knew how thick he was with Grant.present participle phrase as attributive

5. I?m all covered with mud.past participle phrase as predicative

6. if there wasn?t anything to eat in the house, he?d go off visiting around at farmhouses.infinitives as attributive

7. She?d never say a word about all the weeks he?d been away, not leaving us a cent for food.present participle phrase as adverbial 8. once I heard her speaking to a woman in our street.object complement

9. As though some man….maybe a Congressman, had married my mother, thinking his wife was dead and then it turned out she wasn?t.present participle phrase as adverbial

10. He found me alone in the house, reading by the kitchen table.present participle phrase as accompanying adverbial

11. He sat and looked at me for a long time, not saying a word.present participle phrase as accompanying adverbial

12. It was still raining hard and there were flashes of lightning followed by thunder.past participle phrase as attributive

Rewrite the sentences using participles where possible.

1. They talked to her for a good hour and tried to persuade her to stay on. They talked to her for a good hour, trying to persuade her to stay on.

2. when she read the book again, she discovered that she had missed a lot in the reading.

Reading the book again, she discovered that she had missed a lot in the reading. 3. Anything that is grown in new ground like this has a better flavor. Anything grown in new ground like this has a better flavor.

4. All those who wish to participate in the seminar must sign up by Friday. All those wishing to participate in the seminar must sign up by Friday.

5. The man who spoke to MBA students of the university yesterday is the CEO of a big Chinese company.

The man speaking to MBA students of the university yesterday is the CEO of a big Chinese company.

6. Films that are produced by a group of young Chinese directors are gaining acceptance worldwide.

Films produced by a group of young Chinese directors are gaining acceptance worldwide.

7. He was encouraged by the success of his fellow swimmers. So he decided to got for the gold medal.

encouraged by the success of his fellow swimmers,he decided to got for the gold medal.

8. The runners reached their destination and they were utterly exhausted. The runners reached their destination,utterly exhausted.

9. The door opened. It was Harley, who entered. He looked dirty and tired and was carrying a suitcase and an umbrella.

The door opened. It was Harley, who entered. looking dirty and tired , carrying a suitcase and an umbrella.

10.The young woman who is talking with Professor Liu is a Ph. D candidate. The young woman talking with Professor Liu is a Ph. D candidate.

11.When the news reached them, they stared at each other; they were puzzled and trouble.

When the news reached them, they stared at each other; puzzled and trouble. 12.They were stunned by the charges against their country. They walked out of the conference.

Stunned by the charges against their country,they walked out of the conference. 13.In those days of loneliness, he would often sit by the window and look out. He hoped that someone would come to see him.

In those days of loneliness, he would often sit by the window and look out, hoping that someone would come to see him.

14.The first prize of the singing contest went to a young Danish woman. She is studying Chinese literature at Peking University.

The first prize of the singing contest went to a young Danish woman, studying Chinese literature at Peking University.

15.The football fans went home. They were greatly disappointed by the performance of their favorite team.

The football fans went home,greatly disappointed by the performance of their favorite team.

16.The taxi driver took the injured boy and his parents to hospital. Then he left quietly.

Having taken the injured boy and his parents to hospital,the taxi driver left quietly.

Point out the grammatical functions of passive infinitives, present participles and gerunds.

1. “While you, I take it,” Mr. Harraby-Ribston snapped back, “pride yourself on being surprised by nothing.” objective complement

2. As they meet these people and interact with them, they find themselves being introduced to new ways of life and new ways of interpreting life. objective complement

3. Wouldn?t he be afraid of being caught?objective

4. Maybe the boy did kill his father, did run out in a panic, did calm down three hours after the killing to come back to get the knife, risking being caught.adverbial 5. I started to be convinced early on in the case…predictive

6. A man like that needs to be recognized, to be listened to, to be quoted just once.predictive

7. Even so, stories about the middle boy began to be told early.predictive

8. “There?s to much of an entitlement attitude nowadays, ” he says, “ ?I deserve this? needs to be replaced with ?I earned this.?”objective complement

9. It was a wonder to me they?d want to be seen with such a windbag.subjective complement

10. The international student, who expected to be appointed to an important governmental position when he returned home, had a brother who taught law at the major university of his country.attributive

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