Существетельное

Упр. 399. Расположите по порядку:

a) предложения, в которых ing форма является герундием;

b) предложения, в которых ing форма является отглагольным существительным.

1. Sleeping is necessary. 2. We felt so disappointed at your having missed nearly half the programme.

3. The building of this house will cost much money.

4. Are you dressed for going out? 5. I hate the idea of doing it once more. 6. Then came a general light­ing of pipes and cigars. 7. But you don't mind be­ing asked to help us, do you? 8. The forest resound­ed with the hooting of owls and the howling of wolves. 9. She blamed herself for having been a dull companion. 10. The singing of those beautiful folk songs impressed me greatly. 11. Your having writ­ten is really no excuse for your not coming on the day fixed. 12. Such doings can hardly be explained. 13. The motor was carefully examined before start­ing. 14.1 am very pleased to meet you after hearing so much about you. 15. Your hair wants cutting. 16. I shall look forward to seeing you again. 17. It was no use talking about it any longer.

Упр. 400. Расположите по порядку:

a) предложения, в которых ing форма является причастием;

b) предложения, в которых ing форма является герундием.

c) предложения, в которых ing форма является отглагольным существительным.

1. You should think before speaking. 2. After finding the new word in the dictionary, I wrote it down and went on reading. 3. He spent much time on the copying of his literature lectures. 4. What do you mean by saying that? 5. The students found the reading ot English newspapers rather difficult at first. 6. Instead of going home after school, the girls went for a walk. 7. Chalk is used for writing on the blackboard. 8. We sat by the river-side lis­tening to the running of the water. 9. The clean­ing of the room was done by the girls. 10. Work­ing in the garden is very good for the health of people. 11. Going home from the theatre, they were discussing the play they had seen.

Упр. 401. Расположите по порядку:

a) предложения, в которых ing-форма является причастием;

b) предложения, в которых ing форма является герундием.

c) предложения, в которых ing форма является отглагольным существительным.

1. Remembering that time was like going back to his childhood and re-living those happy days. 2. Looking back upon that time, he realized how happy he had been then. 3. Tom lived there like a paying guest, attracting very little attention of the others. 4. Sitting by her sleeping child, the worried mother at last began to realize by its peace-

tul breathing that all danger was over. 5. [ stopped knocking at the door and, sitting down at the top of the stairs, began waiting for my father to come. 6. With a sudden tightening of the muscles he be­came aware of a figure walking noiselessly beside him. 7. She praised herself for having come. 8. Having stopped crying, the child quieted down to hard thinking. 9. The old clock kept ticking on the mantelpiece, as if counting the seconds left before the coming of daylight.

Упр. 402. Расположите по порядку:

a) предложения, в которых ing-форма является причастием;

b) предложения, в которых ing-форма является герундием.

c) предложения, в которых ing-форма является отглагольным существительным.

1. These happenings are remarkable. 2. Travel­ling is a pleasant way of improving one's educa­tion. 3. Every trust arranges for the marketing of its products. 4. Asking him for help is useless. 5. Happily we escaped being delayed on our way. 6. The driving wheel of the machine is broken. 7. Driving in a motor-car we passed many villages.

8. We have every chance of passing our examma-Hions well. 9. Having been knocked down by a pass­ing car, the poor man was at once taken to hospi-Ital. 10. You don't know what you miss, not having the desire to listen to good music. 11. There are many discoveries being made all over the world. 12. Seeing this man, I recollected perfectly having met him many years before. 13. I was told of a great friendship existing between the two captains. 14- It is no use crying over spilt milk.