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1. Some stamps collected by him are very curious.
2. At last she saw the man, saved her sun.
3. Some questions, touched upon in the report are worth careful consideration.
4. I want the letter posted at once.
5. I had the suit cleaned.
6. She has had her handbag stolen.
7. The general had two horses shot under him.
8. The soldier had his left leg amputated.
9. King Charles I had his head cut off.
10. Some of the houses had their windows broken.
11. We have had our house broken into by thieves.
12. We have the enemy almost surrounded.
13. They have scarcely any money saved for their old age
14. If treated by a good doctor the sick man will recover.
15. If treated by an experienced doctor the sick man began to feel better.
16. Supported unanimously, the project was approved.
17. The situation being favorable they bought the shares.
Complex Subject.
Verbs in Passive
To say, to suppose, to expect, to report, to know, to assume, to consider, to prove, to find, to seem, to appear, to turn out, to happen, to be likely, sure, certain.
Предложения такого типа рассматриваются обычно как содержащие составное именное сказуемое, которое состоит из глагола- связки и прилагательного или существительного. В состав этой конструкции может входить существительное или местоимение,следующее обычно за глаголом, а в случае эмфазы оказывающееся в начале предложения.
Мнение, суждение или предположение группы неопределенных лиц о ком –либо или чем-либо можно выразить двумя способами:
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1) сложноподчиненным предложением со сложным подлежащим, в состав которого входит имя существительное или местоимение в именительном падеже + инфинитив (неопределенная форма глагола с частицей to)
Подлежащее сказуемое инфинитив
The oil value is said (supposed, expected, assumed, reported, considered, proved, found) to change, to be changing, to have changed.
Сказуемое английского предложения переводится на русский вводным безличным предложением.
Известно (предполагается, допускается, сообщается, доказано, найдено), что стоимость нефти изменится (меняется, изменилась).
В действительном залоге часто применяются такие глаголы как
Seem, appear, turn out, prove – по-видимому, оказывается.
To be (un)likely, to be (un)sure), to be (uncertain) (мало)вероятно, безусловно, непременно.
В следующих предложениях инфинитив важнее личного глагола.
I fail to see what you mean. Не понимаю, что вы имеете в виду.
We happened to be there.
I chanced to meet him in the park.
He appeared to enjoy the concert.
They seemed not to notice it.
The swimmer failed to reach the shore.
Ex.10
Training exercise (participle and gerund)
1. Not having found what he wanted he slowly went out.
2. The young man took the form, then put it on the table without filling it in.
3. Not knowing what to answer, he kept silent.
4. He sat in the hall without taking off his coat.
5. Without turning round, he answered us rudely.
6. Not loving (caring for) him, she couldn’t be jealous of him.
7. Not wishing to leave him alone, I invited him to my place.
8. It was very cold in the room and the children slept without taking off their clothes.
9. Not knowing the password, I wanted to pass them by unobserved.
Ex.11
Training exercises with infinitive constructions
- Here are the papers to be signed.
- Jean has nothing to be displeased with.
- There is the time element to be considered.
- Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
- His instructions seem to be ignored.
- Our new colleague turned out to be unusually quiet.
- They want their chief to be removed from the office.
- Have somebody clear it up.
- Have someone raise the question if you are not coming yourself.
- Why don’t you have your assistant do the job?
- I consider him the best writer living.
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