Ex.1. PARAPHRASE the sentences using participles, participial phrases and predicative constructions with participles, where possible

A. After the professor had been interrupted three times, he refused to continue his lecture. 2. We stood there for a while and the rain was still pouring. 3. The boy who was examined by the doctor was sent to the hospital. 4. When we were at our second year we had a festival of fairy tales. 5. I found them as they were rehearsing the play. 6. The student was caught as he was cribbing at the exam. 7. Where are the people who were waiting for you in the hall? 8. He looked at me as if he were astonished by my request. 9. The boy sat all by himself and looked very pleased with life. 10. As I was constantly interrupted I refused to go on speaking.

B. 1. He was deafened by the noise and did not at once notice when it stopped. 2. After I tried various topics of conversation I asked her to tell me who all the people at table were. 3. I couldn’t ring him up as I didn’t know his phone number. 4. When it was put to vote the resolution was carried unanimously. 5. Several points of the plan that was agreed upon require certain changes. 6. “These are pretty”, she exclaimed as she picked up a bouquet of violets and pinned them on. 7. From a notion, which he once took into his head, he parted very slowly. 8. He may forget it unless he is reminded. 9. He lay awake all night and thought of what had happened. 10. The light, which was streaming from the half open door, dazzled him.

C. 1. He plunged into the great heap of letters that had long been waiting for him. 2. We went to see our friends who had just returned from a far voyage. 3. The front page carries a picture of the first liner that is being launched from the new shipyard. 4. He was not happy. The thought worried him. 4. The boy tried to put together the pieces of a gramophone record that had broken. 5. From the kitchen came a pleasant smell, some appetizing food was being cooked there. 6. He hailed a cab and told the man to drive to Park Lane. 7. The lorries drove closer to the ship that was being unloaded. 8. Mr. Smith returned to the inn, went up to his room and ordered lunch to be brought up. 9. If it is properly handled, the machine may serve longer. 10. He had a massive gold watch, which had belonged to his father. 11. The sidewalks were crowded with people who came to watch the demonstration.

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