ИСПОЛЬЗУЯ ПРАВИЛА ИЗ КАУШАНСКОЙ
Point out verbals or predicative constructions with them and state their syntactic function in brackets:
E/g.. Their introduction to skiing(Indefinite Gerund Active, Object) was to be (Indefinite Infinitive Active, part of CVMP) a delight but for Jane's not paying (Indefinite Gerund Active, part of a Complex Object) attention to the instructions.
- The village shop was thought closed.
- She saw rain falling in unpleasantly down his neck.
- The food having been eaten within a week, they had to send Willie to the nearest settlement.
- They divorced for his not being able to provide for the family.
- Many people were seen hurrying to the center.
- He did not expect me to arrive so soon.
- They threatened to blow up the shopping center.
- My next challenge is to conduct an exam in a videogame, with wolves' voices muffling my curses, and get away with it unpunished.
- She was on the point of loosing temper at the begger's pleading for money, but decided to succumb for fear of being robbed later.
- You’ll have your computer installed next month.
- Andrew’s experience permitting, he’ll move into management.
- She was making an effort to remember the rule, Harry prompting to her.
- The war is claimed to have been over one hundred years ago.
- His desire to join the army was too compelling to resist.
- Annie having left for France, Tom and Harry began to feel lonely.
- He must be insane to be talking like this.
- He started moving to the door, with his gaze fixed on the dog.
- He was approaching the unknown, his heart beating fast.
- You shouldn't confront your professor without being fully equipped with a recording device and a backup plan for retreating.
- It is indecent for a girl to be talking like this.