Participle / perfect/ passive
Participle / indefinite/ active
Participle/ indefinite/ passive
Participle/ perfect/ active
Gerund/ indefinite/ active
4. Insert the appropriate form of Participle:
They were, indeed, old friends, ___ at school together. (to be)
having been
been
being
have been
be
5. Insert the appropriate form of Participle:
Maxim stooped, and picked up a ___ petal from the ground and gave it to me. (to fall)
a) falling
b) fallen
c) fell
d) having fallen
e) being fallen
6. State the function of the participle:
We admired the stars twinkling in the sky.
a) adverbial modifier of manner
b) object
c) subject
d) attribute
e) parenthesis
7. State the function of the Participle:
All his words and actions were terrifying.
adverbial modifier of condition
attribute
predicative
parenthesis
e) predicate
8. State the function of the Participle:
Not having seen my friend yesterday, I could not let her know about the concert.
a) adverbial modifier of time
b) adverbial modifier of manner
c) adverbial modifier of attendant circumstances
d) adverbial modifier of cause
e) adverbial modifier of concession
9. State the function of the Participle:
Donna Carlotta covered her face with her hand, as if swooning.
a) adverbial modifier of condition
adverbial modifier of purpose
adverbial modifier of comparison
adverbial modifier of time
e) adverbial modifier of cause
10. Insert the correct conjunction preceding the verbal:
John will speak for hours, . . . interrupted.
a) if
b) when
c) as if
d) after
e) unless
11. State the function of the Participle:
Her spirit, though crushed, was not broken.
adverbial modifier of concession
adverbial modifier of condition
adverbial modifier of comparison
adverbial modifier of time
e) adverbial modifier of cause
12. State the function of the Participle:
A warm sun poured though the curtained windows of Berthe’s kitchen
a) attribute
b) adverbial modifier of purpose
c) adverbial modifier of comparison
d) adverbial modifier of time
e) subject
13. Point out the function of the participle:
Being very tired with his walk, he soon fell asleep and forgot his troubles
a) parenthesis
b) subject
c) adverbial modifier of time
d) adverbial modifier of cause
e) adverbial modifier of manner
14. Complete the sentence:
I was so busy last week. I even did not have enough time to go to the barber’s. But yesterday I, at last, managed to go there and I … .
a) cutting my hair
had cut my hair
had my hair cut
having cut my hair
e) had my hair cutted
15. Name the construction: Paul felt his heart lifting as at a great victory.
a) the Objective Participial Construction
b) the Subjective Participial Construction
c) the Nominative Absolute Participial Construction
d) the Nominative Absolute Construction
e) the Prepositional Absolute Participial Construction
16. Define the type of the Participial Construction:
She had all the furniture moved out of the parlor.
a) the Objective Participial Construction
b) the Subjective Participial Construction
c) the Nominative Absolute Participial Construction
d) the Nominative Absolute Construction
e) the Prepositional Absolute Participial Construction
17. Define the construction:
At last the waiter was seen carrying a tray laden with glasses of beer.
a) The Prepositional Absolute Participial construction
b) The Nominative Absolute Participial construction
c) The Prepositional Absolute construction
d) The Subjective Participial construction
e) The Objective Participial construction
18. Name the construction:
Willi stood in the rain, his hair plastered down wetly.
a) the Objective Participial Construction
b) the Subjective Participial Construction
c) the Nominative Absolute Participial Construction
d) the Nominative Absolute Construction
e) the Prepositional Absolute Participial Construction
19. Name the construction:
This duty completed, he had three months’ leave.
a) the Objective Participial Construction
b) the Subjective Participial Construction
c) the Nominative Absolute Participial Construction
d) the Nominative Absolute Construction
e) the Prepositional Absolute Participial Construction
20. Define the type of the Participial Construction:
With the sweater in her hand, she stopped.
a) the Prepositional Absolute Construction
b) the Subjective Participial Construction
c) the Nominative Absolute Participial Construction
d) the Nominative Absolute Construction
e) the Prepositional Absolute Participial Construction
21. Name the construction:
Willi stroked her dark braids, his heart swelling with love and pride of possessing.
a) the Objective Participial Construction
b) the Subjective Participial Construction
c) the Nominative Absolute Participial Construction
d)the Nominative Absolute Construction
e) the Prepositional Absolute Participial Construction
22. State the construction and its function in the sentence:
Dinner over, we went home.
a) the Nominative Absolute Participial Construction, adverbial modifier of cause
b) the Nominative Absolute Construction, adverbial modifier of condition
c) the Nominative Absolute Participial Construction, adverbial modifier of time.
d) the Nominative Absolute Construction, adverbial modifier of time.
e) the Nominative Absolute Construction, adverbial modifier of concession.
23. State the function of the Participial Construction:
He stared down at Baumer, with his mouth gaping open.
adverbial modifier of concession
adverbial modifier of attendant circumstances
adverbial modifier of comparison
adverbial modifier of time
adverbial modifier of cause
24. State the function of the Participial Construction:
Time permitting; I shall come to see you.
a) adverbial modifier of concession
adverbial modifier of condition
adverbial modifier of comparison
adverbial modifier of time
adverbial modifier of cause
25. Define the function of the construction:
The water being too hot for him to get into the bath at once, he took down from the shelf his copy of Suetonius.
a) adverbial modifier of condition
b) adverbial modifier of purpose
c) ) adverbial modifier of comparison
d) adverbial modifier of time
e) adverbial modifier of cause
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