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И снова практическое занятие. Сегодня мы займемся анализом глагольных форм и специальных маркеров, используемых в усеченных придаточных обстоятельственных.

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Упражнение 1: Проверка глагольных форм

Если в усеченном придаточном обстоятельственном употреблена неверная глагольная форма, зачеркните ее и предложите верный вариант.

Например: Before ~~came~~ (coming) to the country, Mary had never seen a camel.

1. While chipped away with a long-handled ax, the woodsman tore his coat.

2. Before going on a long-distance hike, you should soak your feet in cold salty water to toughen the skin.

3. Having bitten by the snake, the farmer quickly tied a tourniquet above the wound.

4. After reconstructed the newly found skull, the anthropologist found it to be similar to human skulls.

5. Since came to the area, the company has brought many new jobs to the community.

6. Having been exiled from her country, the woman made France her new home.

7. After bump our way over dirt tracks, we were relieved to reach a paved road.

8. While entering the canal, the boat enthusiasts made ready to go through the locks.

Упражнение 2: Выберете правильный маркер

Из четырех предложенных вариантов выберете верный маркер, который необходим для того, что сделать предложение структурно законченным.

busstop

Например: Mary was reading a book .................... waiting for the bus.
(A) as though
(B) as soon as
(C) while
(D) so that

Маркер "while" указывает на тот факт, что оба действия происходят одновременно (reading a book и waiting for the bus).

1. .................... capable of walking upright, apelike Australopithecus did so only for short periods of time.
(A) As if
(B) Though
(C) Until
(D) Because

2. .................... erupting in May 1980, Mount Saint Helens continued erupting intermittently throughout the following year.
(A) After
(B) Such as
(C) Since
(D) As if
3. The boys were challenged to enter the house .................... having been told the ghost story.
(A) until
(B) because
(C) since
(D) after

horse

4. .................... entering the starting gate, the horse reared up and knocked down the trainer.
(A) So that
(B) When
(C) Though
(D) So

5. .................... watching the bullfight, the crowds cheered the bullfighter on.
(A) As soon as
(B) Since
(C) While
(D) So that

6. .................... declaring the area useless, Daniel Webster could not have foretold how irrigation would make California's Imperial Valley bloom.
(A) Because
(B) When
(C) Though
(D) So that

7. .................... plowing the field, the farmer uncovered a dinosaur jawbone.
(A) As though
(B) While
(C) Since
(D) Until

lightning tree

8. .................... struck by lightning, the tree continued to thrive.
(A) As if
(B) After
(C) When
(D) Although

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