Не зная адреса Мисс Бетси, Дэвид не мог написать ей
Not knowing Miss Betsy’s address , David could not write to her.
(Cause)
If negative adverbial participle (деепричастие) is used in the function of an
adverbial modifier of attendant circumstances or condition, it generally
corresponds to
without + Gerund .
Дэвид покинул Лондон,
никому не сообщив об этом .
David left London
without telling anybody about it. (Attendant circumstances)
Дети не могли уйти из Салем Хаус,
не спросив разрешения The boys could not leave Salem House without asking for permission.
(Condition)
Exercise 10 . Insert not + participle or without + gerund. 1. Dr. Wallace filled a pipe from the bowl on his desk, then put it down ____ it. (to
light) 2. ___ what he wanted, he looked slowly about the room. (to find) 3. Zee drew a
breath and leaned against the birch for a moment ___ anything. (to say) 4. I won‘t go
abroad ___ you. (to see) 5. ___ what to reply, I remained silent. (to know) 6. On the
street he would look directly at friends ___ them. (to see) 7. Only then ___ what further
to say, had he become silent. (to know) We walked ___ for a short while. (to speak) 9.
Would she have gone away ___ you if she loved you? (to see) 10. Then she saw Lise
and turned away, ___ to talk with her. She went hastily to cross the road ___ and was
almost run over by a bus. (to want, to look) 11. ___ to leave him in the club, I offered to
take him home to my wife, or to go with him to his own house, deserted now. (to like)
12. He returned the salutes of several privates ___ them. (to see) 13. He stopped ___
how to continue and stood shifting from one foot to the other. (to know) 14. Miss
Casement stood for a moment, ___ whether to be pleased or not at this unforeseen
familiarity. (to know) 15. I had spoken ___. (to think) 16. ___ any sale to take place I
told Evan I want a chat with him and took him downstairs. (to wish) 17. They sat there
___ for several minutes. (to talk) 18. ___ him greatly, she could not be jealous in a
disturbing way. (to love) 19. He went on drinking coffee ____ anything more. (to say)
20 ____ it was so important for you I decided not to disturb you with this rumour. (to
know) 21. Then he left us ____ good-bye. (to say)
