20. EXERCISES ON PRESENT PARTICIPLE (First Participle) AND PERFECT PARTICIPLE Exercise 1. Point out the First Participle and Perfect Participle and state their functions in the sentence: 1. She sat very still, and the train rattled on in the dying twilight. 2. I sat quite silent,
watching his face, a strong and noble face. 3. He wished to say something sympathetic, but, being
an Englishman, could only turn away his eyes. 4. She was always to him a laughing girl, with
dancing eyes full o f eager expectation. 5. It was a bright Sunday morning o f early summer,
promising heat. 6. The door opened and he entered, carrying his head as though it held some fatal
secret. 7. I’m afraid it’s the moon looking so much like a slice o f melon. 8. Lying he spoke more
quickly than when he told the truth. 9. I hadn’t slept the night before, and, having eaten a heavy
lunch, was agreeably drowsy. 10. While eating and drinking they talked loudly in order that all
present might hear what they said. 11. I sat on the doorstep holding my sister in my arms thinking
over my chances o f escaping from home. 12. I received from her another letter saying that she was
passing through Paris and would like a chat with me. 13. Having finished his talk the speaker
smiled and waited for comments. 14 Having evaluated the data we shall turn to their interpretation.
15. Having obtained the necessary compound we can now proceed with our experiment 16. Having
been translated into English the article was printed in an international journal. 17 Having been
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supported by the majority o f specialists the results o f the experiment were given publicity. 18. We
shall not discuss our future plans before I come back having settled the problem. 19. Being invited
too late Professor Morison couldn’t attend the conference.
