Adverbial Modifier of Exception
Examples: · At school, the boy enjoys everything except doing his homework. – В школе мальчик получает удовольствие от всего, кроме выполнения своего домашнего задания. / У школі хлопчик одержує задоволення від усього, крім виконання свого домашнього завдання · Your English is decent but for /apart from/aside from spelling. – У тебя приличный английский; все – кроме правописания. / У тебе пристойний англійський; усе - крім правопису. · Besides being heartbroken, she felt foolish. – Кроме того, что у нее было разбито сердце, она еще и чувствовала себя глупо. / Крім того, що в неї було розбите серце, вона ще й почувала себе нерозумно. Adverbial Modifier of Purpose
Examples: · They took her to the police station (for what purpose?) for questioning. – Ее забрали в полицейский участок (с какой целью) для допроса. · ‘Good luck to you (for what purpose?) for speaking up!’ someone cried. – Желаю тебе удачи в том, чтобы тебе удалось высказать все, что бы думаешь. / Бажаю тобі удачі в тім, щоб тобі вдалося висловити все, що б думаєш.
TASK 13. Sort out the sentences given below according to different types of adverbial modifiers expressed by the gerund. The first one is done for you.
1. Without looking up, I apologized to the man I bumped into and went on my way. 2. In sending me to university my parents made a sacrifice; they couldn’t really afford it. 3. It must be great to get anything you want just by asking! 4. The servants left without Peter having seen them go. 5. On returning home from school, the boy noticed a small jade statuette on the living-room shelf. 6. The cigarette burned down to Dan’s fingers and he threw it over the banister without putting it out. 7. Barbara took her temperature and, upon finding it was a hundred point four, went back to bed again. 8. The little boy showed his boredom by refusing to find any interest in the game. 9. It was quiet in the woods except for our breaking twigs. 10. We talked in whispers for fear of disturbing the child. 11. I was to walk over to my grandmother's before going home. 12. I thought that working on the farm was much better for me than staying in the hot city all summer. 13. Except for his breathing I wouldn’t have known that he was there. 14. We use thermometer for measuring temperature. 15. Despite being extremely tired, Peter made several telephone calls.
TASK 14. Fill in the correct prepositions or conjunctions for the gerunds used as adverbial modifiers. There may be more than one option. 1. _______ checking into his room, Derek left the motel and arrived at the airport in time to go on duty. 2. Louise had many little things to do ______ sitting idly in her house while waiting to be taken out by her new boy-friend. 3. Fred had scarcely ever drunk tea at all ________ knowing Gwen. 4. Clare looked at Jim steadily ________ answering. 5. _______ knowing what was there, he took the paper out and walked to the window. 6. I never thought they would have left ________ saying good-bye to me. 7. You can't escape your fate ________ running away. 8. The boy hoped to get his things from his bedroom _________ his parents seeing him. 9. Bob turned the car round ________ stopping and came straight back to the house. 10. Mr. Fulton made the journey to town and back twice a day and usually passed the time _________ falling into a light nap. 11. He poured milk into a jar from a carton in the refrigerator then drank some of it himself _________ putting the carton back. 12. ________ arriving at the apartment, I found out they were planning a little party for me. 13. They walked to the house _________ speaking to each other. 14. I thought that the telegram would be better ________ trying to explain the situation over the phone. 15. She couldn’t but show her irritation ________ learning that the letter had not been sent.
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