• She watched the children playing in the garden. Она наблюдала, как дети играют в саду;
– the verbs of causative meaning (to get, to set, to leave, to have, etc.):
• Don't keep her waiting. He заставляйте ее ждать;
– the verbs of liking or disliking (to like, to want, to hate, etc.):
• I hate you talking like that.
Мне не нравится, как вы это говорите;
b) the complex subject:
The complex subject consists of a noun in the common case or a pronoun in the nominative case and participle I. It is used with the verbs of sense perception in the passive voice.
• Two people were heard quarrelling. Слышали, как два человека ссорились;
c) the nominative absolute participial construction:
It consists of a noun in the common case or a pronoun in the nominative case and participle I. Nominative absolute participial construction has the function of an adverbial modifier:
– of attendant circumstances:
• He ran into the room, his eyes shining. Он вбежал в комнату с сияющими от счастья глазами;
– of cause;
• It being a hot day, they went to the river. Так как день был жаркий, они отправились к реке;
– of time (occasionally): This having been settled, Bart left them. Когда все было улажено, Барт их оставил.
Table 4 – Syntactic functions of Participle
Exercise 1. Read and translate the following sentences. Pay attention to the function of participle I.