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PARTICIPLE II AS PREDICATIVE

In this function Participle II denotes a state.

link verb + Participle II

· You seem surprised at seeing me at your threshold.

· The door remained locked, no matter how hard the children tried to open it.

· The audience was shocked at seeing the famous actor lose his voice.

· Robert felt thoroughly disappointed at finding out that he would have to go to Paris alone.

· Sarah looked perplexed and troubled after learning that she had not been promoted.

 

TASK 32. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the participle. Follow the example.

Example. (to excite) Last Saturday's game excited the fans. The game was exciting. The excited fans cheered wildly. It was an exciting game. The fans were excited.

1. (to please) The students' performance in their play pleased their teacher. The students' performance was _______ to their teacher. The ________ teacher congratulated them. It was a _______ performance. Their teacher was ______.

2. (to charm) Anne's singing charms her friends. Anne's singing is ________. Her______ friends often ask her to sing. Her voice is ________ to her friends. Her friends are _______.

3. (to shock) The mayor's announcement about a lack of money in the treasury shocked his committee. His announcement was _______. The ________ committee wondered how to improve the condition. It was a __________ announcement. The committee was _______.

4. (to annoy) Some nursery school children annoyed parents and teachers attending the parent-teacher meeting. The children were ________. They created an ________ disturbance. The ________ parents and teachers tried to quiet them. The parents and teachers were ________.

5. (to thrill) One of the piano students thrilled everyone who attended the graduation performance. His performance was _________. He played to a ________ audience. It was a ________ performance, Everyone was ________.

6. (to excite) Last week's hockey game excited the spectators thoroughly. The game was ________. The team played to thoroughly ________ spectators. It was an ________ game. The spectators were thoroughly ________.

7. (to appall) News of an approaching hurricane appalled all seashore residents in the vicinity yesterday. The news was _________. The ________ residents did not know whether to leave or to stay. It was ________ news. The residents were ________.

8. (to please) A plan to clean up litter has pleased our whole neighborhood. Many ________ neighbors have offered their cooperation. The plan is __________. It is a very _________ plan. The whole neighborhood is _______.

9. (to please) Publicity about his heroism in saving a friend from drowning has not pleased Paul. The publicity has not been ________ to Paul. Paul's __________ parents, however, have bought copies of every newspaper that reported the incident. He has not found the publicity _________. He has not been _______.

10. (to interest) The news on television today has not interested us very much. The news has not been ________. The news has not found us an ________ audience. It has not been very ________ news. We have not been ________ by the news.



11. (to bore) The grown-up conversation at the children's party yesterday bored the children. The conversation was ________. It was a __________ conversation. The ________ children became noisy. The children were ________.

12. (to tire) Exercise tires some people. Some people find exercise ________. Some _______ people have lain down on the grass to rest. If exercise is too _______, it is not beneficial, I am sure. Are you ________ from today's exercise?

13. (to fascinate) Ellen's work fascinates her. She finds her work __________. Her________ friends like to hear about her work. It is _________work. Ellen's friends are also ________.

14. (to enchant) Your new house enchants everyone in the neighborhood. Your house is __________. I have been told so by your _____________ neighbors. It is an _______ house. The neighbors are all ________ by it.

15. (to exhaust) Hot weather exhausts some people. They find hot weather _________.They become ________ by hot weather. This _________ weather is fortunately made more bearable by air conditioning. These _______ people stay indoors as much as possible during hot weather.

TASK 33. Below is a composition written by a married American woman. Fill in each blank with the correct participle or gerund of the verb in brackets to complete the story.

My children are _________ (to grow) and _________(to marry). When my youngest child got married, I was all alone at home for the first time, and I felt _________ (to bore). I wasn't _________ (to accustom) to _________ (to have) no one to take care of. Then I decided to find some _________(to interest) activities to keep me busy. I enrolled in an adult education class. I'm taking a home repair class. I used to think that only men could fix things. But these are ________ (to change) times. My husband is ________ (to amaze) at how well I can repair things around the house. I'm thinking about _________(to take) more classes next semester. I'm even thinking about _________(to start) a career. An _________(to educate) woman has many opportunities today. After so many years of _________(to be) a housewife, I might like to be a _________ (to work) woman. I would like to find a _________ (to reward) career. My husband is a little _________ (to surprise), but he's very _________ (to understand).


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