Test 1 "The Participle". Variant 1-5

I. Translate into Russian. Point out the Participle and state its functions in the sentence:

1.  The necessary data having been obtained, we could continue our experiment.

2.  A monitor is a device displaying the computer output.

3.  The results obtained are of particular importance for our research.

4.  When passingthrough a conductor free electrons form an electric current.

5.  Having obtained the required results we informed the manager of this fact.

6.  Free electrons passing through a conductor form an electric current.

7.  When moving in a material charged particles impart magnetic properties to this material.

8.  Being built on the basis of transistors lasers are successfully used in technology.

9.  While operatingwith graphical interface people usually use a mouse and a track ball.

10.Charged particles move in a material, magnetic property of the material being produced.

II. Change Subordinate clauses into Participle constructions:

1. When the goods had been loaded, the workers left the port.

2. As he is busy, he couldn’t come in time.

3. When they were traveling in Africa, the travelers met many wild animals.

4. After we had understood the idea, we asked him to go on speaking.

I. Translate into Russian. Point out the Participle and state its functions in the sentence:

1.  A scanner is an input device scanning (reading) the image as a series of dots and then introducing the information into the computer’s memory.

2.  When keyed the data are held in a small memory called buffer.

3.  Having obtained the instructions the control unit causes other units to perform the operations.

4.  The results of the experiments discussed yesterday will be published.

5.  The elements have unknown properties, experiments with these elements being impossible.

6.  Data keyed into the memory of a computer by typing on a keyboard are readable by humans.

7.  Being obtained the results of the research were analysed.

8.  A printer is an output device converting data into printed form.

9.  Having lostthe key he couldn’t get into the house.

10.The elements having unknown properties, experiments with them are impossible.

II. Change Subordinate clauses into Participle constructions:

1. When the driver arrives at the motorway, he switches over to automatic control.

2. As it had been packed in strong cases, the goods arrived in good condition.

3. As it was overloaded, the lorry was moving slowly.

4. While he was walking along the street, he met a few friends.

I. Translate into Russian. Point out the Participle and state its functions in the sentence:

1.  Charged particles moving in a material produce magnetic properties.

2.  Being heatedmagnetized materials lose their magnetism.

3.  The attention paid to the study of fundamental subjects is great.

4.  Having finished the test he wrote down the results.

5.  The results of arithmetic operations are returned to the accumulator