III. Paraphrase the sentences so as to use the predicative constructions with the verbals.

Revision Examination Grammar Test

Total: 65 points 2^nd Year, Summer Session

Time: 80 min

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbals. Insert prepositions where necessary.

Steam trains were replaced by electric ones years ago, so when the newspaper I work for heard that the “Black Admiral” steam engine had been restored, they decided 1)… (to send) me on its first trip. I didn’t object 2)… (to go) even though I generally dislike 3)… (to travel) by train. In fact I was looking forward 4)… (to see) something I had never seen before. When I arrived at the station I saw lots of people 5)… (to celebrate) the rebirth of the Admiral, and I was glad 6)… (to join) the party. 7) …(to board) the train, I settled myself into a compartment where I was soon joined by an old man who claimed 8)… (to be) one of the original workers on the Admiral. He claimed 9)… (to work) for a penny a day, and told me how much he had hated 10)… (to be covered) in coal dust all the time. His family had been poor 11)… (to buy) more than the basic necessities. It was a sad story, but it was a pleasure 12)… (to listen) to him. At every station people were waiting 13)… (to greet) the train, and it was exciting 14)… (to see) the spectators’ faces as the past seemed 15)… (to come) alive again.

Score: 15 points

II. Paraphrase the sentences using the verbals wherever possible.

1. Surely he won’t deny that he was there on that occasion.

2. I declined his offer of a loan and said that I didn’t like owing people money.

3. Did you see in what direction the man, who had stolen a purse from an elderly woman, ran?

4. When she was making pizza, she put too much salt into it.

5. It is difficult to follow him, he never keeps to the subject.

6. When the shop assistant discovered the thieves, he rang the police.

7. I really regret that I spent so much money at the weekend.

8. We heard the noise of the furniture which was being moved upstairs.

9. When I heard the first part of the song, I recognized it immediately.

10. She was so excited that she couldn’t say a word.

Score: 10 points

III. Paraphrase the sentences so as to use the predicative constructions with the verbals.

1. That explains the fact that you have spent so much money on impractical household items.

2. There was enough time so that they could find accommodation elsewhere.

3. It was acknowledged that he was one of the most promising nuclear physicists.

4. My neighbour saw that she was buying a very expensive Persian rug.

5. It was not likely that he would take the risk.

6. We were surprised that he had avoided the army.

7. I don’t like when he entertains people at the weekends.

8. It happened so that I lost my purse and my passport.

9. It is reported that the storm is moving South.

10. Shirley insisted that her brother should drop that proposal.

Score: 10 points