Question

Подчеркните Participle I и Participle II. Установите функции каждого: определение, обстоятельство или часть сказуемого. 1) The burning sun of July danced on the rosy and dray waters of the Thames 2) Maya Plissetskaya was rehearsing the whole afternoon 3) Yesterday we received a letter sent by him on the 20th of November 4) When reading books he always wrote out interesting expressions 5) Being busy he couldn`t see me

Answer 1

1) The burning (определение) sun of July danced on the rosy and dray waters of the Thames.
2) Maya Plissetskaya was rehearsing (часть сказуемого) the whole afternoon.
3) Yesterday we received a letter sent (определение) by him on the 20th of November.
4) When reading (обстоятельство) books he always wrote out interesting (определение) expressions.
5) Being (обстоятельство) busy he couldn`t see me.

Answer 2

1. The burning sun of July danced on the rosy and dray waters of the Thames.

• Participle I: burning
• Function: обстоятельство (modifies "sun")

2. Maya Plissetskaya was rehearsing the whole afternoon.

• Participle II: rehearsed
• Function: часть сказуемого (forms the past continuous tense)

3. Yesterday we received a letter sent by him on the 20th of November.

• Participle II: sent
• Function: определение (modifies "letter")

4. When reading books he always wrote out interesting expressions.

• Participle I: reading
• Function: обстоятельство (modifies "he")

5. Being busy he couldn't see me.

• Participle I: being
• Function: обстоятельство (modifies "he")