5. The homework done/finished With his homework done/ finished
EXERCISE 3:
Rewriting the following sentences using the nominative absolute
1. His nose was running and his hands were shaking. He left the theater like that. (His nose running and his hands shaking, he left the theater.) 2.When the test was finished, we began our holiday (The test finished, we began our holiday.)
3. After the president was assassinated, the whole country was in deep sorrow. The president assassinated, the whole country was in deep sorrow.
4. She had no money to buy even a bus ticket because she lost her purse just a moment ago. Her purse stolen, she had no money to buy even a bus ticket. 5. I saw deep pools. The water in the pools is as blue as the sky. I saw deep pools, the water blue like the sky.
1. ______ no bus, we had to walk home.
A. There was B. There being C. Because there being 2. ____, I'll go there with you tomorrow afternoon.
A. Time permits B. If time permitting C. Time permitting D. Time's permitting 3. _____, we all went home happily.
A. Goodbye was said B. Goodbye had been said C. Goodbye said D. When goodbye said 4. _____, we all went swimming in high spirits. A. It being fine weather B. It fine weather C. It was fine weather D. It being a fine weather 5. ____, the bus started at once.
A. The signal was given B. The signal giving C. The signal given D. When the signal given 6. She stood there, _____ from her cheeks.
A. tears' rolling down B. tears rolled down C. with tears rolled down D. tears rolling down 7. ____, the leaves are turning green.
A. When spring coming on B. Spring coming on C. Spring came on D. Spring being come on 8. _____, I had to buy a new one.
A. My dictionary losing B. My dictionary having been lost C. My dictionary had been lost D. Because my dictionary lost 9. I used to sleep with the window _____.
A. opened B. open C. opening D to open 10. ____, the hunter went into the forest.
A. A gun on shoulder B. A gun was on his shoulder C. Gun on shoulder D. A gun being on shoulder
11. ____ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year. A. As B. For C. With D. Through
12. With a lot of work ____, I have to sit up tonight. A. do B. doing C. done D. to do 13. He stood there silently, his lips_____.
A. trembling B. trembled C. were trembling D. were trembling 14. _____, her suggestion is of greater value than yours. A. All things considering B. All things considered
C. All things were considered D. With all things were considered 15. ______, we will surely succeed.
A. The teacher helping us B. The teacher to help us C. The teacher will help us D. With the teacher helping
16．The thief stood before the policeman，__________ admitting what he had done． A．with his drooping head B．drooping his head C．raising his head D．with his head down
17．__________ ，he can't go out for a walk as usual． A．With so much work to do B．With so much work doing C．With so much work done D．Without so much work to do 18．It's quite strange that the man sleeps with his mouth __________ and his eyes __________ ． A．closed；open B．closed；opened C．closing；open D．closing；opening
19．All things __________ ，the plan trip will have to be called off． A．be considered B．considered
C．considering D．having considering
20．__________ ，we have to get down to business right away． A．As there was no time left B．There is no time left C．There being no time left D．There to be no time left 21．__________ yesterday，we went out for a walk．
A．As a fine day B．It was a fine day
C．It being a fine day D．For it was a fine day 22．The old man stood there，__________ ．
A．with back against the wall B．with his back against the wall C．with back against wall D．his back against wall
1-5 BCCAC 6-10 DBBBC 11-15 CDABB 16-20 DAABC 21-22 CB