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was a fixed, inert immovable mass, located at the center of the universe, and all
celestial bodies, including the sun and the stars, revolved around it. 7. Weather
changes are often caused by cyclones and anticyclones. 8. Australia as a landmass has
been isolated from the rest of the world for million years and has animals and plants
found nowhere else.

   19.5 Причастие (The Participle)

   Причастие – неличная форма глагола, в которой сочетаются признаки
прилагательного или наречия с признаками глагола.

Таблица 5

                            Participle I                                Participle II
                            Active                  Passive
     Indefinite
                            changing                being changed
                                                                            changed
                                                    having been
     Perfect           having changed
                                                        changed

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attributes

1. The moving wall of ice changes everything in its path. 2. Precipitation totalling
more than 20 inches annually occurs mainly in the winter months in the Crimea. 3.
Metamorphic rocks are the changed products of igneous or sedimentary rocks or
other metamorphic rocks. 4. It has long been known that Venus has an atmosphere, a
solid layer of clouds concealing its surface.5. The atmosphere maintains a state of
approximate balance whereby the amount of heat given off by radiation is about
equal to the amount received. 6. He spoke about the experiments being carried on at
the polar stations. 7. The polar station being built on the island is of great importance.

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  adverbial modifier

1. Making its way down the valley, the river cuts through rocks of different
resistance. 2. Beginning in Asia Minor, a chain of mountains runs eastward to
northwestern India.3. Writing his thesis on the exploration of Siberia he used the
material of many expeditions. 4. Korea is rich in minerals including iron, coal, copper
and silver. 5. Situated on a narrow strip of land between the mountains and the sea,
Rio de Janerio has one of the world’s finest harbours. 6. Seen under a microscope, a
fresh snowflake has a delicate sixpointed shape. 7. Being situated on the south-
western section of the sea, the Murman coast is ice-free throughout the year. 8. Being


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