Английский для бакалавров. Зарубина Л.П - 22 стр.

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2. Electrical devices find a wide application in every house, a refrigerator being
one of them.
3. The energy sources of the world decreasing, the scientists have to look for
new sources of energy.
4. There are different sources of energy, the sun being an unlimited source of all
forms of energy.
5. Industrial applications of energy increasing, more and more energy is needed
every year.
6. Molecules are constantly in rapid motion, the motion becoming more rapid
with an increase of temperature.
7. The atoms of different substances have different weights, their properties be-
ing also different.
8. The atomic energy being developed in a reactor in the form of heat, we can
get both heat and power.
9. Power is the basis of civilization, all industry and transport being dependent
upon power.
10. An electric conductor being moved in a magnetic field, an electric current is
generated.
11. There are many different types of transformers, the principles of action being
the same in each case.
12. The proposal being unconstitutional, the committee rejected it.
13. England being a constitutional monarchy, the Queen of England is only a
formal ruler.
14. The final round of the negotiations over, a joint communiqué was signed.
15. London is not only the center of commerce and finance but also a great port,
with many of the imported and exported goods passing through it.
16. It being Sunday, the shops were closed.
17. There being a lot of things to discuss, the conference lasted long.
XVI. Combine two sentences into one using the Absolute Participle Construc-
tion.
Model: The article was written; they sent it to the journal.
The article being written, they sent it to the journal.
Когда статья была написана, они отправили
ее в журнал.
1. The train has left; we went home.
2. The book was read; we decided to discuss it.
3. The first part of the work was completed; the results were published.
4. The journal contained a number of interesting articles; one of them was de-
voted to cybernetics.
5. Many specialists work on the problem of corrosion; special attention is paid
to the problems of protection of steel surfaces from corrosion.
6. The articles on plasma chemistry were published; the students got interested
in them.