II. The use of the Subjunctive Mood

in "as if (as though)" clauses *

Ex. 18. Study the following chart, translate the sentences into Russian.

adverbial clauses of manner or comparison	1. You are telling me all this 2. He spoke 3. He was looking at the house 4. She had a feeling 5. He spoke English	as if (as though)	it were good news.   he knew what he was talk­ing about. he had made it himself.   she had known him all her life. he had been studying it for many years.
predicative clauses	6. It isn't 7. She spoke and it seemed 8. It looked	as if (as though)	you were a child. she would never stop. the letter had been writ­ten by a child.

Ex. 19. Open the brackets using the correct form of the Subjunctive Mood.

1. His manner was cheerful as ever as if nothing (to happen). 2. He asked me funny questions, it was as if he (not to follow) the story. 3. He didn't pay attention to her cutting remarks as though he (to be used) to being treated like that. 4. She walked proudly as though the world (to belong) to her. 5. She looked as if she (to hurt) by his remark. 6. The line between his eyes deepened as if he (to puzzle) over something. 7. They looked as if they (to be) brother and sister but not husband and wife, so much alike they were. 8. She was crying as if her heart (to break). 9. They treated her as if she (to be) a little girl. 10. They met him as if they (to expect) him. 11. He introduced her to his brother as though they (not to meet) before. 12. I felt funny as if I (to start) crying at any moment. 13. She sounded quite cheerful over the telephone as if she (to look) forward to the trip. 14. The house looked as though it (not to see) paint for a long time. 15. She was listening to me as if she (to annoy).

Ex. 20. Answer the following questions according to the model.

M o d e l: How do you like the suit on Peter? (to fit; to be made to measure).

It fits him as if it were made to measure.

1. Have you seen him after the accident? How does he look? (noth­ing; to happen to him) 2. How did she take the news? (to take it calmly; to be nothing unusual about it) 3. How does this foreign student speak Russian? (to study the language for many years) 4. How did he take our decision? (to be a surprise to him) 5. Have you heard anything about the film? (to look; to be worth seeing) 6. How did he speak about the task given him? (to sound cheerful; to be happy about it) 7. Did he believe the story? (to look suspicious; not to believe it) 8. How do you feel af­ter the swim in the lake? (to drop ten years) 9. How did they treat him? (to be their brother) 10. Did they include me in the expedition? (to speak of; to be included) 11. How did she like the story? (to seem; to be touched)

Ex. 21. Translate the following sentences.

1. У него всегда такой вид, как будто он спешит куда-то. 2. Она вела себя так, как будто ей всё было безразлично. 3. Дождь шел не­сколько дней, и казалось, что ему не будет конца. 4. Они мчались с та­кой скоростью, как будто их кто-то преследовал. 5. Он говорит об этом так, как будто то, что он сделал, было вполне обычной вещью. 6. Он смотрел на всех нас, как будто был удивлен тем, что увидел нас там. 7. Она смотрела вниз со страхом, и ей казалось, что она вот-вот сорвется (упадет вниз). 8. У нее такой вид, как будто она больна.

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