Голицынский, 6-е издание – Причастие, герундий и отглагольное существительное – Упражнение 428

a)
1. We sat by the riverside listening to the running of the water.
2. Going home from the theatre, they were discussing the play they had seen.
b)
1. Working in the garden is very good for the health of people.
2. You should think before speaking.
3. After finding the new word in the dictionary, I wrote it down and went on reading.
4. What do you mean by saving that?
5. Instead of going home after school, the girls went for a walk.
6. Chalk is used for writing on the blackboard.
7. Stop making excuses!
c)
1. We sat by the riverside listening to the running of the water.
2. The cleaning of the room was done by the girls.
3. He spent much time on the copying of his literature lectures.
4. The students found the reading of English newspapers rather difficult at first.