LTĐH-DANGLING PARTICIPLES

2 364 3
LTĐH-DANGLING PARTICIPLES

Đang tải... (xem toàn văn)

Thông tin tài liệu

DANGLING PARTICIPLES 1. Hai hành động xảy ra cùng một lúc: Ex: Carol is in the bar. She is having a drink. → Carol is in the bar having a drink. A man ran out of the house. He was shouting. → A man ran out of the house shouting. 2. Một hành động chợt đến khi một hành động khác đang xảy ra. Ex: Jim hurt his arm while he was playing tennis. → Jim hurt his arm playing tennis. Did you cut yourself while you were shaving this morning? → Did you cut yourself shaving this morning? 3. Một hành động xảy ra trước một hành động khác: Ex: After we had found a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner. → Having found the hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner. → After finding a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner. 4. Nêu lý do làm gì đó Ex: Because I felt tired, I went to bed early. → Feeling tired, I went to bed early. Because she doesn’t have a car, she finds it difficult to get around. → Not having a car, she finds it difficult to get around. Because I had already seen the film twice, I didn’t want to go to the movies. → Having already seen the film twice, I didn’t want to go to the movies. Note: Chỉ thực hiện được cách rút gọn mệnh đề này khi chủ ngữ ở cả 2 mệnh đề chỉ cùng một người, một vật hoặc một sự việc. 5. Trong trường hợp động từ ở dạng bò động, ta có thể dùng V3/Ved thay thế cho mệnh đề: Ex: Harvard was founded in 1636. It is one of the most famous universities in the USA. → Founded in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the USA. 1. Join these sentences into one: 1. Emma was sitting in an armchair. She was reading a book. → ____________________________________________________________ 2. Sue got home late. She was feeling very tired. → ____________________________________________________________ 3. Sarah went out. She said she would be back in an hour. → ____________________________________________________________ 4. Linda was in London for two years. She worked as a tourist guide. → ____________________________________________________________ 5. Mary walked round the town. She looked at the sight and took photos. → ____________________________________________________________ 2. Make one sentence from two, using participial phrase: 1. I was watching TV. I felt asleep. → ____________________________________________________________ 2. The man slipped. He was getting off the bus. → ____________________________________________________________ 3. I was walking home in the rain. I got wet. → ____________________________________________________________ 4. Margaret was driving to work yesterday. She had an accident. → ____________________________________________________________ 5. Two firemen were overcome by smoke. They were trying to put out the fire. → ____________________________________________________________ 3. Make sentences, begin with “Having…” 1. She finished her work. then she went home. → ____________________________________________________________ 2. We bought our tickets. then we went into the theater. → ____________________________________________________________ 3. They continued their journey after they had had dinner. → ____________________________________________________________ 4. After Lucky had done all of her shopping, she went for a cup of coffee. → ____________________________________________________________ 4. Make sentences, begin with “V-ing / Not V-ing…” 1. I thought they might be hungry. so I offered them something to eat. → ____________________________________________________________ 2. She is a foreigner. So she needs a visa to stay in this country. → ____________________________________________________________ 3. I didn’t know his address. So I wasn’t able to contact him. → ____________________________________________________________ 4. Sarah has travelled a lot. So she knows a lot about other countries. → ____________________________________________________________ 5. The man wasn’t able to understand English. So he didn’t know what I wanted. → ____________________________________________________________ 6. We had spent nearly all our money. so we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel. → ____________________________________________________________ 5. Choose the correct sentence: 1. a. After jumping out of a boat, the shark bit the man. b. After jumping out of a boat, the man was bitten by a shark. 2. a. Attacked by an angry mob, the boy suffered life-threatening gashes in his throat. b. Attacked by an angry mob, the gashes in the boy’s throat was life-threatening. 3. a. Before singing the school song, a poem was recited. b. Before singing the school song, the students recited a poem. 4. a. Guiding us through the museum, a special explanation was given by the director. b. Guiding us through the museum, the director gave us a special explanation. 5. a. Having been apprehended, the hijackers were whisked off to FBI headquarters by the security guards. b. Having apprehended the hijackers, the security guards whisked them off to FBI headquarters. c. Having apprehended the hijackers, they were whisked off to FBI headquarters by the security guards. . DANGLING PARTICIPLES 1. Hai hành động xảy ra cùng một lúc: Ex: Carol is in the bar. She is having a drink. →

Ngày đăng: 12/07/2014, 11:00

Từ khóa liên quan

Tài liệu cùng người dùng

  • Đang cập nhật ...

Tài liệu liên quan