A The form of a compound sentenceWrite 1: 1... and complained about them. 2... but(she) didn't leave a message. 3 І can either leave now, or (I can) stay for another hour. 4 Jim not only built his own house, but(he) designed it himself as well. 5 I neither know nor care what happened to him. 6... very well, but (he) hasn't much experience... Write 2: 1... at the station аnd two men... 2 Either you can give me some advice, or your colleague can.(Either you or your colleague can...) 3... but it didn't stop. 4... when we called, so we left a message. 5... after the film, so we went straight back. 6... was nervous, for she wasn't used to strangers calling late at night. 7... in the country, but my parents... 8... has been lost, or the postman has... 9... was visible, and then a cloud covered it. 10... career woman, yet her mother... 1.4B Context 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 as well 5 and 6 but 7 yet 8 either 9 or 10 for 11 and 12 and 13 but 14 and 1.5А Introduction to complex sentences 1 You can tell me all about the film... 2... you can help me with the dishes. 3 You didn't tell me... 4 I walk to work every morning... 5... I left a message on the answer-phone. 1.5B Noun clauses derived from statements 1 (that) he feels angry. 2 (that) she has resigned from her job. 3 (that) you don't trust me. 4 (that) you are feeling better. 5 (that) she's upset. 6 (that) he didn't get the contract. 7 (that) it's a fair price. 8 (that) you're leaving. 9 (that) she's been a fool. 1.5C Noun clauses derived from questions 1 if/whether he has passed his exam. 2 if/whether you can (or could) type. 3 if/whether he will arrive tomorrow. 4 if/whether he likes ice-cream. 5 if/whether he was at home yesterday. 6 if/whether I should phone her. 7 if/whether she's ready. 8 when you met her. 9 how you will manage. 10 why he has left. 11 where you live. 12 which one she wants. 13 who's at the door. 14 what he wants. 1.5D Context 1 you know... 2 you can turn into superwoman or superman...3 that her baby nearly slipped under the wheels of a car. 4 she lifted the car (to save her baby). 5 that he jumped nearly three metres into the air... 6 if you can perform such feats. 7 that you can. 8 that we can find great reserves of strength... 9 that adrenalin can turn us into superwomen or supermen! І.6А 'Who', 'which' and 'that' as subjects of a ralative clause 1... the accountant who does my accounts. 2... the nurse who looked after me. З... the postcards which arrived yesterday. 4... the secretaries who work in our office. 5... the magazine which arrived this morning. 6... the workmen who repaired our roof. 1.6В 'Who(m)', 'which' and 'that' as objects of a relative clause 1... the accountant who(m) you recommended.../... the accountant you recommended... 2... the nurse who(m) I saw at the hospital./... the nurse I saw... 3... the postcards which I sent from Spain./... the postcards I sent... 4... the secretaries who(m) Mr Pym employed./... the secretaries Mr Pym employed. 5... the magazine which I got.../... the magazine I got... 6... the workmen who(m) I paid... /... the workmen I paid... 7... the dog which I saw.../... the dog I saw... 8... the birds which I fed.../... the birds I fed... 1.6C 'Who(m)', 'which' or 'that' as the objects of prepositions 1 a He's the man to whom I sent the money. b He's the man who(m)/that I sent the money to. с He's the man I sent the money to. 2 a She's the nurse to whom I gave the flowers b She's the nurse who(m)/that I gave the flowers to. с She's the nurse I gave the flowers to. За That's the chair on which I sat. b That's the chair which/that I sat on. с That's the chair I sat on 4a He's the boy for whom I bought this toy. b He's the boy who(m)/that I bought this toy for. с He's the boy I bought this toy for. 5a That's the building by which I passed. b That's the building which/that I passed by. с That's the building I passed by. 6a They're the shops from which I got these. b They're the shops which/that I got these from. с They're the shops I got these from. 1.6D Context 1 who 2 (-) 3 who 4 (-) 1.7A 'Whose' + noun in relative clauses:1... the customer whose address I lost. 2... the novelist whose book won first prize. 3... the children whose team won the match. 4... the expert whose advice we want. 5... the witness whose evidence led to his arrest. 6... the woman whose house the film was made in./... in whose house the film was made. 1.7B Defining and non-defining clauses:Commas are necessary in these sentences: 1 My husband, who is on a business trip to Rome all this week,... 4 The author Barbara Branwell, whose latest novel has already sold over a million copies,... 6 The play Cowards, which opens at the Globe soon,... 9 The manager, whom I complained to about the service,...10 Sally West, whose work for the deaf made her famous,... 1.7C Sentences with two meanings 1 Without commas: There were other test papers, which everyone didn't fail. With commas: There was a single test paper and everybody failed it. 2 Without commas: I have another brother or other brothers somewhere else. With commas: I have only one brother.
|
