Syntax - veškeré výsledky cvičení
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The decided to buy a new one
→ Their air conditioner not working properly again, they decided to buy a new one.
4. The interest rate had been lowered.
More people began to take out loans from the bank.
→ The interest rate having been lowered, more people began to take out loans from the bank.
Participles: unattached
We often reduce the length of our sentences by using participles (-ing or –ed) instead of
full verbs. This can, however, produce some ambiguous meanings, as the participle normally
refers to the nearest noun or pronoun.
For example, Driving home last night, a wonderful idea struck me in fact suggests that the
wonderful idea was driving home, not me! It should be rewritten: Driving home last night,
I was struck by a wonderful idea. Or While I was driving home last night, a wonderful
idea struck me.
The fol owing sentences al contain wrongly attached participle. Rewrite them
correctly.
1. Standing waiting for a bus, a dog suddenly attacked me.
→ As I was standing waiting for a bus, a dog suddenly attacked me.
2. Returning to the room, several of her most valued possessions were missing.
→ Returning to the room, she found that several of her most valued possessions were
missing.
3. Having already eaten, most of the food was wasted.
→ As they had already eaten, most of the food was wasted.
4. Weighed down by business worries, the holiday was a great relaxation for him.
→ Weighed down by business worries, he found the holiday a great relaxation. (to be?)
5. Being very gifted musically, her father made her practice every day.