EnglishNEB 2076 (old course)
Use the following sets of words/phrases to make meaningful sentences: a) quickly – the thief – run away – seeing – the police b) to – the market – every morning – he – goes c) the book – very…
1Use the following sets of words/phrases to make meaningful sentences: a) quickly – the thief – run away – seeing – the police b) to – the market – every morning – he – goes c) the book – very interesting – I – find – yesterday
Answer
a) Seeing the police, the thief quickly ran away. b) He goes to the market every morning. c) I find the book very interesting yesterday.
Model Answer:
a) The thief quickly ran away seeing the police. (Alternative: Seeing the police, the thief ran away quickly.)
b) He goes to the market every morning. (Alternative: Every morning, he goes to the market.)
c) I found the book very interesting yesterday. (Note: "Find" should be in past tense for consistency with "yesterday.")
Explanation:
- Sentence (a): The phrase "seeing the police" acts as an adverbial clause modifying "quickly ran away." The correct word order is subject + verb + adverbial phrase.
- Sentence (b): The adverb "every morning" modifies the verb "goes" and is placed before the main verb in simple present tense.
- Sentence (c): Since the action (find) happened in the past (yesterday), the verb must be in the past simple tense (found). "Very interesting" is a predicate adjective describing the book.
Key Grammar Points:
| Sentence | Structure | Tense/Clause Type |
|---|---|---|
| a) | Adverbial clause + main verb | Present participle clause |
| b) | Subject + adverb + verb | Simple present tense |
| c) | Subject + past verb + adverb | Past simple tense |
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