e.g. 1). The teacher entered the classroom, with a book in his hand.
2). The classroom is very bright with all the lights turned on.
3). I can’t go out, with a lot of work to do.
独立主格结构由名词或代词加上其他 成分(分词,不定式,名词,代词,形容词, 副词或介词短语)构成,在语法上是一 个独立的短语,不是句子,在意思上依附 于整个句子。构成如下:
(1) 名词(代词)+现在分词,过去分词 (2) 名词(代词)+形容词 (3) 名词(代词)+副词 (4) 名词(代词)+不定式 (5) 名词(代词)+介词短语
1. Rewrite the following sentences, making them more colloquial.
1) The last bus having gone, I had to walk home. I had to walk home because the last bus had gone.
4. We went into a large room. Many tables and chairs were placed in it. Many tables and chairs being placed in the large room, We went into it.
USING STRUCTURES
This machine can help you sleep by removing all problems from your mind and providing you with calm and peace. Personality permitting, the machine puts you to sleep within one hour. Volunteers are asked to lie on a bed, with their hands by their sides. The relaxometer is placed around their heads.