English Grammar Final Collection notes-14 independent main lattice structure

Independent main lattice structure

The independent main lattice structure consists of nouns or pronouns plus other components (participle, infinitive, noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb or prepositional phrase).

The independent main lattice structure has no subject and predicate, so it is not syntactically a sentence. But there are many logical subjects, participle or infinitive representations of a noun or pronoun, and sometimes other modifiers. (The standard for judging whether a structure is a sentence is to see if the structure has a predicate verb.) This structure is usually used in sentences, such as the way, time, reason, condition and other adverbial clauses, mainly for the written language. The independent main lattice structure using the non-predicate form of the verb can be changed to sentence form (subordinate clause): The independent main lattice structure plus the conjunction, the non-predicate verb is changed to the predicate verb form, thus becomes the subordinate clause.

For example:

Today being Sunday, the library isn ' t open. This Sunday, libraries are not open.

(reason) changed to a subordinate clause:

As (Since) today is Sunday, the library isn ' t open.

For example:

There being no buses,we had to take a taxi. Without the car, we had to take a taxi.

Because There were no buses, we had to take a taxi.

After the signal given,the bus started signal was sent, the bus started.

(time) changed to a subordinate clause:

After the signal is given, the bus started.

The boy followed the guy Here,and climbed In,sword in hand. The teenager went here with the man and climbed in, holding a sword in his hand.

The boy followed this man Here,and climbed In,and had a sword in his hand.

The mid-term examination is over, the end-of-term examination to come, and the months later. The midterm exams are over, and the final exam is two months from now.

The mid-term examination is over, and the end-of-term examination are to come and months.

Weather permitting, we ' visit the Great Wall. If the weather permits, we will visit the Great Wall.

If weather permits, we ' visit the Great Wall.

The boy followed the guy here, and climbed in, sword in hand. The teenager came here with the man and climbed in, holding a sword in his hand. (accompanying adverbial)

In the example above, sword in hand is made up of "noun + prepositional phrase", which indicates the accompanying situation. This expression is accompanied by the independent main lattice structure, sometimes can be used with the derivation, the meaning of the two is the same, with the structure of more colloquial words, more commonly used.

She left the office with tears in her eyes. She leaves the office with tears in her eyes.

The teacher walked into the classroom, with a ruler under he arm and some books in his hand. The teacher was carrying a ruler under his arm and a few books in her hand, and went into the classroom.

The teacher walked into the classroom. He is holding a ruler under his arm and some books in his hand.

Tian ' Anmen Square looks magnificent with all of the lights on. Lights Qi, Tiananmen Square looks beautiful and moving.

With the boys leading the way, we found he house with no difficulty. The child leads the way, and we have no difficulty in finding his home.

With him to give us a leads, our team was bound to turn out well. There he gave us the lead, we can do a good job.

1. Indicate the independent main lattice structure in the following sentences:

1) My work has been finished, I went home.

---My work has been finished

2) The woman sat smiling, surrounded by she flowers, a faraway look in her eyes.

---A faraway look in her eyes

3) My Watch has been lost, I didn ' t know what time it was.

---My watch having been lost

4) He came into the guest, his face red with cold.

---His face red with cold

5) There an elderly patient is sitting in her wheelchair alone, head bowed, she back to most of the others.

---Head bowed. Her back to mast of the others

6) A Man came in, he face hidden is upturned coat collar and A cap pulled law over his brow.

---His face hidden by an upturned ....

1. Correct the following sentences with a separate main lattice structure:

1) Being cold, he put on the his overcoat.

---It being cold, ...

2) Being No bus, we had to walk home.

---there being no bus, ...

3) Getting colder, same birds is flying away to the south.

---It getting colder, ...

4) Being Ill, Mr Li taught the lesson in place of Mr Wang.

---Mr Wang being ill, Mr Li taught.

5) Asia is the largest continent, being about million square kilometer.

---..., its size being ....

1. Use the independent main lattice structure to translate the Chinese into English in parentheses:

1) Bing entered the room, _____ (holding a Big apple in hand).

----(with) a big Apple in his hand.

2) _____ (class dismissed), the children ran out of the class.

---The class being over

3) The little girl waited at the bus stop for a long time, _____ (cold nose flushed).

---her nose red with cold

4) Here comes the Shanghai Train, _____ (train from Fuzhou)

---The Fuzhou train to come half an hour later.

5) He is doing his homework._____ (he sits next to his father)

6) ____ (who has nothing to say), the meeting was closed.

-----Nobody have any more to say

English Grammar Final Collection notes-14 independent main lattice structure