“it” as the formal subject
• Adv. • as…as (prep.) • 1. The dress is twice as expensive as that one. • 2. He doesn’t play half as well as his sister.
“as”
比较句
• 3 the more…the more • The older I get, the happier I am.
• The sooner you start, the more quickly you’ll finish. • The more you argue with him, the less notice he takes.
• I wish it was spring al the year round.
• I’d rather I was not at the site of the accident. • • Suppose the earth was flat.
倒装
• 1句首为否定词或带有否定意义的词语时， 局部倒装 • Never have I found him in such a good mood. • At no time during his speech did the politician mention his policy. • Hardly had he finished his work, when the telephone rang.
• 3. in the way in which • Do as I say and sit down.
• 4. although Young as I am, I already know what career I want to follow.
Fast as you read, you cannot finish the book in two days.
• 1. They cannot choose but admit that they are wrong.
双重否定
• 2. There is no rule but has its exceptions.
正反判断句
• 1. What I admire in Columbus is
not his having discovered a world, but his having gone to search for it on the faith of an opinion.
• 独立结构：带有自己主语的非限定分句和 无动词分句 • -ing 分词“独立结构”、-ed 分词“独立结 构”、无动词“独立结构” • 1. There being nothing else to do, we left. • 2. His voice drown by the noise, the speaker interrupted his lecture. • 3. He went off, gun in hand. • 4. The floor wet and slippery, we stayed outside. • 5. The meal over, we went out to have a walk.
• 1. 表原因 • The last bus having gone, we had to walk home. • 2. 表条件 • Weather permitting, the match will be played on Sunday. • 3. 表示方式和伴随状况 • She was sitting at her desk, her head slightly lowered over a pile of documents. • Without anyone noticing, I slipped through the window.
• Conj. • 1. when; while • As he grew older, he lost interest in everything except gardening. • 2. since; because • As you weren’t there, I left a message.
• This kind of film is twice thinner than ordinary paper, but its quality is quite good.
• The cost of the new product is 25% as much as that of the old one. • The price of mobile phones reduced by 50%.
同位语
• 1. more…than • The living room is larger than the diningroom. • John is more daring than quick-witted. • George is more intelligent than aggressive. • The present crisis is much more a political than an economic crisis. • 2. no more/ -er than • John is no better than Tom. • A whale is no more a fish than a horse is.
• 虚拟语气 • 1 用于表示命令、决定、建议等词语之后的 that- 分句中 • He ordered that all the books be sent at once. • She insisted that she go to the south for her holiday. • 2 用在 decision, demand, order, requirement 等名词之后的 that- 分句中 • Their decision was that the school remain closed.
• as…as (conj.) • 1. His eyes aren’t as blue as they look in the film. • 2. Run as fast as you can. • 3. He recited as much of the poem as he could remember.
Try as he might, he couldn’t open the door.
• as for sb/sth • As for the hotel, it was very comfortable and near the sea. • As for you, you should be ashamed of yourself. • as to sth; as regards sth • As to correcting our homework, our teacher often makes us do it ourselves.
• Not only did he complain about the food,
• 后置修饰语 • the students outside the classroom • the students standing outside the classroom • The castle, burnt in the 17th century, was never rebuilt. • the students who were standing outside the classroom • a student clever enough to answer the challenging question
修饰语
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Winston Churchill, Britain's prime minister during the Second World War, died in 1965.
Playing football, his only interest in life, has brought him many friends.
• 2. Not that we are afraid of them, but that they are afraid of us.
• 1. It is necessary that we get everything well prepared. • 2. It turns out that the price begin to go down. • 3. It stands to reason that all the weak will be against them. • 4. It was the case that everything was in a mess.
• The output of cars this year is three times as great as that of last year. • The output of cars this year is two times greater than that of last year. • The output of cars this year has increased two times as compared with that of last year. • The sales of computers have multiplied six times since 1988.
• He would have been there by now if he had not missed the train.
• If it was to rain, the game would be put off.