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C2ran Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Can any one tackle this problem please?
hi teachers~
I am thinking about how reduction is done in adverbial clause. I don't know what they are called exactly in grammar. Anyway, I came across the next sentence that seriously burdened me with confusion.
the sentence is simple and brought in from TOEIC test questions.
"___ from an airplane, most of the building are brownish yellow."
and the answer choices are 1) to see , 2) seen , 3) seeing, 4) i-dont-remember.
and the correct answer is 2(seen)
so, my question is why the other two (to see, seeing) can't be used in this sentence?
and could you please modify the sentence using the two to be correct?
I understand since subjects of two clauses are different, you can't make it shortened in this case,
but in casual occasions, do people sometimes say this with the implied subject of 'I' as in "seeing from an airplane, most of the building were brownish yellow." , meaning "when i saw them, most of the ... " ?
thank you.
I am thinking about how reduction is done in adverbial clause. I don't know what they are called exactly in grammar. Anyway, I came across the next sentence that seriously burdened me with confusion.
the sentence is simple and brought in from TOEIC test questions.
"___ from an airplane, most of the building are brownish yellow."
and the answer choices are 1) to see , 2) seen , 3) seeing, 4) i-dont-remember.
and the correct answer is 2(seen)
so, my question is why the other two (to see, seeing) can't be used in this sentence?
and could you please modify the sentence using the two to be correct?
I understand since subjects of two clauses are different, you can't make it shortened in this case,
but in casual occasions, do people sometimes say this with the implied subject of 'I' as in "seeing from an airplane, most of the building were brownish yellow." , meaning "when i saw them, most of the ... " ?
thank you.
Top answer
Welcome, The correct answer is "seeing". ". It does have a sentence reduction property.
- Welcome, The correct answer is "seeing".
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- It does have a sentence reduction property.
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Welcome,
The correct answer is "seeing". This is an adverbial phrase (some however, call it clause), adding extra information about the main sentence, which is " "most of the buildings ...". It does have a sentence reduction property.
This sentence can be written as a complex sentence as follows:
When we look down from the airplane, most of the buildings are brown
The correct answer is "seeing". This is an adverbial phrase (some however, call it clause), adding extra information about the main sentence, which is " "most of the buildings ...". It does have a sentence reduction property.
This sentence can be written as a complex sentence as follows:
When we look down from the airplane, most of the buildings are brown
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Hi, pals.
I think that's not correct. The sentence can be rewritten like this:
"Most of the buildings are brownish yellow if they are seen from an airplane."
Or reduced:
"If seen from an airplane, most of the buildings are brownish yellow"
That's why the correct answer is "see
dimsumexpressThe correct answer is "seeing".
I think that's not correct. The sentence can be rewritten like this:
"Most of the buildings are brownish yellow if they are seen from an airplane."
Or reduced:
"If seen from an airplane, most of the buildings are brownish yellow"
That's why the correct answer is "see
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thank you for reply. Your answer was what I've been taught as it should be. However, my question was if the full sentence was reading "If I see them from the sky, most of the buildings are brownish yellow" would you shorten the sentence "seeing them from the sky, ....."
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c2ran"___ from an airplane, most of the building are brownish yellow."
and the answer choices are 1) to see , 2) seen , 3) seeing, 4) i-dont-remember.
My explanation came up from the instructions given on the test. You don't have "seeing them" as an option. That's why "seen" is the correct one.
But of course, in contexts like the
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dimsumexpressThank you for answering my question. you've offered me a different viewpoint. I wonder if it is just a phrase so that it can be used no matter what the subject of main clause is.
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renan torres-riveroc2ran"___ from an airplane, most of the building are brownish yellow."and the answer choices are 1) to see , 2) seen , 3) seeing, 4) i-dont-remember.
My explanation came up from the instructions given on the test. You don't have "seeing them" as an option. That's why "seen" is the correct one.
But
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