内容正文:
ICONIC ATTRACTIONS
Learning About Language
Discovering Useful Structures
语法
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Underline the past participles and figure out its function.
1. Located to the south of the equator, below many other countries on the globe, it’s often informally referred to as “down under”.
2. I’m more interested in meeting people in Australia and experiencing their culture, food, and way of life.
3. The influence of Asian cultures, on the other hand, led to the introduction of bean curd and Asian herbs, along with Australian versions of foods like the Chinese-inspired dim sim.
located/adverbial
interested/predicative
Chinese-inspired/ attributive
4. Most of their musical instruments are really just sticks found on the ground, among which there is an amazing instrument called the didgeridoo.
5. A skilled player can play for a long time without stopping to breathe.
6. I tried to learn how to play it, but after trying for hours, I was convinced that I could never make a musical sound with this instrument!
found/attributive; called/attributive
skilled/attributive
convinced /predicative
7. After being here for a while, my biggest impression is the complicated mix of peoples and cultures that make up the nation.
8. Although the main cultural influence since 1788 has been Western culture, minority cultures have also played a part in shaping the unique Australian culture, with many of the new cultural influences contributed by immigrants.
9. It is said that now nearly half of all Australian citizens were either born overseas or have parents who were born overseas.
complicated/attribute
contributed/object complement
born/ predicative
The Past Participles
作表语:表明主语身份、特征
作状语:表示原因、让步、伴随等情况
作宾语补足语:表明宾语的状态或性质
作定语:修饰名词
Studying the rules
Part 2
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Compare and think:what’s the function of the past participle?
1. Most of their musical instruments are really just sticks found on the ground, among which there is an amazing instrument called the didgeridoo.
2. Cuba is a country known for its exc