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Unit 4 Stage and screen
Using language
by Ada
Using language
1. Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
-ing as adverbial
a Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times,I was...
b ...seeing the main characters come on stage, I was surprised.
1 In sentence (a), who had seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times?
“I” had seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times.
Using language
1. Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
-ing as adverbial
a Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times,I was...
b ...seeing the main characters come on stage, I was surprised.
1 In sentence (b), who saw the main characters come on stage?
“I” saw the main characters come on stage.
Using language
1. Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
-ing as adverbial
a Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times,I was...
b ...seeing the main characters come on stage, I was surprised.
2 Is this structure used more often in spoken or written English?
It used more often in written English.
Using language
-ing as adverbial
Compare them with the following sentences and answer the questions.
a Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times,I was...
b ...seeing the main characters come on stage, I was surprised.
c Since I had seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times,I was...
b When I saw the main characters come on stage, I was surprised.
Using language
-ing as adverbial
Compare them with the following sentences and answer the questions.
3 What is the difference between the two groups of sentences?
The first group uses present participles as adverbial while the second group uses adverbial clauses.
Using language
-ing as adverbial
Compare them with the following sentences and answer the questions.
4 Why do