1) Time, e.g. Hearing the news, they alljumped with joy.(= When they heard thenews, they ...)2) Manner or attending circumstances.e.g. Following her mother, the little girlstarted to climb the hillHe sat in the armchair, reading a book3) Cause, e.g. Being sick, I stayed athome
1) Time, e.g. Hearing the news, they all jumped with joy.(= When they heard the news, they .) 2) Manner or attending circumstances, e.g. Following her mother, the little girl started to climb the hill. He sat in the armchair, reading a book. 3) Cause, e.g. Being sick, I stayed at home
4) Condition,e.g. Taking (-If youtake ) the path that leads out of thetown, you will come to a densewood.5) Purpose,e.g. The six blind menstood there begging for a meal.6) Result, e.g. Her child was ill athome, causing her a lot of trouble
4) Condition,e.g. Taking (=If you take ) the path that leads out of the town, you will come to a dense wood. 5) Purpose,e.g. The six blind men stood there begging for a meal. 6) Result, e.g. Her child was ill at home, causing her a lot of trouble
Exercise:Arriving at the bus station, he found hisfriends waiting thereWhen looking through the book, I cameacross an interesting pictureShe stood there, fanning herself with herhat.Not having received an answer, I wroteagain
Exercise: Arriving at the bus station, he found his friends waiting there. When looking through the book, I came across an interesting picture. She stood there, fanning herself with her hat. Not having received an answer, I wrote again
6. New as I was ..Though I was a new teacher, I knew Icould tell him what a university wasfor, but I didn't.Adverbial clauses of concessionintroduced by “as" should be inverted1) adj. + as + S + be :
6. New as I was . Though I was a new teacher, I knew I could tell him what a university was for, but I didn’t. Adverbial clauses of concession introduced by “as” should be inverted: 1) adj. + as + S + be :