Assignment 1,I. Read the following, point out the mistakes and make necessary corrections:,1. When I woke up I saw him asleep in bed, I had not heard him when he came back. Because I had been sleeping soundly. 1. When I woke up, I saw him asleep in bed. I had not heard him when he came back, because I had been sleeping soundly. No student could answer that question, even Yao, who was usually quick in answering questions, was silent. No student could answer that question. Even Yao, who was usually quick in answering questions, was silent.,2,The old man hunched forward. His head tilted at an angle. His eyes half closed, looking very sleepy. The old man hunched forward, his head tilted at an angle, his eyes half closed, looking very sleepy. Their work was well planned, everybody worked with great enthusiasm, thus, they over fulfilled their quota. Their work was well planned, and everybody worked with great enthusiasm. As a result, they over fulfilled their quota.,II. Rewrite the following by putting the short sentences into compound or complex sentences, or sentences with participial, prepositional, or other phrases.,1. Xu comes from a working-class family. He enrolled in college last fall. Xu, who comes from a working-class family, enrolled in college last fall. 2. The dean issued a bulletin. It said the library would remain open on weekends. The dean issued a bulletin, saying/which said the library would remain open on weekends.,4,3. Last night was a wild night. The thunder roared. The wind blew a gale. The rain fell in torrents. Last night was a wild night, with the thunder roaring, the wind blowing a gale and the rain falling in torrents. 4. There are icicles on the trees. The temperature must have fallen considerably during the night. The temperature must have fallen considerably during the night, for there are icicles on the trees.,5. We have made some progress. We still have a long way to go. Although we have made some progress, we still have a long way to go. 6. The sky was cloudless. The sun was shining brightly. The sky was cloudless and the sun was shining brightly.,6,There were over two hundred passengers on board the plane. About one third of them were foreigners. On board the plane there were over two hundred passengers, about one third of whom were foreigners. 8. The girl began to learn to play the piano when she was a child. Her mother was a famous pianist. The girl, whose mother was a famous pianist, began to learn to play the piano when she was a child.,7,9. Napoleon was born in 1769. At that time Corsica had just been acquired by France. In 1769, when Napoleon was born in Corsica, the island had just been acquired by France.10. She appeared on the stage. A stormy applause broke forth. A stormy applause broke forth the moment she appeared on the stage.,11. The new workers are young and inexperienced. They are eager to learn from the veteran workers. Young and inexperienced, the new workers are eager to learn from the veteran workers. It was a poor quarter. There were a lot of small huts. They had mud walls and straw roofs. They dotted a hillside. On the hillside there was a poor quarter with a lot of small huts with mud walls and straw roofs.,III. The following sentences are not unified or coherent. Try to improve them:,1. Bernard Shaw was one of the best-known playwrights.Bernard Shaw was one of the best-known English playwrights of the 20th century. 2. The houses were mere shanties, and rags were stuffed in the cracks and holes. The houses were mere shanties, with rags stuffed in the cracks and holes.,10,3. I read the novel on the train, which did not interest me at all. On the train I read the novel, which did not interest me at all. A well-dressed man admitted us to the house, and we later learned that he was a thief. We later learned that the well-dressed man who admitted us to the house was a thief. I lost some important documents and found them three days later. The police had helped me. The police helped me to find some important documents which I had lost three days before.,Tell Helen, if she is at home, that I will come to see her. Tell Helen, I will come to see her if she is at home. 7. Listening attentively, a faulty sound was heard. Listening attentively, he/she/I heard a faulty sound. 8. On entering the room, no one was seen. I entered the room and saw no one.,12,9. Fred is energetic, capable, and a man you can rely on. Fred is energetic and capable. You can rely on him. 10. The children promised to be careful and that they would return home early. The children promised to be careful and return home early. 11. My watch is either fast or yours is slow. Either my watch is fast, or your watch is slow.,12. If interested in painting, a course can be taken at the evening school. If you are interested in painting, you can take a course at the evening school. 13. She said that she would come if she could, but not to wait for her. She said that she would come if she could, but we neednt wait for her.,