1. S + be/V + adverbial phrase . . . Adverbial phrase + be/V + S . . .

2. S + sense verb (feel/see/hear/watch) + O + V/V-ing . . .

Patterns In Use

Examples:1. A lonely statue stood in a faraway land long ago. In a faraway land long ago stood a lonely statue.2. A sword was in his hand, and a red jewel was on its handle. In his hand was a sword, and on its handle was a red jewel.

1. S + be/V + adverbial phrase . . . Adverbial phrase + be/V + S . . .

Exercise ARewrite the following sentences by using the above pattern. Follow the examples.

1. The princess stood in front of the people. ________________________________ _________2. The post office is next to the department store. ________________________________ __________

In front of the people stood the princess.

Next to the department store is the post office.

3. The great palace was on the side of the hill. ________________________________ _______4. The teacher sat behind the window. ________________________________5. A wonderful sight was in the garden. ________________________________

On the side of the hill was the great palace.

Behind the window sat the teacher.

In the garden was a wonderful sight.

Exercise BLook at the picture below and complete the following sentences by using the given words and the above pattern. The first one has been done for you.

1. Under the tree sit a boy and a dog (tree/boy/dog/sit).

2. On _____________________________ (the garbage can/cat/sit).3. In ______________________________ (the sky/some birds/be).4. Beside _____________________________ (the drinking fountain ( 噴泉式公用飲 水機 )/girl/stand).5. On _____________________________ __________(the chair/old man/old woma

n/be).

the garbage can sits a cat

the sky are some birds

the drinking fountain stands a girl

the chair are an old man and an old woman

2 S + sense verb (feel/see/hear/watch) + O + V/V-ing . . .Examples:

1. A drop of water fell on the resting swallow. The resting swallow felt it. The resting swallow felt a drop of water fall on him.2. Tears were falling from the statue’s

eyes. The swallow saw it. The swallow saw tears falling from the statue’s eyes.

Exercise ACombine ( 結合 ) the sentences by using the above pattern. Follow the examples.

1. Someone was singing in the bathroom. I heard it. _________________________________ 2. That little girl pulled Michael’s hand. Michael felt it. _________________________________

I heard someone singing in the bathroom.

Michael felt that little girl pull his hand.

3. Our teacher was talking on the phone. My classmate saw it. __________________________________ ____________4. The woman’s son walks to school. The mother watches him do this every morning. __________________________________ ____________________5. Fiona was cheating on the test. Andrew saw it. __________________________________

My classmate saw our teacher talking on the phone.

The mother watches her son walk to school every morning.

Andrew saw Fiona cheating on the test.

Exercise BComplete the story below by using the given words and the above pattern. The first one has been done for you.

Last night, I 1heard my dog barking loudly (hear/my dog/bark loudly) when I was 2

__________________________ _______________ (watch/my little brother/

play with his toy cars). So, I looked out of the window to see what was wrong.

watching my little brother play with his toy cars

There were two men walking quickly but quietly, and it looked like they didn’t want to be seen. Then, my sister came over to borrow some books. When I looked out of the window again, I 3_________________

____________________ (see/they/ open/the window of a house)!

saw them opening the window of a house

After they had entered the housethrough the window, I 4______________________________________________ (hear/a loud sound/come from/house). “My goodness! What are they doing?” I thought. At that moment, I could 5________________ ( feel/my legs/shake). I was really afraid that something bad was happening!

heard a loud sound coming from the house

feel my legs shake