tailieunhanh - Building grammar skills for TOEFL IBT part 6

Tham khảo tài liệu 'building grammar skills for toefl ibt part 6', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Building Grammar Skills Type 2 Adjective Clause Reductions When the connector is also the subject of the adjective clause it is sometimes possible to create a more complex reduction. There are two possible ways to make a reduction. I. First check to see if the verb in the adjective clause includes the auxiliary verb to be . If it does remove the connector and the auxiliary verb. . The doctor is examining the patient lying on the table . The doctor is examining the patient lying on the table . The plant wlnch-is growing in the corner can be used for medicine. The plant growing in the comer can be used for medicine. This pattern can be used if the adjective clause is in the passive voice also. If it is remember that there will be the auxiliary verb to be the past participle. This is reduced the same way . The medicine which was prescribed can be purchased at rhe pharmacy downstairs. The medicine prescribed can be purchased at the pharmacy downstairs. The textbook whieh-was written in the 16 11 century is still being used today. The textbook 1 written in the ItT century is still being used today. Pattern to look for If you see a noun followed by a participle past or present that means it is an adjective clause reduction. Copyrighted material Building Grammar Skills 11 If the verb in the adjective clause doesn t contain the auxiliary verb to be it may still be possible to make a reduction. The point to consider is will changing the tense of the verb into the present continuous change the meaning of the sentence If the change to the continuous will not change the meaning of the sentence you can make a reduction in the following way 1. Remove the subject 2. Change the entire verb structure into a gerund Look at this example People who forger to eat breakfast are usually hungry before their lunch break. If you change rhe verb forget to forgetting it will not really change rhe meaning of the sentence because I am forgetting is an unusual form. Therefore it is OK to .