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Detailed Discussion of the Text..while he dried.The use of adjectives as verbs:To empty one's pockets; to wetone's lips; to narrow the gap; todirty one's hands; to clear thestreet; to clean the room; to dryone's tears
Detailed Discussion of the Text ◼.while he dried. ◼ The use of adjectives as verbs: ◼ To empty one’s pockets; to wet one’s lips; to narrow the gap; to dirty one’s hands; to clear the street; to clean the room; to dry one’s tears
..his wife got this look where shepinched her brows together...“where"" here is used as a relativeadverb introducing an attributiveclause.Please compare:
◼.his wife got this look where she pinched her brows together. ◼ “where” here is used as a relative adverb introducing an attributive clause. ◼ Please compare:
He went to a school, which wasvery far from where he lived.He went to school where helearned many interesting things
◼ He went to a school, which was very far from where he lived. ◼ He went to school where he learned many interesting things
saw a movie last night which wasreal junk.I saw a movie last night wherethere was a lot of violence
◼ I saw a movie last night which was real junk. ◼ I saw a movie last night where there was a lot of violence
Take one's word for it:(spoken)used to say that someone shouldaccept what you say as true,e.g.Take my word for it, this young boyis going to have a bright future
◼ Take one’s word for it:(spoken) used to say that someone should accept what you say as true,e.g. ◼ Take my word for it, this young boy is going to have a bright future
You can take my word for it.I willnever let you down.He'd acted out of concern forher,...The man had shown concern forhis wife, and he hoped that his wifewould show her concern in returnby not continuing the unpleasantconversation
◼ You can take my word for it.I will never let you down. ◼ He’d acted out of concern for her,. ◼ The man had shown concern for his wife, and he hoped that his wife would show her concern in return by not continuing the unpleasant conversation
Out of :because of ,e.gI just followed the crowd out ofcuriosityThe job was not very well paid. Shetook it just out of interest.I really have no excuse. I did it outof carelessness and stupidity
◼ Out of :because of ,e.g. ◼ I just followed the crowd out of curiosity. ◼ The job was not very well paid. She took it just out of interest. ◼ I really have no excuse. I did it out of carelessness and stupidity
... ,the way it looked whenIn the relative clauses followingsuch nouns as ‘way", “reason",‘time"'day",the relative adverbsate usually omitted.e.g.II don't like the way (how) he talksto people
◼.,the way it looked when . ◼ In the relative clauses following such nouns as “way” , “reason” , “time” , ”day”,the relative adverbs ate usually omitted.e.g. ◼ I don’t like the way (how) he talks to people
I don't know the reason (why) sheturned down that offer.The day (when) I went to school,Iwas both excited and scared.I will not forget the day we spenttogether
◼ I don’t know the reason (why) she turned down that offer. ◼ The day (when) I went to school,I was both excited and scared. ◼ I will not forget the day we spent together