Academic reading Preparation - Words and Sentences 1, Para 2.L5 Wal-Mart adjusted its strategy to meet the local conditions, hiring local managers who understood Mexican culture, letting those managers control merchandising strategy building smaller stores that people could walk to, and offering more fresh produce Main clause: Wal-Mart adjusted its strategy to meet the local conditions ° Modifiers: gerund(动名词)- hiring local managers who understood Mexican culture, letting those managers control merchandising strategy building smaller stores that people could walk to, and offering more fresh produce the way how Wal-Mart made adjustmentAcademic reading Preparation – Words and Sentences 1. Para 2, L 5 • Wal-Mart adjusted its strategy to meet the local conditions, hiring local managers who understood Mexican culture, letting those managers control merchandising strategy, building smaller stores that people could walk to, and offering more fresh produce. • Main clause: Wal-Mart adjusted its strategy to meet the local conditions • Modifiers: gerund (动名词) – hiring local managers who understood Mexican culture, letting those managers control merchandising strategy, building smaller stores that people could walk to, and offering more fresh produce – the way how Wal-Mart made adjustment