Grammar in a Bigger Nutshell
In Chapter 1 we studied compound nouns (Ex. 1-24 to 1-37) and complex verb tenses (Ex. 1-38).
Now, we are going to put them together and practice the intonation of some complicated sentences.
Exercise 11-7: Compound Nouns and Complex Verbs CD 4 Track 44 录音下载
No matter how complex the verb gets, remember to follow the basic Dogs eat bones intonation,
where you stress the nouns. For the noun intonation, stick with the basic set phrase or description rule. Let's build up one complex noun for the subject, and another one for
the object, starting with
The millionaires were impressed by the equipment.
Subject .....Object
The millionaires .....the equipment.
The elderly millionaires....... eavesdropping equipment.
The elderly Texas millionaires ......electronic eavesdropping equipment.
The two elderly Texas millionaires...sophisticated electronic eavesdropping equipment.
The two elderly Texas millionaires were impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment.
1. The two elderly Texas millionaires're impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment.
2. The two elderly Texas millionaires were impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment.
3. At the moment, the two elderly Texas millionaires're being impressed by the sophisticated
electronic eavesdropping equipment.
4. The two elderly Texas millionaires'll be impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment.
5. The two elderly Texas millionaires'd be impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment if there were more practical applications for it.
6. The two elderly Texas millionaires'd've been impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment if there had been more practical applications for it.
7. The two elderly Texas millionaires thave been so impressed by the sophisticated
electronic eavesdropping equipment are now researching a new program.
8. The two elderly Texas millionaires've been impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment for a long time now.
9. The two elderly Texas millionaires'd been impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment long before the burglary was thwarted.
10. The two elderly Texas millionaires'll've been thoroughly impressed by the sophisticated
electronic eavesdropping equipment by the time I've done my presentation.
11. The two elderly Texas millionaires ought to be impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment.
12. The two elderly Texas millionaires should be impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment.
13. The two elderly Texas millionaires shouldn't be too impressed by the sophisticated
electronic eavesdropping equipment.
14. The two elderly Texas millionaires should've been impressed by the sophisticated
electronic eavesdropping equipment.
15. Given the circumstances, the two elderly Texas millionaires shouldn've been that
impressed by the sophisticated electronic eavesdropping equipment.
16. We think that the two elderly Texas millionaires could easily be impressed by the
sophisticated electronic eavesdropping equipment.
17. No matter what we did, the two elderly Texas millionaires couldn't be impressed by even
the most sophisticated electronic eavesdropping equipment.
18. The two elderly Texas millionaires could've been impressed by the sophisticated
electronic eavesdropping equipment, but we're not sure.
19. The two elderly Texas millionaires couldn've been impressed by the sophisticated
electronic eavesdropping equipment, because they left after 5 minutes.
20. The two elderly Texas millionaires might be impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment this time around.
21. The two elderly Texas millionaires might've been impressed by the sophisticated
electronic eavesdropping equipment, but they gave no indication one way or the other.
22. The two elderly Texas millionaires must be impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment because they are considering a huge order.
23. The two elderly Texas millionaires must have been impressed by the sophisticated
electronic eavesdropping equipment because they ordered so much of it.
24. The two elderly Texas millionaires can be impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment because they don't know much about surveillance.
25. The two elderly Texas millionaires can't be impressed by the sophisticated electronic
eavesdropping equipment because they invented most of the state of the art technology currently
available.
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