建大-英语写作手册-课后题

Part 1

1. Our host entertained us with many interesting stories of adventure, he had been

a member of an exploration team working in the Arctic.

Our host entertained us with many interesting stories of adventure, who had been

a member of an exploration team working in the Arctic.

2. When I woke up I saw him asleep in bed, I had not heard him when he came back. Because I had been sleeping soundly.

When I woke up I saw him asleep in bed, I did not hear him when he came back. Because

I had been sleeping soundly.

3. Liu always did his work a little better than his fellow workers, that was why he got higher pay than others.

Liu always did his work a little better than his fellow workers, which was why he got higher pay than others.

4. No student could answer that question, even Xiao Yao, who was usually quick in answering questions, was silent.

No student could answer that question, even Xiao Yao who was usually quick in answering questions was silent.

5. Lin looks like Li, however, they are not related.

Lin looks like Li, but they are not related.

6. The old man hunched forward. His head tilted at an angle. His eyes half closed, looking very sleepy.

The old man hunched forward. His head tilted at an angle. His eyes half closed, looks very sleepy.

7. The work was well planned, everybody worked with great enthusiasm, thus, they over fulfilled their quota.

The work was well planned, everybody worked with great enthusiasm, so they over fulfilled their quota.

8. Mark Twain, a well-known American writer, whose experience as a pilot on a steamboat was no doubt an important factor that helped him to become a famous writer. Mark Twain is a well-known American writer, whose experience as a pilot on a steamboat was no doubt an important factor that helped him to become a famous writer.

Part2

1. Xu comes from a working-class family. He enrolled in college last fall.

Xu who comes from a working-class family enrolled in college last fall.

2. The dean issued a bulletin. It said the library would remain open on weekends. The dean issued a bulletinwhich said the library would remain open on weekends.

3. Last night was a windy night. The thunder roared. The wind blew a gale. The rain fell in torrents.

Last night was a windy night, the thunder roaring, the wind blowing a gale. the rain falling in torrents.

4. There are icicles on the trees. The temperature must have fallen considerably during the night.

The temperature must have fallen considerably during the night for there are icicles