Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

We had had very salty food. We were all dying of thirst

A. Having very salty food, we were all dying of thirst

B. Having had very salty food, we were all dying of thirst

C. Dying of thirst, we had very salty food

D. Having died of thirst, we had very salty food

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án B.

Tạm dịch: Ăn đồ ăn rất mặn nên giờ tất cả chúng tôi đều đang chết khát.

Dùng cách rút gọn mệnh đề để nối câu.

Lưu ý: Cách rút gọn 2 mệnh đề có cùng chủ ngữ:

- V-ing đứng đầu nếu chủ thể có thể tự thực hiện được hành động.

Ex: Coming back to Vietnam, she was very excited.

- V-ed đứng đầu nếu chủ thể không tự thực hiện được hành động.

Ex: Known as the founder of that company, she is also helpful to others.