高中英语必修五 unit5 Grammar 省略PPT课件

2. Omitting the predicative
-- Is he a teacher ? -- Yes, he is (a teacher).
His sister isn’t lazy, nor is his brother (lazy).
Sam seemed angry and George certainly was (angry).
1) How so? Why so? 2) Is that so? I hope so. 3) I suppose/bbject -- Are you going to Tibet? --Yes, I’d like to (go there).
Often the illness or injury is not serious, but there are other times when (the illness or injury is serious and ) giving first aid quickly can save lives.
They are sentences with ellipsis
What is ellipsis? Ellipsis is the omission of some words for avoiding repetition and achieving textual cohesion.
Now find some sentences with ellipsis in the text.
Unit 5
Discovering useful structures
Read the sentences below.
(It) Looks like rain. Hi. (It is) Nice to see you again. (Have you) Forgotten my name? (You can ) Just call me Peter. I’m a doctor and my wife (is) a teacher. I’m not as strong as I was (strong). What a beautiful umbrella (it is)!
Burns are called first (degree burns), second (degree burns) or third degree burns …
These affect both the top (layer of the skin) and the second layer of the skin.
6. She could not decide whether to send him to hospital or not to send him to hospital.
3. Omitting the object
－Will Mr. Smith come tomorrow? －Sorry, I don’t know (whether he will
come tomorrow). --Which of them is the better choice? --Well, It's hard to tell (it).
--- Do you think it will rain? --- I think not.
(I don’t think it will rain.)
--- Do you think it will rain? --- I think so.
(I think that it will rain.)
1. The burn that she got from the iron was red and (it was)very painful.
2. A boy was on the left side of the sick woman, and a girl was on the right (s_id_e__of the sick_w__om__a_n).
Generally speaking, any part of a sentence can be omitted as long as the meaning is clear and not confusing.
1. Omitting the subject
(You) Open the door, please! --- Would you like to watch NBA? --- (It) sounds like a good idea. I have done more than (what) is required. (I) Hope to see you soon.
(Will you) Have a smoke / a cup of tea?
What a wonderful time (we had)!
While (you are) crossing the road, you must be careful.
2 Rewrite these sentences by taking out the unnecessary parts.
4. Omitting the predicate and part of it
(There is) No smoking. (Come in ) This way, please.
5. Omitting the subject & predicate or part of them
( I’m ) Sorry to hear you are ill.
3. She has a daughter w( ho is)in hospital.
4. He went to the doctor because he had to (go to the doctor) .
5. Did she pass the first aid test that she did yesterday or d( idn’t nsohte pass)?