1. His duty is to design the architecture complex together with his partners. The underlined phrase is used as _____. A. prepositional phrase used as a complement B. infinitive phrase used as a complement C. prepositional phrase used as a modifier D. infinitive phrase used as a modifier 2. “The wind may be strong enough to overturn a building ,or even to lift a very light building off its foundation”. The underline phrase is used as_______________. A. a subjective complement B. an object C. an adverb to modify the adjective D. a modifier of purpose
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Simple - Compound - Complex - Compound-complex
I Simple Sentences
SV : The concrete hardened
SVO We submitted the final drawings
SVC Architecture is the art of designing and building
SVOO We brought the complete project to Civil engineers of Construction firm 5 SVOC They considered you a good architect
SCOA We can obtain the permission to build from the Urban Planning Authority SVOAA
II Compound Sentences
You wear a rain coat, or you carry an umbrella
I don’t understand, nor do I care
The clay subsoil in London limited the height and the size of the building, whereas in New York towering skyscrapers can be built
It is time to go, so then let us start
He is very rich, yet (still) he is not contented (chưa hài lòng)
NOTES:
1 Compound sentences bao gồm hai hay nhiều câu đơn
2 Các câu đơn trong câu Comp S được nối với nhau bằng các đồng cách liên từ (co-ordinating conjunction) như
and ; yet (tuy nhiên), still (tuy nhiên); or (hoặc là, nếu không); nor ( cũng không);
so (vậy; vậy thì), so then ( vậy thì, vậy), then (vậy); however; therefore , whereas
In addition; rather, in the contrast; on the other hand
3 Các câu đơn tạo ra Comp.S được gọi là mệnh đề đồng cách vì chúng có giá trị giống nhau về phương diện ngữ pháp
4 Trong Comp S hai câu đơn được nối với nhau bở dấu ; (chấm phẩy)
Ex Laura went right home; she was expecting a phone call from her boy friend
III Complex Sentences
Complex S là câu chứa một mệnh đề chính (main clause) và một hay nhiều mệnh đề phụ (subordinate clause)
Complex S thường là câu có mệnh đề trạng ngữ hoặ là câu có mệnh đề quan hệ Mệnh đề danh từ
Persons who practice city planning are called urban planners or City Planners
If he comes, should we show him your finished project that you designed yesterday? The thief ran away when he saw the policeman
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- Đây là loại câu có tính chất của Compound và Complex sentences, nó có hai (hay nhiều hơn hai) mệnh đề chính, và một (hay nhiều hơn một) mệnh đề phụ
When the sky darkened, the wind blew and the leaves fell
Call Jack before he leaves the house, or he will forget to lock the door
EXERXISES
Exercise 1: Indicate whether each of these groups of words is
E not a sentence
1 Would you mind opening the door, please?
2 How noisy it is here?
3 Did you help her?
4 He failed to achieve the project he had planned
5 It is impossible that he should make a mistake like that
6 Numerous matters are constantly before council for decision
7 A city council is elected for a specific term during which it is the representative of the people
8 For these reasons the plan should not be required to be submitted to or approved by council
9 The city planner is seen as a technical who should not be subjected to political influence
10 Planners who hold the views sometimes prepare plans for themselves to use as a basis for making recommendations to the city-planning commission or chief executive, but they do not reveal their plans
11 The owner is required to designate a representative with the authority to make binding decisions for the owner (54)
12 The contractor is required to examine the plans and compare field measurements with actual measurements; however, the contractor is not expected to examine them as a licensed design professional.(55)
13 The owner is permitted to cancel the contract “for convenience”, but if that action is taken, the contractor is entitled to a reasonable overhead and profit on the incomplete work (55)
14 Claims are subject to mediation as a first step toward resolution If mediation fails, arbitration will follow (55)
15 Understanding the project, not only from a technical standpoint but also the contract and the
specifications requirements
16 The owner is placed in the position of a traffic cop, whereas in the conventional design-bid- build process, the architect acts as the owner’s agent and controls the contractor’s actions to some degree (272)
17 Both surety and insurance concerns take on much more cautious roles in the design-build process, because their experience to date has been somewhat limited (272)
18 Combining design and construction in one contract relieves the owner of having to deal with two distinct entities- architect and contractor-and shifts responsibility for both endeavors to one
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19 Architects like Louis Sullivan of Chicago not only wanted to emphasize the simplicity and strength of the steel frame in their works but also tried to make them artistic by shaping them
or decorating their surfaces
20 Sullivan, though claiming originality, drew from the ornament of the past in tall office buildings such as the Wainwright Building in St Louis of 1890-91
Source: Sidney M Levy 2000 Project management in construction New York McGraw-Hill
Exercise 2: * Change the following into compound sentences
1 You won’t pass the exam if you don’t work hard
2 Since you wish to have this book, I’m glad to give it to you
3 Let’s take a walk to the lake so that we may have some fresh air
4 Even though he tried very hard, he couldn’t get a good job
5 It was so noisy that I couldn’t sleep
Exercise 3: * Change the following into complex sentences
Example: He came in quietly so as not to wake the child
He came in quietly so that he didn’t wake the child
1 Peter sent his son into the garden so as to have home peace
2 The reason for his absence was illness
3 The rain having ruined her hat, she had to buy a new one
4 The trees growing tall, we have more shade
5 Weather permitting, we shall have a picnic
6 Don’t walk out in the rain
7 Mr Brown may have lived for five years in France, but he does not speak French very well
8 For all his wealth, he is not a happy man
9 She behaves like a child
10 There was a terrible storm, it was like the end of the world
Exercise 4: * Change the following into simple sentences
1 While I am swimming I like to float on my back
2 When the sun had set, we went home
3 Since the weather was very bad, we cancelled our trip
4 They started early so that they could get to the airport in time
5 They stay indoors, for it is raining heavily
6 Children go to school in order that they may learn things
7 Am I a cow that you should offer me grass?
8 She had done everything well, and she deserved a reward
9 The new town of Jurong in Singapore for example provides locations of high standard for factories, and industrial development has proceeded impressively
10 The plan of a new town, as well its general form and structure, depends to a great extent on its main purpose and the concept of design