participle phrases

三部曲, 跟住轉:

1) 其實兩句都係首先將共同主角先抽出來:
1. pandas
2. pandas
3. Annie

2) 跟住將主角放comma 之後:
1.................., pandas......
2..................., pandas.........
3., ................, Annie.......

3) 跟住睇返句子用既動詞, 如果佢係主動式, 用 ing 開頭:
1. Since pandas eat --> Eating mainly bamboo, pandas can only be found in bamboo forests.
3. when she tried to... --> Trying to get the bus, Annie fell and hurt herself.

如果原句動詞係被動式或係形容詞, 用 PP form 開頭:
2. As pandas are restricted to... --> Restricted to small areas, pandas cannot wander very far.

點轉翻做原句:
1.Turning on the air-conditioner,it didn't work.
原句: 呢句其實grammar 係錯! 因為主語係 it, 但什麼是 it? 唔迻係冷氣機自己開機?
2.Feeling tired of her constant nagging,Mrs Smith was beated by Mr Smith.
原句: Since Mrs Smith was tired of her constant nagging, she was beaten by Mr Smith.
(其實呢句都係有d問題, 因為句中既 her 係指Mrs Smith, 但主角又係佢???)
3.Loved by his fans,they surrounded Andy Lau when he came out from the Hong Kong Coliseum.
原句: When Andy Lau came out from the Hong Kong Coliseum, he was surrounded by his fans who loved him.
(其實原句意思又係錯! 你其實有冇抄錯問題呀?????)

1.Eating mainly bamboo, panda can only be found in bamboo forests.
2.Restricted to small areas, pandas cannot wander very far.
3.Annie fell and hurt herself, trying to catch a bus.

1.When I turn on the air-conditioner, it didn't work.
2.Mrs Smith felt tired of constant nag and she was beated by Mr. Smith.
3. Andy Lau was loved by his fans, so they surrounded him when he came out from the Hong Kong Coliseum.

More information abour participle phrases:

Present Participle Phrase

a. This is used in an active sense, that is the action in the participle phrase is one which the subject actively performs

Perfect Participle Phrase

a. used in the active form with "Having" + a Past Participle. It shows that the action takes place before the action described in the main clause.

Placing the Subject at the Beginning of the Participle Clause

It is possible to have a different subject from the subject of the main clause. In this case, place the subject at the beginning of the participle clause:

a) Subject + Present Participle

* The chairman being absent, the secretary chaired the meeting.
* Her eyes glistening with tears, she stood up and turned away from the people.
* Cats are long-lived creatures, some having a life-expectancy of around twenty years.

b) Subject + Having + Past Participle

* All the guests having arrived, the host started the party.
* The principal having finished his speech, all parents and students applauded.

c) Subject + Having + been + Past Participle

* The subject having been raised, he had no choice but to discuss it.
* The deal having been closed, we threw a party to celebrate it.

Adjective(s) + Main Clause

Sometimes, a phrase containing one or more adjectives can function like a participle phrase.

In a similar way, the phrase can also be written with a noun group, followed by an adjective, an adjunct, to describe something which is connected with the subject of a sentence.

Hope can help you.