The absolute construction in the sentence “He fell asleep, the candle burned.” is written wrongly. The correct form should be “the candle burning.”
举一反三
- He is a stick. A: holding; burning B: held: burned C: held; burning D: holding; burned
- He fell asleep while he _______________ (read) a book.
- He fell asleep with a book ______ open on his knee.
- Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb.He (stay) until the end of the meeting if he (not/have) a flight at 6pm this evening.
- In the Old English period, borrowing from Latin came in because of the introduction of Christianity, such as __________ and _______. A: cook; candle B: shrine; sack C: candle; shrine D: mass; circle