Tech Reading

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Tech Reading

• ME 8175, Fall 2006
• Dr. C.M. Hsiung

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Lesson 8

• Reduced Sentence
• Noun Clause (II)

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Contents

• Lecture 1 hr
• Review Lesson 7 (10 min)
• Reduced Noun Clause Ven form (10 min)
• Reduced Noun Clause To V form (10 min)
• Reduced Noun Clause Wh NC (20 min)
• Homework Reading Assignment (5 min)
• Presentation 1 hr
• Exercise 1 hr

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Ven Form

• Warning Ven not fit to be a Noun
• Example
• That anyone is called a liar is the greatest
  insult.
• ?Called a liar is the greatest insult. (X)
• ?Being called a liar is the greatest insult.

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Ven Form (cont.)

• Another example
• I am looking forward to something.
• I am invited to the party.
• ?I am looking forward to that I am invited to
  the party. (X to is a preposition)
• ?I am looking forward to invited to the party.
• (X to is a preposition)
• ?I am looking forward to that I am being invited
  to the party.
• ?I am looking forward to being invited to the
  party.

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To V Form

• Example
• The children expect that they can get presents
  for Xmas.
• ?The children expect that they are to get
  presents for Xmas.
• ?The children expect to get presents for Xmas.

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To V Form

• Another example
• I think it strange that man should fear ghosts.
• ?I think it strange that man is to fear ghosts.
• ?I think it strange to fear ghosts.
• I and man are different subject
• man is void omitted but understood

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Wh NC

• Wh pronoun cant be omitted
• I dont know what I should do.
• ?I dont know what I am to do.
• ?I dont know what to do.

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Wh NC (cont.)

• Another example
• I cant decide the question.
• Should I vote for the DDP?
• ?I cant decide whether I should vote for the
  DDP or not.
• ?I cant decide whether to vote for the DDP or
  not.

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Reading Assignment 8

• Page 342-358 of the text

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Homework 8

• Read your semester-articles
• Identify all reduced NC
• Transform back to un-reduced NC
• Give Chinese translation
• Type one sentence per line

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The End