Part Five Practice Your Grammar
Let’s read the following sentences and keep in mind the rules of the absolute construction（独立主格结构）.
1.名词/代词 + 分词
This done, he locked the door and went to bed.
2.名词/代词 + 不定式
I send you today three fourths of the sum, the rest to follow within a month.
3.名词/代词 + 形容词
The floor wet and slippery, we stay outside.
4.名词/代词 + 副词
School over, the students streamed out of the class.
5.名词/代词 + 介词短语
The teacher entered the classroom, a ruler under his arm.
6.There + being + ...
There being no taxis, we had to walk home.
7.With / without + 名词/代词 + 分词（不定式/副词/形容词/介词短语）
Without anyone noticing, I slipped through the window.
We sat in the courtyard, with the moon rising above the roof tops.
Check Your Study
Task 1
Complete each of the sentences with the proper form of the verb given in brackets.
1.His homework（finish）________, he went to bed.
2.With a lot of mathematical problem（solve）________, the professor left the office.
3.There（be）________ no trains, we had to walk home.
4.Weather（permit）________, we’ll go out for a trip.
5.Time（allow）________, we could do the work much better.
6.We went shopping, he（read）________ in bed.
7.We all went home, he（remain）________ behind.
8.So many people（be）________ absent, the meeting had to put off.
Task 2
Translate the following sentences into English.
1.当所有的客人都到了，会议宣布开始了。
All the guests _________________, the meeting was declared open.
2.工作一完成，我们就回家。
The job _________________, we went home.
3.因为没有下雨，地上是干的。
There _________________ no rain, the ground was dry.
4.孩子们正在看表演，他们的眼睛睁得大大的。
The children were watching the show, their eyes _________________.
5.晚饭一结束，同学们都上学去了。
Dinner _________________, the students went to school.