1. Vt (give/buy/tell/write/teach/show/ order...) + DO + Prep + IO

→ Vt (give/buy/tell/write/teach/show/

order...) + IO + DO

2. before/when/after/while + V-

ing/V-en

1. The electric fields around the

balloons give a positive charge

to the paper.

EXAMPLE

1. Vt (give/buy/tell/write/teach/show/order...)

+ DO + Prep + IO→ Vt (give/buy/tell/write/teach/show/

order...) + IO + DO

NEXT

DO Prep

IO

Vt

→ The electric fields around the

balloons give the paper a

positive

charge.

EXAMPLE

1. Vt (give/buy/tell/write/teach/show/order...)

+ DO + Prep + IO→ Vt (give/buy/tell/write/teach/show/

order...) + IO + DO

DOIOVt

Exercise A

Rewrite the following sentences with the pattern above. Follow the example.

1. The Phantom forced the Opera’s managers to give better roles in their shows to Christine. The Phantom forced the Opera’s managers to give Christine better roles in their shows.

2. He bought a diamond ring for his wife.

He bought his wife a diamond ring.

Exercise A

Rewrite the following sentences with the pattern above. Follow the example.

3. The old lady used to tell ghost stories to her grandchildren.

The old lady used to tell her grandchildren ghost stories.

Exercise A

Rewrite the following sentences with the pattern above. Follow the example.

4. Mandy asked me to write a letter to her as soon as I reached London.

Mandy asked me to write her a letter as soon as I reached London.

Exercise A

Rewrite the following sentences with the pattern above. Follow the example.

5. My uncle teaches Chinese to foreign students.

My uncle teaches foreign students Chinese.

Exercise A

Rewrite the following sentences with the pattern above. Follow the example.

Exercise B

Jimmy visited his grandparents last weekend. Complete the following passage by using the given words and the pattern “Vt + DO + Prep + IO.” The first one has been done for you.

Last weekend, I paid a visit to my grandparents. On the train to their home, I felt a little tired and fell asleep.

Exercise B

All of a sudden, somebody tapped me on the shoulder. It was the train conductor ( 列車長 ). He asked me to 1show my ticket to him (show/ ticket/him). He checked it and went away.

Exercise B

Minutes later, he came back with a smile and 2 (give/newspaper/me). Oh, how nice he was! His offer turned my boring ride into a happy one.

gave a newspaper to me

That evening, my grandparents and I had dinner at a restaurant. Grandfather 3 (order/ steak/ice cream/me).

ordered steak and ice cream for me

Exercise B

After dinner, I 4 (buy/some/ gifts/friends). That night, I had a wonderful time. After I returned home, I 5 (write/thank-you letter/grandparents).

bought some gifts for my friends

wrote a thank-you letter to my grandparents

Exercise B

OK, it’s the end of the Sentence Pattern 1.

BACK

1. Nearby bits of straw would jump

to the beads and cling to them for a while before they dropped off.

→ Nearby bits of straw would jump to the beads and cling to them for a while before dropping off.

EXAMPLES

2. before/when/after/while + V-ing/

V-en

2. The clothes cling together and crackle when they are peeled apart.

→ The clothes cling together and crackle when (being) peeled apart.

EXAMPLES

2. before/when/after/while + V-ing/

V-en

You should be very careful when you take an exam.→ You should be very careful .

Exercise A

Rewrite the sentences below by following the examples.

when taking an exam

1.

Rachel wrote her first novel while she studied in college.→ Rachel wrote her first novel .

Exercise A

Rewrite the sentences below by following the examples.

while studying in college

2.

Before Shaw made a turn, he ran into a thick fog.→ , Shaw ran into a thick fog.

Exercise A

Rewrite the sentences below by following the examples.

Before making a turn

3.

After she was taken down to the underworld, Persephone felt scared and unhappy.→ , Persephone felt scared and unhappy.

Exercise A

Rewrite the sentences below by following the examples.

After (being) taken down to the underworld

4.

Before it was passed to the bus driver, the message somehow changed. → , the message somehow changed.

Exercise A

Rewrite the sentences below by following the examples.

Before (being) passed to the bus driver

5.

By the time Cinderella entered the palace, the party had begun. 1When seeing Cinderella (when/ see/Cinderella), the prince was eager to find out if she was a princess.

Exercise B

Use the given words and the above pattern to complete the following story of Cinderella. The first one has been done for you.

Exercise B

Cinderella was so beautiful that she became the focus of attention right away. When the music began, the prince walked toward her.

Cinderella blushed 2 (while/watch/prince) walk up to her. The prince invited her to dance. They had a wonderful time.

Exercise B

while watching the prince

However, 3 (after/hear/clock) strike twelve, Cinderella looked very scared and ran to her carriage ( 馬車 ).

Exercise B

after hearing the clock

The horses pulled the carriage home 4 (before/change back to/mouse) by magic. Cinderella looked at the carriage.

Exercise B

before (being) changed back to mice

It became smaller and smaller 5 (before/turn back to/ pumpkin) by magic. What an amazing night! Cinderella wished the night would have never ended.

Exercise B

before (being) turned back to a pumpkin

OK, it’s the end of the Sentence Pattern 2.

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