Read through this paragraph and underline all the predicatives. 1. A kangaroo kept getting out of his enclosure at the zoo. Knowing that he was a good jumper, the zoo authorities increased the height of the fence around him, but, the next morning, the kangaroo was out of his enclosure again. Revising useful structures So the keepers’ solution was to build an even higher barrier. However, the next morning, the result was disappointing--- the kangaroo was not in his enclosure. The authorities, being desperate, increased the height of the fence again and again and it was soon over forty meters high. A camel in the next enclosure asked the kangaroo, “How high do you think they’ll go?” The kangaroo said, “ That's a good question. It seems to me, they’ll just keep going higher until somebody remembers to shut the gate at night!” Underline the predicatives in this conversation and then practise it with a partner.2.KIM: The meat seems to be shrinking!SAM: Maybe there’s too much fat in it. KIM: What can I do?SAM: It’s probably the wrong kind of meat for a barbecue. The best thing is to cook it very slowly. KIM: You know, it smells strange too.SAM: Is it rotten? Let’s smell. Hey! This isn’t steak! KIM: So, what is it?SAM: Where did you get it?KIM: It was in the bottom of the fridge.SAM: Oh, no! That’s the dog's meat!KIM: Are you sure? ( 一 ) 动词不定式 :作表语 :My job is to drive them to the power station every day. 动词不定式在系动词 be 之后作表语 ,与表示将来时的 be + 动词不定式结构有所区别 , 如 : Our plan is to set up another middle school for the peasants’ children. 我们的计划是给农民子弟再成立一所中学。( 句中的谓语动词为 is, 动词不定式 to set up… 为表语 , 主语为 plan, 但 p...
