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to make a wide smileguffaw: to laugh loudlytitter: to laugh in a suppressed waychuckle: to laugh softly in a low tonegiggle: to laugh quietly in a silly, childish, uncontrolled way Grammar Recognize and learn to use present participles as adverbial modifiers. Recognize the type of adverbial modifier in these sentences.Pattern 1Indicating reason/causeHaving no work to go to and no family to provide for, he was free.Pattern 2Indicating simultaneous eventsReading through Verne’s books, one finds it hard to believe that they were written almost 100 years ago.Pattern 3Indicating an action immediately after anotherOpening it [the package], she set the button unit on the table.1. Being the only child, the boy keenly feels the pressure to live up to his family’s expectations. indicating reason/cause2. Lighting a torch, the wool merchant led his family out into the nightmare of the streets. indicating an action immediately followed by another3. Slashing off green branches with his knife, the boy cut his hand. indicating simultaneous events4. Seeing that camping cost $12, I replied, “No, that’ all right. I’ll try something else.”indicating reason/cause 5. Then, hurrying downstairs, I burst through the front door and ran to the woods. indicating an action immediately followed 6. Having admitted he was wrong, he felt all the better. indicating reason/cause7. Following Ausable down the corridor of the gloomy French hotel, Fowler felt disappointed.indicating simultaneous events 8. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or shared whatever they happened to have with them. indicating simultaneous events9. Keeping his body twisted so that his gun still covered(掩護(hù)) the fat man and his guest, the man at the window swung his other leg up and over the window sill. indicating an action immediately followed by another10. Having read her father’s last letter to her, she bitterly regretted ever having quarreled with him. indicating reason/causeRewrite the sentences using present participles1. They talked to her for a good hour and tried to persuade her to stay on.They talked to her for a good hour, trying to persuade her to stay on.2. When she read the book again, she discovered that she had missed a lot in the first reading. Reading the book again, she discovered that she had missed a lot in the first reading.3. The door opened. It was Harley, who entered. He looked dirty and tired and was carrying a suitcase and an umbrella. The door opened. It was Harley, who entered, looking dirty and tired, carrying a suitcase and an umbrella.4. The taxi driver took the injured boy and his parents to hospital. Then he left quietly. Having taken the injured boy and his parents to hospital, the taxi driver left quietly.5. All those years, she would often sit by the window and look out. She hoped to see her son returning home. All those years, she would often sit by the window and look out, hoping to see her son returning home.6. When Galileo died on January 8, 1642, he left the world he loved better informed than it was when he entered it. When Galileo died on January 8, 1642, leaving the world he loved better informed than it was when he entered it.7. They realized it was dangerous to continue in the dark and decided to camp for the night where they were.Realizing it was dangerous to continue in the dark, they decided to camp for the night wherethey were.8. I should wish to die while still at work when I know that others will carry on what I can no longer do, and I am content in the thought that what was possible has been done.I should wish to die while still at work, knowing that others will carry on what I can no longer do, and (being) content in the thought that what was possible has been done.Part Five Extension Group discussion1. If you think of yourself as a person with a mission, a mission to serve the people, would you rather be Diogenes with his philosophy or Alexander with his power? 2. Does Cynicism have any relevance to today’s realities?12