2. S + Aux not V + until....→ Not until...Aux + V + S....→ It is/was not until...that + S + Aux V....

1. S + V + O, V-ing/V-en....: Review

Example:A leader should have an unforgettable identity.

The identity is instantly and permanently fixed in people's minds.

→ A leader should have an unforgettable identity, instantly and permanently fixed in people's minds.

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1. S + V + O, V-ing/V-en....: Review

Example:The visitors missed the sign.

The sign said the museum was closed today.

→ The visitors missed the sign, saying the museum was closed today.

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1. S + V + O, V-ing/V-en....: Review

Combine each pair of the following sentences by using the above pattern. Follow the example.

Exercise A

I like to eat tropical fruits.

Those fruits include pineapples, mangos, and papayas.

1.

→ I like to eat tropical fruits, including pineapples, mangos, and papayas.

Lily gave me a smile.

The smile showed that she had forgiven me.

2.

→ Lily gave me a smile, showing that she had forgiven me.

Carter followed the dark passage.

The passage led to the burial room.3.

→ Carter followed the dark passage, leading to the burial room.

What we need now is some furniture for our new apartment.

The furniture ranges from sofas and tables to lamps and curtains.

4.

→ What we need now is some furniture for our new apartment, ranging from sofas and tables to lamps and curtains.

On my way to school, I met a girl.

The girl was dressed in a mini skirt.5.

→ On my way to school, I met a girl, dressed in a mini skirt.

George Washington is one of the best-known American political figures in history. Almost everyone knows of the story about him and the cherry tree. Fill in the following blanks with words from the box below. Make sure you use the correct verb forms. The first one has been done for you.

Exercise B

wait shake tell overshadow shiver

“George,” said his father, “do you know who cut down that beautiful cherry tree in the garden?” This was a tough question. George found himself like a frightened mouse, 1 shivering in a corner. He looked at the window, once 2____________by the cherry tree, and thought what he should do. Should he tell the truth that it was he who had cut down the tree?

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wait shake tell overshadow shiver

“George?” his father demanded in a low voice, now 3________ with anger. George looked his father in the eye with tear. Time seemed to stand still. However, all of a sudden, he though of an old saying, again and again 4______ to him by his father, “Honesty is the best policy.” Then George bravely cried out, “I can’t tell a lie, Dad. You know I can’t tell a lie. I cut the tree.”

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wait shake tell overshadow shiver

With that, George stood still in the room like a prisoner, 5________ for the judge to pronounce sentence on him. “Run to my arms, you dearest boy,” his father cried out happily, “run to my arms! I am so glad, George, that you killed my tree, for you have paid me for it a thousandfold.”

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Example:

He won’t come until we’re ready for him.

→ Not until we’re ready for him will he come.→ It is not until we’re ready for him that he

will come.

2. S + Aux not V + until....→ Not until...Aux + V + S....→ It is/was not until...that + S + Aux V....

Rewrite the following sentences by using the above pattern. The first one has been done for you.

Exercise A

1. I will give you what you want when I see the money in my account.

→I won’t give you what you want until I see the money in my account.

→Not until I see the money in my account will I give you what you want.

→It is not until I see the money in my account that I will give you what you want.

You can speak only when you are asked to.

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2.

→ You can’t speak until you are asked to.

It is not until you are asked to that you can speak.

Not until you are asked to can you speak.

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After Kelly lost her husband, she realized how important he had been to her.

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Kelly didn’t realize how important her husband had been to her until she lost him.Not until Kelly lost her husband did she realize how important he had been to her.

It was not until Kelly lost her husband that she realized how important he had been to her.

After the teacher explained the question, Ned could answer it.

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4.

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Ned couldn't answer the question until the teacher explained it.

It is not until the teacher explained the question that Ned could answer it.

Not until the teacher explained the question could Ned answer it.

You will understand this book when you get older.

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You won’t understand this book until you get older.

It is not until you get older that you will understand this book.

Not until you get older will you understand this book.

Read the letters on the next page. Sarah, a 17-year-old girl, wrote to Anne Landers for her advice. Fill in each of the blanks by combining sentences in the box below. Use one of the above patterns. The first one has been done for you.

Exercise B

1. I realize my mom also knew about it.

• She talked about something I wrote in it.

2. I found something wrong about her questions.

• I was about to leave for school.

3. I would talk to her. • She apologized.

4. I knew I had hurt my mom badly.

• I saw her bury her face in the hands and cry.

5. I realized it. • I had my own child.

Dear Anne,Yesterday, I had a terrible fight with my m

om. Well, I have kept a diary for three years. It was a secret. However, 1I didn’t realize my mom also knew about it until she talked about something I wrote in it. Yesterday morning, at breakfast, she asked me something about Bob, a new friend that I met at school. I told her he was just great. 2_________________________________________________________________________

I didn’t find anything wrong about her questions until I was about to leave for school.

She was not supposed to know anything about Bob! I stared at her and shouted, “You read my diary! How could you do that to me?” I was so angry and disappointed that I said something really bad to her. I even told her 3_____________________________________ To my surprise, Mom didn’t scold me but burst into tears. 4 _______________________________ _____________________________________ ______ Now I feel guilty. What should I do?

Yours truly,Sarah

I wouldn’t talk to her until she apologized.

I didn’t know I had hurt my mom badly until I saw her bury her face in the hands and cry.

Dear Sarah,I am sorry to hear that you had a bitter qua

rrel with your mom. I think it was natural for you to feel angry with your mom, and your mom shouldn’t have read your diary. But, you know, sometimes it’s really hard to be a parent. 5_____________________________________Your mom wanted to know what was really in your mind but didn’t know how, so she made a wrong decision—reading your diary.

I didn’t realize it until I had my own child.

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Her crying suggested that she knew she was wrong. If you feel guilty, talk to your mom first. Try to understand her. Mutual understand is based on good communication.

Best regards,Anne