My sentence: "Having invited me Finny now felt he had to keep me entertained." Gene said this on the way they were riding to the beach.
1) Wednesday, Oct 3rd, 2007
2) A Separate Peace
3) This sentence start with "having invited" (I don't know what's the name of this form, though), combine Finny's invition and his feeling together.
4) I like this sentence because this is a new form for me, and I will try to use it in my writing, instead of always using the same form to express a sentence. (I used to write like "Finny invited me and felt he had to keep me entertained" in this case)
5) My new sentence: Having done my homework, I now felt I need to have myself relaxed for a moment.
Question: Why is it present tense after the word "now" ? Can I say "Having done my homework, I now feel I need to have myself relaxed for a moment" ?
1 条评论:
This can be called a participial adjective clause, also sometimes called a reduced adjective clause.
Answer to your question: Using now here emphasizes the immediacy of the need after another deed was accomplished. Another example: He finished his chocolate cake, and now, he wants his ice cream. :0 See me, if you you want to.
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