1)将简单句变成同义的复合句或将复合句变成同义的简单句。如:
We didn’t go out for a
walk because it was raining.
We didn’t go out for a
walk _______ _________ the rain.
分析:答案为because of。将原因状语从句because it was
raining改为表示原因的介词短语because of the rain。
2)将并列句变成同义的复合句或将复合句变成同义的并列句。如:
Come on, or we’ll miss
the early bus.
________we
_______hurry, we’ll miss the early bus.
分析:答案为If, don’t。改后为if引导条件状语从句。
3) 运用关联连词如both... and...,
neither... nor..., either... or..., not only... but also...等将两个句合并。此时要注意的是,both... and...连接两个主语时,谓语动词总是用复数,而neither...
nor..., either... or..., not only... but also...连接两个主语时,谓语动词通常应与靠近的主语保持一致。如:
Tom can’t speak Japanese well and Jim can’t, either.
________Tom _______ Jim can speak Japanese well.
分析:答案填Neither, nor。neither... nor...表示“……和……(两者)都不”,刚好与原句的两个否定结构的意思相吻合。