Choose the sentences that are closest in meaning to the given sentence(s).I had not ridden a horse for a long time and I found it very difficult to keep in the saddle. A. Not riding a horse for a long time, I find it very difficult to keep in the saddle. B. Not riding a horse for a long time, I found it very difficult to keep in the saddle. C. Not having ridden a horse for a long time, I found it very difficult to keep in the saddle. D. Not to have ridden a horse for a long time, I had found it...
Đọc tiếp
Choose the sentences that are closest in meaning to the given sentence(s).I had not ridden a horse for a long time and I found it very difficult to keep in the saddle.
A. Not riding a horse for a long time, I find it very difficult to keep in the saddle.
B. Not riding a horse for a long time, I found it very difficult to keep in the saddle.
C. Not having ridden a horse for a long time, I found it very difficult to keep in the saddle.
D. Not to have ridden a horse for a long time, I had found it very difficult to keep in the saddle.
Đáp án:
Sử dụng phân từ hoàn thành để chỉ lí do của một hành động trong quá khứ, được chia ở thì quá khứ hoàn thành (hadn't ridden...)
Bỏ từ nối (connectives) khi sử dụng phân từ => bỏ "and"
Có thể viết là Having not ridden hoặc Not having ridden đều được. Tuy nhiên để Not lên trước thì được sử dụng phổ biến rộng rãi hơn
=> Not having ridden a horse for a long time, I found it very difficult to keep in the saddle.
Tạm dịch: Do đã không cưỡi ngựa trong một thời gian dài, tôi thấy rất khó để giữ yên ngựa.
Đáp án cần chọn là: C