Proofreading Exercise 3 , page 102
Two checkpoints on the Thai-Cambodian border, in Surin and Si Sa Ket, re-opened on
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Wednesday after local military leaders of both countries held another round of ceasefire talks. An
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immigration checkpoint in Surin’s Kap Choeng district was re-opened at 10 A.M. Wednesday.
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Field reports said that the Thai 2nd Army commander went across the border to meet with the
Cambodian commander at the O-Smach Resort Hotel not far from the crossing. The two military
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commanders discussed strict implementation of the ceasefire. There are many casinos on the Thai6
Cambodian border. They agreed that if there is a clash, the unit commanders of the two sides must
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immediately contact each other. They also agreed to re-open the Chong Jom-O-Smach immigration
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checkpoint. After the talks, the Thai commander flew by helicopter to visit wounded soldiers at a
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military hospital in Surin province. The Chong Jom-O-Smach crossing opened at 10 A.M. by the
officials to the relief of traders on both sides of the border. It had been closed for 13 days,
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stopping cross border trade.
main clause = independent clause. Your gerund phrase, infinitive phrase, and subordinate clause
will act as a dependent clause. This means the can not stand alone. They need a main clause.
gerund phrase , main clause :
main clause , Gerund phrase :
Being an ABAC student, she knew English.
She knew English, being an ABAC student.
Infinitive phrase , main clause:
main clause ___ infinitive phrase:
To be an ABAC student, she had to speak English.
She had to speak English to be an ABAC student.
subordinate clauses will begin with a subordinate conjunction
subordinate clause, main clause :
After it had stopped raining, the sun came out.
main clause__ subordinate clause : The sun came out after it had stopped raining.
Proofreading Exercise 5, page 102
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Several animal-rescue charities staffed by volunteers actively helped dogs and cats in Bangkok and
nearby provinces during the floods. For example, a group lead by pantip.com web-board members
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found homes for dogs and cats. They had switched to caring for trapped stray dogs while the flood
continued and had teams operating in Ayutthaya and Bangkok. Instead of alerting officials and
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having the dogs taken to already crowded shelters,, they preferred to feed the dogs and built safe
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perches for them. Coming across 20 strays at a police housing complex in Don Muang recently,
they used Styrofoam to make a dry sleeping area for the dogs, then fed them with a supply of food
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for a few days. Importantly, Suvarnabhumi Airport was not hit by the floods. The group also
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went to the assistance of about 60 cats and 100 dogs at a shelter at a temple, Wat MaPhraoTia on Charan
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Sanitwong Soi 13. They moved the caged cats to higher ground and put the caged dogs on tables
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covered with Styrofoam.The temple is extremely overcrowded, so the temple authorities have
requested more cages.
verb 3 can be used as adjectives: trapped dogs, broken window, tired man.
verb3 adjectives are passive. The dogs were trapped. The window was broken by somebody. The man
was tired by something.
gerunds can be adjectives: flying squirrel, calculating machine, exciting movie.
gerund/continuos adjectives are active.
The squirrels are flying. The machine is calculating. The movie has a lot of excitement and makes
you feel excited.
Why can gerunds (which are treated as nouns) be adjectives? Because, a noun can be an adjectives:
Example:
noun: University
adjective:
university student.
treated as noun: Flying is fun.
treated as adjective: There are several species of flying fish.