English Lesson Log 113
15 minutes’ walk will take you to the institute Kyoto School.
生きていないものが主語、無生物主語
Activity1 Choose an appropriate verb for the blanks. (you may need to change its tense.)
keep, force, satisfy, remind, cost, surprise, enable, save …+ make 無生物主語に結びつきやすい動詞
1.My headache kept me from going out.
頭痛で外出から遠ざかっている/外出できない
2.The news surprised me.
3.The ticket cost me 20,000 yen.
4.The glass of water didn’t satisfy my body.
5.That accident forced us to cancel our trip.
6.10 million yen will enable a person to buy anything he wants.
7.This ring reminds me of you.
8.This app. can save you a lot of time.
Activity2 Please paraphrase the sentences using an inanimate subject.
inanimate …無生物
subject …主語
1.Because of the heavy rain, we were forced to stay at home.
The heavy rain forced us to stay at home.
2.Because of my insensitive statement, he got furious.
My insensitive statement made him furious.
insensitive …無神経な
statement …発言
furious …怒る
3.If you have 500 yen, you will be able to join the fund-raising.
500 yen will enable you to join the fund-raising.
fund-raising …募金、お金を集めること
4.When a few months pass, you will forget about that girl.
A few months will enable you forget about that girl.
A few months make you forget about her.
5.When I see this place, I remember my school days.
This place remind me my school days.
Activity3 Do you have anything or any place that reminds you of your school days?
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