Analysis 41 - 53

41.  Besides being self-motivated and result-oriented, [I] am able to work with (minimum

       supervision).

  

       Verb-to-be

       F1                                     F2                                F3                                F4

       am           

       is                                       being                            was                             been                            

       are                                                                         were

       (Since “besides” which is a preposition can’t link the adjectives “self-motivated and

       result-oriented” so “being” is used.  Why not other form?  It is because only a noun

       or F2  follows after a preposition.  As we know that an adjective can associate

        with verb-to-be.  In this case only F2 of the Verb-to-be is suitable here.  )      

42.   be able to “root verb”

43.  Enclosed herewith are [my full resume and certified copies of my documents] for

        (your perusal).

44.  like = such as  (preposition)

       like   (verb)

45.  [I] have seen (an old lady) <who was snatched> when [she] was about to enter  (the

       gate) of (her house).

            [I ] have seen (an old lady) { being snatched}……………………………….

            (If you don’t use the relative pronoun “who” which indicates “an old lady”, you

            must change “was” into “being” with the rest remain the same.)  (In the relative

            clause “who was snatched”,  the verb is in the passive voice and so if you omit

            “who” and you have to change “was” into “being”.   Hence the present participial

             phrase “being snatch” modifies “an old lady”)

            [I] have seen (a man) who snatched (an old lady’s handbag) when [she] was

            about to enter (the gate) of (her house).

            I have seen a man snatching ………………………………………………

            (On the other hand, if you want to omit “who”, in this case,  you have to change

             the verb “snatched” into F2 and the rest remain the same.  Did you notice that the

             verb  “snatched” is in the active voice?  For the active voice, you use F2 when

             you  omit “who” and the rest remain the same.)

            (You will find that the English language like mathematics formulae, there are

            codes of rules to crack.)

46.  [The frequent occurrences of crime] have reached (an alarming level).  [We all] are 

       worried about (our safety).  [This matter] really needs (urgent attention and action) to

       solve (the problem) as soon as possible.

47.  resident (person) /  a / the residential area / residence (place / house)

       [Selina] is a resident in Taman Jaya.   (noun)

            [Taman Jaya] is a residential area.   (attributive adjective before a noun)

            [The case of murder] happened near (my residence).   (noun)

48.  [I] am  the chairman of (Taman Bintang) and [I] would like to lodge( a complaint)

       about (the increasing crime rate).

            ( You can’t do this:  [I] am the chairman of Taman Bintang, would like to lodge a

             complaint ………….. ungrammatical )

            (You see:  [I] is the subject of the verb “am” and what about another main verb

            “would like”?  To correct it, you have to use the conjunction “and”.  Without 

             second [I] is alright.)

            ( Remember One subject and one main verb.  In case you want to join another

             main verb with the same subject, you usually use “and” to join them like the

             example above. )

49.  crime (noun)

            [Crimes] often occur in (our residential area).    ( the Subject of the sentnece  )

            [The gangsters] always commit (crimes) in our area.   (the Object of the verb

            “commit”)

50.  lose           losing               lost                  lost                  Vs         loss

            [Mr Wong] lost all his belongs on the journey.        (F3)

            [The fire victims] suffered (great loss) in (the fire accident).       (noun)

51.  Besides, [the cases like break-in or burglary] are on (the rise / increasing).

       Subject – verb agreement

       Singular subject ----singular verb ------ is / was / verb suffixed “s” / “es”

       Plural subject ---- plural verb ----  are / were / root verb

       (In other words, it concerns the agreement in the Simple Present Tense.  For Simple

       past, only verb-to-be – was / were is affected )

            (In the case above, the Subject “the cases” is the real subject and we don’t

             consider the prepositional phrase “like break-in or burglary ”, so the verb must

             agree with the plural subject)

52.  [The condition] is frightening and threatening because [no one] is guaranteed of

        (their safety).

    

         (Here the words “frightening and threatening” are used as adjectives)

            It is / was F2           (same verb pattern as Present / Past Continuous tense)        

53.  burglar (person) / burglary (act)

            The police caught the burglar a few days ago.

            There were many cases of burglary here last month.