1. S + V.... Besides/Also, S + V....

2. Upon/On + N/V-ing..., S + V....

1. S + V.... Besides/Also, S + V....

There were too many soldiers in one room. The soldiers had little food.

There were too many soldiers in one room. Besides, the soldiers had little food.

Example

Exercise A: Match them with the adverb “besides” or “also.”

Exercise A: Match them with the adverb “besides” or “also.”

1. Old cars use more gas. Besides/Also, there is a greater risk of accidents.

Exercise A: Match them with the adverb “besides” or “also.”

2. Pigs are said to be lazy. Besides/Also, it is considered that they are dirty.

Exercise A: Match them with the adverb “besides” or “also.”

3. She speaks English well. Besides/Also, she has a good command of Spanish.

Exercise A: Match them with the adverb “besides” or “also.”

4. I don’t like eating desserts. Besides/Also, I am on a diet.

Exercise A: Match them with the adverb “besides” or “also.”

5. Tom is a very handsome man. Besides/Also, he is gentle and considerate.

Exercise B: Look at the picture on the picture and then combine each pair of sentences by using the above pattern.

Exercise B:

Hurry up!1. He has lost lots of blood. 　 He is going to pass out.

He has lost lots of blood. Besides/Also, he is going to pass out.

Exercise B:

2. I have a headache. I feel dizzy now.

What department should I register for?

I have a headache. Besides/Also, I feel dizzy now.

Exercise B:

I'm so busy today. 3. After work,

I am going to go to the movies. I am going to do some shopping. I am going to go to the movies.

Besides/Also, I am going to do some shopping.

Exercise B:

Please be quiet!4. A hospital should be a quiet place. 　 I want to sleep. A hospital should be a quiet place.

Besides/Also, I want to sleep.

Exercise B:

I hope I can get well soon! 5. I have an old mother to support. 　　 I have to raise a large family. I have an old mother to support.

Besides/Also, I have to raise a large family.

OK, it’s the end of the Sentence Pattern 1.

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2. Upon/On + N/V-ing..., S + V....

As soon as she returned to England, she used her great fame to reform medical care.

Upon/On her return/returning to England, she used her great fame to reform medical care.

Example

Exercise A: Match them with the sentence pattern you’ve just learned.1. I arrived home.

5. Jack finished his homework.

4. Karen heard the bad news.

3. I entered the museum.

2. Mary broke a mirror.

She wept like a baby.

I found some beautiful paintings.

She threw salt over her shoulder.

He played computer games.

I took a bath.

1. I arrived home.

5. Jack finished his homework.

4. Karen heard the bad news.

3. I entered the museum.

2. Mary broke a mirror.

She wept like a baby.

I found some beautiful paintings.

She threw salt over her shoulder.

He played computer games.

I took a bath.

Exercise A: Match them with the sentence pattern you’ve just learned.

1. Upon/On arriving home, I took a bath.

1. I arrived home.

5. Jack finished his homework.

4. Karen heard the bad news.

3. I entered the museum.

2. Mary broke a mirror.

She wept like a baby.

I found some beautiful paintings.

She threw salt over her shoulder.

He played computer games.

I took a bath.

Exercise A: Match them with the sentence pattern you’ve just learned.

2. Upon/On breaking a mirror, Mary threw salt over her shoulder.

1. I arrived home.

5. Jack finished his homework.

4. Karen heard the bad news.

3. I entered the museum.

2. Mary broke a mirror.

She wept like a baby.

I found some beautiful paintings.

She threw salt over her shoulder.

He played computer games.

I took a bath.

Exercise A: Match them with the sentence pattern you’ve just learned.

3. Upon/On entering the museum, I found some beautiful paintings.

1. I arrived home.

5. Jack finished his homework.

4. Karen heard the bad news.

3. I entered the museum.

2. Mary broke a mirror.

She wept like a baby.

I found some beautiful paintings.

She threw salt over her shoulder.

He played computer games.

I took a bath.

Exercise A: Match them with the sentence pattern you’ve just learned.

4. Upon/On hearing the bad news, Karen wept like a baby.

1. I arrived home.

5. Jack finished his homework.

4. Karen heard the bad news.

3. I entered the museum.

2. Mary broke a mirror.

She wept like a baby.

I found some beautiful paintings.

She threw salt over her shoulder.

He played computer games.

I took a bath.

Exercise A: Match them with the sentence pattern you’ve just learned.

5. Upon/On finishing his homework, Jack played computer games.

Exercise B:

Marian is a nurse. One night, there was an accident on the highway. The injured were sent to the hospital where she works. That night, she worked long hours in the emergency room. Complete the following descriptions by using the pattern above.

Exercise B:

1. find/the injured/police/send/hospital

Upon/On finding the injured, the police sent them to hospital.

2. arrive/hospital/the injured/take into/emergency room Upon/On arriving the hospital, the injured were taken to the emergency room.

Exercise B:

3. take/temperature/Marian/take/boy/ blood pressureUpon/On taking his temperature, Marian took the boy's blood pressure.

4. bathe/wounds/Marian/bandage/ woman's/armUpon/On bathing the wounds, Marian bandaged a woman's arm(s).

Exercise B:

5. help/doctor/give first aid/Marian/ inject/man/painkiller Upon/On helping a doctor give first aid, Marian injected a man with painkiller.

OK, it’s the end of the Sentence Pattern 2.

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