How to use it in composite structures?

Syntactic function with compound structure;

1. With a compound structure, it indicates the state or explains the background in a sentence, and is often used as an adverbial of time, accompaniment, way, reason, condition, etc.

With the coming of spring, the trees turn green.

Spring has come and the trees have turned green. (adverbial of time)

With machines doing all the work, they will soon finish harvesting the crops.

As all the work is done by machines, they will finish harvesting the crops soon. reason adverbial

2. The withcompound structure can be used as an attribute.

Anyone with eyes can see that it is as accurate as a rope.

Anyone with eyes on his head can see that it is exactly like a rope.

Common forms of composite structures

1, with+noun (or pronoun)+present participle

At this point, the present participle and the preceding noun or pronoun are logically subject-predicate relations.

Prices are rising so fast that we can't afford luxury goods.

As prices are rising rapidly, we can't afford high-grade goods. reason adverbial

Cheered by the crowd, they drove to the palace.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, they drove to the palace. (adjective)

2. Use+noun (or pronoun)+past participle

At this point, the past participle and the preceding noun or pronoun are logically verb-object relations.

I sat in the room for a few minutes, staring at the ceiling.

I sat in the room for a while, staring at the ceiling. (adjective)

Her bike was stolen and she had to walk home.

Her bike was stolen and she had to walk home. reason adverbial

3. Use+noun (or pronoun)+adjective

I like to sleep with the window open.

I like to sleep with the window open. (adjective)

The weather is so sultry that nine times out of ten it will rain soon.

The atmosphere is so stuffy that nine times out of ten it will rain. reason adverbial

4.with+ noun (or pronoun)+prepositional phrase

The children are at school, so we can't take a vacation whenever we want.

As the children are at school, we can't go on holiday if we want. reason adverbial

The soldier made him stand with his back to his father.

The soldier made him stand with his back to his father. (adverbial of manner)

5. Use+noun (or pronoun)+adverb

He fell asleep with the light on.

He is asleep, and the light is still on. (adjective)

The boy stood there with his head down.

The boy stood there with his head down. (adjective)

6. Use+noun (or pronoun)+noun

He left home, leaving a desperate wife.

His wife was very sad when he left.

7. Use+noun (or pronoun)+infinitive

At this point, the infinitive indicates an action that has not yet happened.

John felt very miserable because there was no one to talk to.

John felt very sad because there was no one to talk to. reason adverbial

He was not allowed to go out because there was a lot of work to do.

He is not allowed to go out because there is still a lot of work to be done. reason adverbial

Extended data

Composite structure as an independent nominative case.

When the table is accompanied, both the independent structure of participle and the compound structure of with can be used. ?

With+ noun (pronoun)+present participle/past participle/adjective/adverb/infinitive/prepositional phrase.

He stood there, raising his hand.

He stood there, raising his hand. ?

Attention:?

1) The use of prepositions in absolute structures:?

When the preposition in is used, the two nouns before and after it do not add any elements (such as possessive pronouns or articles) and do not use the plural. However, the composite structure of with is not limited by this.

A robber broke into the room with a knife in his hand. ?

You can't add his hand before. ?

2) When the word representing the body part is the logical subject, the transitive verb uses the present participle, and the intransitive verb uses the past participle.

He lay there, his teeth clenched, his hands clenched and his eyes staring straight up. ?