试题题干
Rewrite the following sentence according to the requirement in bracket.
Example: The history of English words is the history of our civilization in many ways. (periodic sentence)
In many ways, the history of English words is the history of our civilization.
My father grew up during a difficult time. It is called the Great Depression. It started in 1929. My father was ten years old then. (long sentence)
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试题解析
题干要求改为长句。
第二句主语It指的就是第一句中的time，可改为过去分词作后置定语。第三句和第四句解释说明时间，可改为定语从句。
My father grew up during a difficult time called the Great Depression, which started in 1929, when he/my father was ten years old.
句意：我父亲在一个叫做大萧条的艰难时期长大，大萧条始于1929年，那时他/我父亲10岁。