6. 动词不定式开头,强调谓语动词动作的目的:
To celebrate the arrival of the Millennium, we held a grand party in the hotel.
To show my trust on him, I deposited $ 10,000 into his bank account.
7. 用独立分词短语开头,使句子有正式的味道:
Birds singing in the tree, another routine day starts.
Sea gulls flying over the water, the old fisherman flung his fishing meat into the open sea.
A dog following them, the police searched every suspect.
8. 用过渡句开头,表示此句与上下句的关系:
Consequently, I slowed down to avoid a fine ticket.
In fact, she was a kindhearted woman.
9. 用同位语开头,表示主句位于动词发生的时间、地点、原因、方式、条件等:
A signing officer of the bank, Jane signs her name hundreds of times each day at work.
A TV addict, Jim watches TVmovies one after another every evening until after midnight.
10. 用副词从句开头,表示主句谓语动词发生的时间、地点、原因、方式、条件等:
When you are in need of help, give me a call.
Wherever you go, I follow.
Since your children love hamburgers and fries, we might as well eat in MacDonald.
As if it were summer, everybody wear shorts and a T-shirt.
In case that you get lost, call me at this number.
11. 用名词从句开头,作整句的主语:
Whether you take the positionor not makes great difference to me.
Why I am unhappy is something Ican’t explain.
What they should do about the hole in the roof is their most pressing problem.