GRAMMAR

▶ 分詞

A 〈have〔get〕+ O +現在分詞〉「O を…させる〔させておく〕」

We can’t have John speaking like that about us.

My father got the engine running.

B 〈There + be 動詞+名詞+分詞〉

There were harder times coming after World War I.

Next year there will be more rockets launched from Tanegashima Space Center than this year.

C 独立分詞構文

Weather permitting, we’ll climb Mt. Fuji tomorrow.

All things considered, life was hard for poor immigrants at the time.

D 分詞構文を用いた慣用表現

Frankly speaking, those jeans don’t suit you.

Judging from this, I think they believe that the two men should not have been executed.

E 接続詞+分詞構文

While waiting for their decision, I felt sure that my friend would be found innocent.

F 付帯状況を表す〈with+(代)名詞+分詞〉

The ambulance came with its lights flashing.

I waited with my eyes closed.