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英语语法a bar of candy/ golda drop of blooda series of filmsan ear of barleya loaf/ slice of breada band of musiciansa crew of sailorsa flock of birdsa flock of sheepa swarm of waspsa sheet of papera troop/ arm/ batch of soldiersa glass of beera roll/ peal of thundera fit/ peal of laughtera cup of teaa ray of sunshinea bar of chocolatea cake/ bar of soapa drop of oila drop/ bucket of watera cluster/ swarm of antsa stick of chalka grain/ bucket of sanda cup of coffeea bottle/ gill/ pint/ quart of winea display of couragea fit of tempera peal of applausea ray/ flash of lighta display of powera board of directorsa cluster/ bunch of flowersa packet of cigarettesa beach of examinersan army of beggarsa congregation of prayersa staff of teachersa troupe of actors名词解释：Dangling participle:When the subject of participle is not expressed, it is normally to be the subject of the clause. It is usually poor grammar, and sometimes absurd, if this rule is broken: Trying to be quiet, the floor board creaked. But the rule is often broken when the subject is vaguely understood to be “one”, “we”, “you”, people in general.The infinitive:It occurs as a verb in the base form which may go with or without to, the former being called the to-infinitive (or simple called infinitive as the unmarked form of the category), and the latter the bare infinitive (as the marked form of the category).Non-finite verb phrase of clause:A phrase or clause where the main verb occurs in the non-finite form is termed a non-finite phrase or clause. Be-subjunctive:It is formally marked by the use of the base of the verb. That is, the verb invariably occurs in the base form free from the concord constrains with the subject and from the tense agreement with other verbs. The be-subjunctive is further divided into the formulaic subjunctive and the madative subjunctive.The finite clause and non-finite clause: The finite clauses are the ones that have subjects and finite verbs as predicates. The non-finite clauses are the