Tham khảo tài liệu 'oxford guide to english grammar part 47', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 28 PHRASAL VERBS AND PATTERNS WITH PREPOSITIONS PAGE 316 f Method answer etc a way method ofimprovingyour memory the question of finance the answer solution key to the problem a schemefor combating crime the cause of reasonfor the accident g Need wish etc These nouns take for appetite application demand desire need preference request taste wish. a needfor low-cost housing a desirefor peace and quiet NOTE Hope takes of or for. There s no chance hope of getting there in time. Our hopes of for a good profit were disappointed. h Opinion belief etc your opinion of the film his attitude to towards his colleagues a belief in conservative values an attack on the scheme no regard respect for our institutions sympathy for the losers people s reaction to the news i Report complaint etc a report on about agriculture a comment on about the situation an interview with the President about the military action a complaint about the noise j Student ability etc a student of law great ability in at music a knowledge of the rules research into waste-recycling her skill at handling people an expert on at in work methods some experience of in selling NOTE Compare success in success at and make a success of. We had some success in our attempts to raise money. I never had any success at games. Alan made a success of the taxi business. k Trouble etc having trouble with the computer What s the matter with it some damage to my car a difficulty over with the arrangements a lack of money 29 Sentences with more than one clause 238 Summary Types of clause 239 A sentence has one or more main clauses. A main clause has a finite verb. We use and or but and so to join main clauses. It was late and I was tired. We use because when if that etc in a sub clause. I was tired because I d been working. It was late when I got home. A sub clause can be non-finite. I was too tired to do anything else. I was tired after working all day. Clause combinations 240 A sentence can consist of a number of main clauses