1. Ryan Abood, CEO of GourmetGiftBaskets.com, assembled a cupcake "dream team" including master-baker George Algarin to begin making the cake on August 12, five days before the scheduled unveiling.
本句是一個簡單句,句子的主干是Ryan Abood assembled a cupcake "dream team"。CEO of GourmetGiftBaskets.com是Ryan Abood的同位語,起補充說明的作用。including master-baker George Algarin現在分詞短語作后置定語,to begin...on August 12不定式短語作目的狀語。five days before the scheduled unveiling是August 12的同位語,起補充說明的作用。
語法重點:分詞短語作定語,不定式短語作狀語,同位語
2. "The huge 8x8 feet oven was opened and we found that the weight of the expanding batter crushed one of the main convection tubes blowing hot air into the heart of the cupcake causing cup-cake to collapse."
本句是一個復合句,主句是由and連接的兩個并列的句子。第二個句子中,that引導賓語從句,作found的賓語。其中blowing hot... cupcake 現在分詞短語作結果狀語,修飾tubes o causing...collapse現在分詞短語作結果狀語。
語法重點:并列結構,分詞短語作狀語,分詞短語作狀語