Participle Clauses
Participle Clauses
PARTICIPLE CLAUSES
Rewrite the sentences below using a present participle, past participle or
perfect participle clause. Identify the new clause underlining it.
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ntroduction 1 - Click on all the present participles and the past participles in
these sentences to underline them. If there's more than one participle, click
on both of them. To undo, click again.
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He walked into the caf, wearing a red carnation and holding newspaper.
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The battle was fought at this place. The battle was very significant.
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The children went from house to house. They played trick or treat.
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The picture which was stolen from a museum was offered on Ebay.
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We were sitting in the bus shelter and waited for the rain to stop.
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They were chatting along and didn't see the car coming.
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The reception had been prepared carefully and was a great success.
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He was picked up by his mother and didn't have to wait for the bus.
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She had finished her degree and started to work for an international
company.
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She was listening to the radio and didn't hear the doorbell.
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The room had not been tidied up yet and looked like a battlefield.
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As she didn't have a boyfriend, she flirted with every guy she met.
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Since she didn't hear the doorbell, she missed the delivery.
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After I had dropped him at the station, I drove straight to the supermarket.
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While they were talking on the phone, they forgot everything around them.
Make one sentence each time using a participle clause. Keep the meaning the same. Type
the sentence into the box.
example
Here is the museum. I told you about it. - Here is the museum
This is the man. We bought the ring from him. - This is the man
We can't afford new cars. Their price is too high. - We can't afford new cars
The film is about a king. His brother kills him. - The film is about a king
I met some people. Their houses were badly damaged. - I met some people
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is 70 now, is a nice
person.
was more
comfortable.
This is the girl who I told you about. - This is the girl
I gave you?
is quite boring, is
important to him.
Her sister Jane, who is three years younger, is a bright student. - Her sister Jane,
is
Sam, who we saw at the dance, is going to start a new company. - Sam,
the dance, is going to start a new company.
we saw at