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Non-finites exercise

February 22, 2016 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate participle.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1............... his lesson, he went out to play cricket.
Wrong!
2............... along the street one day, I saw a dead cobra.
Wrong!
3............... the forest we advanced into the open plain.
Wrong!
4............... out of his country, he sought asylum in a foreign land.
Wrong!
5It ............... a very hot day, I remained in my tent.
Wrong!
6A gipsy, ............... across the meadows, found the child.
Wrong!
7I once saw a man ............... on a rope.
Wrong!
8Not ............... my way, I asked a policeman.
Wrong!
9............... the noise, I woke up.
Wrong!
10............... paralytic, he could not walk.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/10

Answers

  1. Having learnt his lesson, he went out to play cricket.
  2. Walking along the street one day, I saw a dead cobra.
  3. Leaving the forest we advanced into the open plain.
  4. Driven out of his country, he sought asylum in a foreign land.
  5. It being a very hot day, I remained in my tent.
  6. A gipsy, wandering across the meadows, found the child.
  7. I once saw a man walking on a rope.
  8. Not knowing my way, I asked a policeman.
  9. Hearing the noise, I woke up.
  10. Being paralytic, he could not walk.
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