Complete the following sentences.
1............... having many shortcomings, she is a nice woman at heart.
Wrong!
Use "In spite of" before a noun or gerund phrase to show contrast.
2............... being a statesman, Winston Churchill was a writer.
Wrong!
Use "Besides" to mean "in addition to" before a gerund phrase.
3............... having a lot of money, he leads a miserable life.
Wrong!
Use "Despite" before a noun or gerund phrase to show contrast.
4They ............... decided to disperse the meeting.
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The adverb "unanimously" modifies the verb "decided".
5............... on tiptoe, he reached for the apple.
Wrong!
The participle "Standing" introduces the action happening at the same time.
6The rain ............... stopped, we continued our journey.
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The absolute phrase needs the participle "having" before "stopped".
7She will ............... come.
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The adverb "certainly" modifies the verb phrase "will come".
8The chairman ............... taken his seat, the meeting began.
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The absolute phrase needs the participle "having" before "taken".
9It is your duty ............... your brother.
Wrong!
After "It is your duty," the infinitive "to help" is the natural complement.
10............... a noise, the thief ran away.
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The participle "Hearing" shows the reason the thief ran away.
Answers
- In spite of having many shortcomings, she is a nice woman at heart.
- Besides being a statesman, Winston Churchill was a writer.
- Despite having a lot of money, he leads a miserable life.
- They unanimously decided to disperse the meeting.
- Standing on tiptoe, he reached for the apple.
- The rain having stopped, we continued our journey.
- She will certainly come.
- The chairman having taken his seat, the meeting began.
- It is your duty to help your brother.
- Hearing a noise, the thief ran away.
