Fill in the blanks.
1. He injured his knee ………………………. football.
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Wrong!
He injured his knee while playing football = He injured his knee playing football.
2. ………………………. tired and sleepy, I went to bed early.
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Wrong!
I was feeling tired and sleepy. I went to bed early. We can connect it with the present participle feeling.
3. …………………………. aloud, he ran out of the house.
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4. ………………………… work, he started looking for somewhere to live.
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Wrong!
5. ………………………. merrily, she walked into the room.
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Wrong!
6. ……………………… out of the window, she plucked the fruits.
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7. …………………….. a gun out of his pocket, he threatened to kill me.
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8. ……………………….. his job, he is struggling to meet his expenses.
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9. …………………………. that movie, I was not keen on watching it again.
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10. ……………………….. all his money, he went home.
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11. …………………….. a vegetarian, she doesn’t eat fish or meat.
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12. ……………………….. able to speak the local language, I had difficulty conversing with the local people.
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Answers
- He injured his knee playing football.
- Feeling tired and sleepy, I went to bed early.
- Crying aloud, he ran out of the house.
- Having found work, he started looking for somewhere to live.
- Singing merrily, she walked into the room.
- Leaning out of the window, she plucked the fruits.
- Pulling a gun out of his pocket, he threatened to kill me.
- Having lost his job, he is struggling to meet his expenses.
- Having already seen that movie, I was not keen on watching it again.
- Having lost all his money, he went home.
- Being a vegetarian, she doesn’t eat fish or meat.
- Not being able to speak the local language, I had difficulty conversing with the local people.
