Fill in the blanks
1. ………………….. the footsteps, the thief ran away.
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The present participle is used to combine two clauses when they refer to actions that happen simultaneously.
2. The poor man ……………………. very hungry ate the food greedily.
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Wrong!
3. ……………………….. his muscle power, he was defeated by his opponent.
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Wrong!
In spite of is a preposition. Use it before a noun.
4. ……………………. a cripple, he cannot walk.
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Wrong!
He is a cripple. He cannot walk. Here we can replace is with being and write 'Being a cripple, he cannot walk.'
5. …………………………. himself in deep debt, he decided to sell his home.
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He found himself in deep debt. He decided to sell his home. We can connect these two sentences using finding.
6. In the event of such a thing ………………………, I will quit.
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Wrong!
7. He intends to make another attempt ……………………….. his repeated failures.
Please select 2 correct answers
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Either despite or notwithstanding can be used here.
8. …………………………. my best efforts, I could not succeed.
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Wrong!
9. ………………………. pity for the mouse, the magician turned it into a cat.
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10. ………………………….. dissatisfied, he resigned his job.
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He was dissatisfied. He resigned his job. We can replace was with being. Being dissatisfied, he resigned his job.
11. …………………….. the message, he departed.
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When one action follows another action, we can express that idea with a perfect participle.
Answers
- Hearing the footsteps, the thief ran away.
- The poor man being very hungry ate the food greedily.
- In spite of his muscle power, he was defeated by his opponent.
- Being a cripple, he cannot walk.
- Finding himself in deep debt, he decided to sell his home.
- In the event of such a thing happening, I will quit.
- He intends to make another attempt despite /notwithstanding his repeated failures.
- In spite of / Despite my best efforts, I could not succeed.
- Feeling pity for the mouse, the magician turned it into a cat.
- Being dissatisfied, he resigned his job.
- Having delivered the message, he departed.
