Fill in the blanks.
1. We must walk quickly ………………… we will miss the bus.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. …………………….. my work, I went home.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. We must love ……………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
4. ………………….. the noise, the thief ran away.
Correct!
Wrong!
The present participle is used to connect two actions that happen simultaneously.
5. ………………………. the storm, we had to abandon the trip.
Correct!
Wrong!
Because and since are conjunctions. They are used to connect clauses. Because of is a preposition. It is followed by a noun.
6. ……………………. the signal, the driver stopped the car.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Not ……………………. what to do, I went to bed.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. …………………… the plane landed, there was a loud explosion.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The boy ……………………… watch had been stolen complained to the police.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. ……………………… carefully you drive, you may still have an accident.
Correct!
Wrong!
However carefully you drive means 'it doesn't matter how carefully you drive'.
11. The weather ………………….. fine, we went for a walk.
Correct!
Wrong!
The weather being fine means the same as 'as the weather was fine'.
12. …………………….. the weather was fine, we went for a walk.
Correct!
Wrong!
As shows the reason.
Answers
- We must walk quickly or we will miss the bus.
- Having finished my work, I went home.
- We must love one another.
- Hearing the noise, the thief ran away.
- Because of the storm, we had to abandon the trip.
- Seeing the signal, the driver stopped the car.
- Not knowing what to do, I went to bed.
- As soon as the plane landed, there was a loud explosion.
- The boy whose watch had been stolen complained to the police.
- However carefully you drive, you may still have an accident.
- The weather being fine, we went for a walk.
- As the weather was fine, we went for a walk.
