Fill in the blanks with a present or past participle.
1. Do you know the girl ......................... next to Sam?
Correct!
Wrong!
The girl sitting means the same as the girl who is sitting.
2. The passengers ......................... in the accident were taken to hospital.
Correct!
Wrong!
Passengers injured = passengers who were injured
3. She came ........................ to the room.
Correct!
Wrong!
She was running.
4. The cops .......................... the case are looking for a bald man in his 30's.
Correct!
Wrong!
Cops investigating = cops who are investigating
5. Call the man .......................... outside.
Correct!
Wrong!
Man waiting = man who is waiting
6. I was woken up by the doorbell ..............................
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The road .......................... the two villages is closed.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. They have a nice cottage ........................... the lake.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. He now lives in the house .......................... by his grandfather.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The boy ............................... by the gang is still missing.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. There were some children ............................ in the park.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. Many people ........................ to the party didn't turn up.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Do you know the girl sitting next to Sam?
- The passengers injured in the accident were taken to hospital.
- She came running to the room.
- Cops investigating the case are looking for a bald man in his 30’s.
- Call the man waiting outside.
- I was woken up by the doorbell ringing.
- The road connecting the two villages is closed.
- They have a nice cottage overlooking the lake.
- He now lives in the house built by his grandfather.
- The boy kidnapped by the gang is still missing.
- There were some children playing in the park.
- Many people invited to the party didn’t turn up.
