We can use participles to combine two sentences. Note that this technique is used when both clauses have the same subject.
Study the example given below.
- She ran out of the room. She was screaming.
We can rewrite this sentence as:
- She ran out of the room screaming.
Another example is given below:
- I lost all my money. I went home.
- Having lost all my money, I went home.
Exercise
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate participle.
1. ........................................ by his family, he decided to become a monk.
Wrong!
2. Who is that pretty girl ........................................ in the corner?
Wrong!
3. Most of the people ............................................ to the party, didn’t turn up.
Wrong!
4. Not ................................................ what to do, I called the police.
Wrong!
5. He was sitting at a table .......................................... with papers.
Wrong!
6. Who is that girl ........................................... with your brother?
Wrong!
7. .......................................... much blood, she became unconscious.
Wrong!
8. ................................................ my engineering exams, I took up cheating.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/8
Answers
1. Rejected by his family, he decided to become a monk.
2. Who is that pretty girl sitting in the corner?
3. Most of the people invited to the party, didn’t turn up.
4. Not knowing what to do, I called the police.
5. He was sitting at a table covered with papers.
6. Who is that girl dancing with your brother?
7. Having lost much blood, she became unconscious.
8. Having failed my engineering exams, I took up cheating.
