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Joining two sentences using participles

September 21, 2014 - pdf

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.

Correct! Wrong!

2. Who is that pretty girl ........................................ in the corner?

Correct! Wrong!

3. Most of the people ............................................ to the party, didn’t turn up.

Correct! Wrong!

4. Not ................................................ what to do, I called the police.

Correct! Wrong!

5. He was sitting at a table .......................................... with papers.

Correct! Wrong!

6. Who is that girl ........................................... with your brother?

Correct! Wrong!

7. .......................................... much blood, she became unconscious.

Correct! Wrong!

8. ................................................ my engineering exams, I took up cheating.

Correct! Wrong!

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.

 

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