Fill in the blanks with an appropriate participle.
1. ............................ his lesson, he went out to play cricket.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. .......................... along the street one day, I saw a dead cobra.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. ......................... the forest we advanced into the open plain.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. ............................ out of his country, he sought asylum in a foreign land.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. It ........................... a very hot day, I remained in my tent.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. A gipsy, ........................ across the meadows, found the child.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. I once saw a man .......................... on a rope.
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Wrong!
8. Not ........................ my way, I asked a policeman.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. ........................ the noise, I woke up.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. ........................ paralytic, he could not walk.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. Having learnt his lesson, he went out to play cricket.
2. Walking along the street one day, I saw a dead cobra.
3. Leaving the forest we advanced into the open plain.
4. Driven out of his country, he sought asylum in a foreign land.
5. It being a very hot day, I remained in my tent.
6. A gipsy, wandering across the meadows, found the child.
7. I once saw a man walking on a rope.
8. Not knowing my way, I asked a policeman.
9. Hearing the noise, I woke up.
10. Being paralytic, he could not walk.
