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Non-finites exercise

February 22, 2016 B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate participle.

Progress 0 of 10 answered
1............... his lesson, he went out to play cricket.
Wrong!
"Having learnt" shows that the lesson was learnt before he went out to play cricket.
2............... along the street one day, I saw a dead cobra.
Wrong!
"Walking" introduces an action happening at the same time as the main event.
3............... the forest, we advanced into the open plain.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both work: "Leaving" presents the two actions as closely connected, and "Having left" stresses that we left the forest first. "Left" would need a passive meaning.
4............... out of his country, he sought asylum in a foreign land.
Wrong!
"Driven" is a past participle with a passive meaning: he was forced out of his country.
5It ............... a very hot day, I remained in my tent.
Wrong!
"Being" forms the absolute phrase "It being a very hot day" to give the reason.
6A gypsy, ............... across the meadows, found the child.
Wrong!
"Wandering" is a present participle describing the gypsy.
7I once saw a man ............... on a rope.
Wrong!
"Walking" is used after a verb of perception to show the action seen in progress.
8Not ............... my way, I asked a policeman.
Wrong!
"Knowing" is the correct present participle after "Not" in this reason clause.
9............... the noise, I woke up.
Wrong!
"Hearing" introduces the cause of waking up.
10............... paralytic, he could not walk.
Wrong!
"Being" gives the reason why he could not walk.

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  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 / Having left 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 gypsy, 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.

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