Fill in the blanks.
1. It ....................... a hot day, I could not do much work.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. .......................... the thief by his arm, the policeman led him away.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. The soup .......................... too salty, I could not drink it.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. It ....................... a Sunday, all the shops were closed.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The gatekeeper ............................... the door, we entered.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. ........................... up the gun, he started firing indiscriminately.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The sun ..............................., the travelers stopped the journey.
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Wrong!
8. The sea .............................. they abandoned the swim.
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Wrong!
9. ................................. by his progress, he made another attempt.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. ......................... very sad, she couldn't stop weeping.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. Weather ............................., we will go sailing.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. ........................... dissatisfied with his job, he resigned.
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Wrong!
Answers
- It being a hot day, I could not do much work.
- Catching/Having caught the thief by his arm, the policeman led him away.
- The soup being too salty, I could not drink it.
- It being a Sunday, all the shops were closed.
- The gatekeeper having opened the door, we entered.
- Picking up the gun, he started firing indiscriminately.
- The sun having set the travelers stopped the journey.
- The sea being rough they abandoned the swim.
- Encouraged by his progress, he made another attempt.
- Being very sad, she couldn’t stop weeping.
- Weather permitting, we will go sailing.
- Being dissatisfied with his job, he resigned.
