Fill in the blanks with a present or past participle.
1The workers had a long talk with the manager, ............... why they didn’t want to work on Saturdays.
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Use "explaining" because the workers were giving the reason during the talk.
2............... out of the window, I could see a lovely range of mountains.
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Use "Looking" because the speaker was actively looking out of the window.
3She had a ............... expression on her face.
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Use "concerned" because the expression showed worry or anxiety.
4His explanation made me more ...............
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Use "confused" because it describes how the speaker felt.
5He is an ............... writer.
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Use "interesting" because the writer causes interest in other people.
6The children get terribly ............... whenever we have guests.
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Use "excited" because it describes how the children feel.
7It was an ............... prospect.
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Use "exciting" because the prospect causes excitement.
8I couldn’t enjoy the party because I was ...............
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Use "worried" because it describes how the speaker felt.
9He lived alone, ............... by everybody.
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Use "forgotten" because it has a passive meaning: everybody had forgotten him.
10She ran out of the room ...............
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Use "screaming" because it describes what she was doing as she ran out.
11He is still nursing a ............... heart.
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Use "broken" because it describes a heart that has been emotionally hurt.
12The people ............... gave very different opinions.
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Use "questioned" because it means the people had been asked questions.
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- The workers had a long talk with the manager, explaining why they didn’t want to work on Saturdays.
- Looking out of the window, I could see a lovely range of mountains.
- She had a concerned expression on her face.
- His explanation made me more confused
- He is an interesting writer.
- The children get terribly excited whenever we have guests.
- It was an exciting prospect.
- I couldn’t enjoy the party because I was worried
- He lived alone, forgotten by everybody.
- She ran out of the room screaming
- He is still nursing a broken heart.
- The people questioned gave very different opinions.