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Participle Clauses

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    Participle Clauses
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  • Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause: I applied early, so I was disappointed not to get tickets.
    Having applied early, I was disappointed not to get tickets.
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  • Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause: The politician continued his speech once he had got the audience to be quiet.
    Having got the audience to be quiet, the politician continued his speech.
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  • Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause: Anyone who wants to improve their image often goes to a personal stylist.
    Anyone wanting to improve their image often goes to a personal stylist.
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  • went/ finished/ I/ shopping/ cleaning/ my/ having/ house/ cleaned/ ,
    Having finished cleaning my house, I went shopping.
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  • ________ in hospital for three weeks, she was delighted to be back at home.
    Having gone
    Having been stayed
    Having been
    Having being
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  • ______ hard enough for his exam, Ryan couldn’t pass it.
    having not studied
    not having studied
    not studied
    having not been studied
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  • ___ for the bus, she slipped on some ice and fell over.
    Having ran
    Have run
    have been running
    Running
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  • ___ for the final interview, the candidates were asked to prepare a short presentation.
    having selected
    Selecting
    having been selecting
    Having been selected
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  • ___ through the woods, they found a bird with a broken wing.
    Having walked
    Having been
    Being
    Walking
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  • Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause: I understood the question, so I was able to give an answer.
    Having understood the question, I was able to give an answer
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  • Finish the sentence: ____________, Susan confessed to the crime.
    Having been caught shoplifting in Rimi,.......
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  • Rewrite the sentence: When my sister heard the good news, she wanted to cry.
    Having heard the good news....
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  • Rewrite the sentence: If you see that man from a distance, he seems much younger than he actually is.
    Seen from a distance, he seems much younger than he actually is.
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  • Complete the sentence: _________, I started to panic.
    Realising/ Having realised that a giant penguin was following me....
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  • Which is NOT possible? This gallery, ___________, houses a collection of modern art.
    which was designed by a local architect
    being designed by a local architect
    designed by a local architect
    which a local architect designed
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  • Clause it! After we had seen the film, we wanted to read the book.
    Having seen the film, we wanted to read the book.
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