Gold B2 First unit 10 participles | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 14 Public

Revise use of present and past participle clauses

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The man who sells newspapers in the town square is very friendly.

The man selling newspapers in the town square is very friendly.

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This is just another website which claims to find customers the best deals.

This is just another website claiming to find customers the best deals.

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My uncle has a long beard which reaches down to his chest.

My uncle has a long beard reaching down to his chest.

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My father grows wonderful strawberries which burst with flavour.

My father grows wonderful strawberries bursting with flavour.

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He was angry with me because I had left without him.

He was angry with me for leaving without him.

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We live in a world which is obsessed with celebrity.

We live in a world obsessed with celebrity.

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I have a sword which is believed to have been used by Napoleon.

I have a sword believed to have been used by Napoleon.

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broke my arm while I was playing football last Saturday.

broke my arm playing football last Saturday.

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He told us about a lost city which had been discovered by explorers in the 18th century.

He told us about a lost city discovered by explorers in the 18th century.

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When I was walking to work yesterday, I saw something very strange.

Walking to work yesterday, I saw something very strange.

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For my birthday she gave me a cake which had been baked by her mother

For my birthday she gave me a cake baked by her mother

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I had a part-time job last summer in which I took people on guided tours of my town.

I had a part-time job last summer taking people on guided tours of my town.

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There weren’t enough sandwiches for everyone to have one each, which meant we had to share.

There weren’t enough sandwiches for everyone to have one each, which meant sharing.

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While I was driving into town the other day, I saw a boy who was standing in the middle of the road.

Driving into town the other day, I saw a boy standing in the middle of the road.

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