Participle clauses
Participle Clauses представляют собой конструкцию, в которой главное предложение связано с побочным предложением с помощью причастий. Позволяют нам добавить информацию, в экономном виде , есть present participles (going, reading, seeing, walking, etc.), past participles (gone, read, seen, walked, etc.) or perfect participles (having gone, having read, having seen, having walked, etc.).
Примеры: Waiting for Ellie, I made some tea. (While I was waiting for Ellie, I made some tea.)
Примеры: Waiting for Ellie, I made some tea. (While I was waiting for Ellie, I made some tea.)
"Having killed" indicates that the action of killing happened before another action in the clause, while "killing" (present participle) suggests an ongoing or continuous action or a reason for something.
Past participle describes something that has been acted upon, like in "The car accident killed three people" (the people were the subject of the killing). In a participle clause, it would be something like, "The house, killed by the fire, was a total loss," meaning the fire caused the house to be destroyed.
Past participle describes something that has been acted upon, like in "The car accident killed three people" (the people were the subject of the killing). In a participle clause, it would be something like, "The house, killed by the fire, was a total loss," meaning the fire caused the house to be destroyed.
1) We broke the computer (the computer belongs to my father)
2) The man is in the garden (the man is wearing a blue jumper)
3) We found a doctor (the doctor works at a hospital in Madrid)
4) People will not be allowed to enter (people have arrived late)
5) Don't wake the baby (the baby is sleeping in the next room)
6) Who is that boy (that boy is walking in the forest)?
7) The man is over there (the man wants coffee)
8) Those books were mine (those books had been lying on the table)
9) Julia is on the train (the train is arriving at Platform 3)
10) They called a lawyer (the lawyer lived nearby)
2) The man is in the garden (the man is wearing a blue jumper)
3) We found a doctor (the doctor works at a hospital in Madrid)
4) People will not be allowed to enter (people have arrived late)
5) Don't wake the baby (the baby is sleeping in the next room)
6) Who is that boy (that boy is walking in the forest)?
7) The man is over there (the man wants coffee)
8) Those books were mine (those books had been lying on the table)
9) Julia is on the train (the train is arriving at Platform 3)
10) They called a lawyer (the lawyer lived nearby)
Exercise 1
- We broke the computer belonging to my father.
- The man wearing a blue jumper is in the garden.
- We found a doctor working at a hospital in Madrid.
- People arriving late will not be allowed to enter.
- Don’t wake the baby sleeping in the next room.
- Who is that boy walking in the forest?
- The man wanting coffee is over there.
- Those books lying on the table were mine.
- Julia is on the train arriving at Platform 3.
- They called a lawyer living nearby.
Answers:
Participle clauses
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___ by the changing information, they thought the plane was cancelled.
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2 )___ at a low temperature, these jeans will keep their original colour for a long time.
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3) ___ the paper, he saw the news about his hometown.
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4 ) ___ by a local architect and artist, the house combines traditional materials with original design.
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5) ___ in India for two years, Kaleem could speak some Hindi.
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6) ___ in prisons throughout her twenties, she wrote her first play about life behind bars.
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7) ___ through the woods, they found a bird with a broken wing.
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8) __ for the final interview, the candidates were asked to prepare a short presentation.
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Participle clauses 2
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1) ___ lunch, I sat in the garden with a drink.
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2 ) ___ for the bus, she slipped on some ice and fell over.
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3) On ___ her former owner, the dog ran across the room to greet him.
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4) __ in hospital for several weeks, she was delighted to be home.
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5) ___ by all the attention, he thanked everyone for the cake and presents.
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6) The building collapsed, ___ two people.
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7) __ under normal clothes, a thermal layer keeps you warm in minus temperatures.
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8) ___ by the sun, she didn't see the boy crossing the road.
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Great work! Well done!
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