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Present and Past Participle Clause W Key

The document provides 10 sentences and rewrites them using present or past participles. It identifies the new clauses with underlining and provides a key with the rewritten sentences. The summaries focus on identifying the main topic of rewriting sentences using participial phrases and providing the original and rewritten examples.

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Present and Past Participle Clause W Key

The document provides 10 sentences and rewrites them using present or past participles. It identifies the new clauses with underlining and provides a key with the rewritten sentences. The summaries focus on identifying the main topic of rewriting sentences using participial phrases and providing the original and rewritten examples.

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Rewrite the sentences below using a present participle or past participle clause.

Identify the new clause


underlining it.
1. I smelt something. It was burning.

2. I was exhausted through lack of sleep and fell asleep at my desk.

3. She was doing the high jump. She twisted her ankle.

4. John spent the summer of 1990 in Europe. He was testing his boards on Austrian glaciers.

5. Peter was abandoned by his parents at an early age and took to stealing.

6. Mary had been shoplifting for many years before she was found out.

7. I left them. They were doing the washing-up.

8. He was frequently criticised for his self-centred attitude but was nonetheless very popular.

9. The bedrooms that overlook the sea are the best ones in the hotel.

10. After he was released from prison, Andy could not find a job anywhere.
Key:
1. I smelt something burning.
2. Exhausted through lack of sleep, I fell asleep at my desk.
3. She twisted her ankle doing the high jump.
4. John spent the summer of 1990 in Europe testing his boards on Austrian glaciers.
5. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, Peter took to stealing.
6. Mary had been shoplifting for many years before being found out.
7. I left them doing the washing -up.
8. Frequently criticised for his self-centred attitude, he was nonetheless very popular.
9. The bedrooms overlooking the sea are the best ones in the hotel.
10. After being released from prison, Andy could not find a job anywhere.

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