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My courses English course Level C1 – FREE! Understanding Participle clauses in English at Level C1 When are participle clauses used? Test your skills with participle clauses

Test your skills with participle clauses. Which of the re-written sentences are correct?

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Question 1 of 9

1. Question
Which of these sentences uses the participle clause correctly?

Sue was lying in the sun. She got sunburned.
- Sue got sunburned in the sun lying.
- Sue was sunburning lying in the sun.
- Sunburning, Sue was in the sun lying.
- Lying in the sun, Sue got sunburned.
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Question 2 of 9

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John has just retired. He is now able to spend more time gardening.
- Having just been gardening, John is now able to retire.
- Having just retired, John is now able to spend more time gardening.
- Spending more time gardening, John is now able to retire.
- Spending more time, John is now able to retire in the garden.
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Question 3 of 9

3. Question
They bought their cinema tickets. Then they went to find a seat.
- Having cinema tickets, they bought their seat.
- Having found a seat, they bought their cinema tickets.
- Having bought a seat, they found their cinema tickets.
- Having bought their cinema tickets, they went to find a seat.
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Question 4 of 9

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The student sat in front of the computer and wrote his essay.
- Sitting in front of the computer, the student wrote his essay.
- Sitting in front of the essay, the student wrote his computer.
- Having written his essay, the student sat in front of his computer.
- Writing his essay, the student sat in front of the computer.
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Question 5 of 9

5. Question
Some people argue against school uniforms. They feel children should wear what they want to.
- Wearing school uniforms, some people feel children should argue against this.
- Arguing against school uniforms, some people feel children should wear what they want to.
- Some people feel children should be arguing against school uniforms, wearing what they want to.
- Arguing against children should wear what they want to, some people want school uniforms.
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Question 6 of 9

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Some students are disappointed in their progress at school. These students often do not go into further education.
- Disappointed in their progress at school, these/some students often do not go into further education.
- These/some students often are not going into further education, disappointed in their progress at school.
- Disappointed in further education, these/some students often do not progress at school.
- These/some students often do not go into further education so are disappointed in their progress at school.
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Question 7 of 9

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Children do not have the maturity to make every choice themselves. A parent or guardian is need to make decisions on their behalf.
- Not having children, a parent or guardian needs to make decisions on their behalf.
- Not having the maturity to make every choice themselves, children need a parent or guardian to make decisions on their behalf.
- Having the maturity to make every choice themselves, children need a parent or guardian to make decisions on their behalf.
- Needing a parent or guardian to make decisions on their behalf, children don’t have maturity.
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Question 8 of 9

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I didn’t want to break the law. I called the police instead.
- Not wanting to break the law, I called the police instead.
- Not wanting to call the police, I broke the law instead.
- Calling the police, I didn’t want to break the law.
- Breaking the law, I didn’t call the police instead.
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Question 9 of 9

9. Question
John travelled overseas a lot as a teenager. He is more open minded to different cultures.
- Having different cultures, John is more open to travelling overseas.
- Having been opened to a lot of different cultures as a teenager, John travels a lot.
- Being more open to different cultures as a teenager, John travelled a lot.
- Having travelled overseas a lot as a teenager, John is more open to different cultures.
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