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participle clauses

participle clauses

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12th Grade

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CCSS
L.1.4C, L.3.1A, L.2.1F

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participle clauses

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Present participle clauses

  • To give the result of an action: The bomb exploded, destroying the building.

  • To give the reason for an action: Knowing she loved reading, Richard bought her a book.

  • To talk about an action that happened at the same time as another action: Standing in the queue, I realised I didn't have any money.

  •  To add information about the subject of the main clause: Starting in the new year, the new policy bans cars in the city centre.


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Past participle clauses

Note that past participles normally have a passive meaning.

  • With a similar meaning to an if condition: Used in this way, participles can make your writing more concise. (If you use participles in this way, … )

  • To add information about the subject of the main clause: Filled with pride, he walked towards the stage.

  • To give the reason for an action: Worried by the news, she called the hospital.

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Perfect participle clauses

show that the action they describe was finished before the action in the main clause. Perfect participles can be structured to make an active or passive meaning.

  • Having got dressed, he slowly went downstairs.

  • Having finished their training, they will be fully qualified doctors.

  • Having been made redundant, she started looking for a new job.

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Participle clauses after conjunctions and prepositions

It is also common for participle clauses, especially with -ing, to follow conjunctions and prepositions such as beforeafterinstead ofonsincewhenwhile and in spite of.

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  • Before cooking, you should wash your hands. 

  • Instead of complaining about it, they should try doing something positive.

  • On arriving at the hotel, he went to get changed.

  • While packing her things, she thought about the last two years.

  • In spite of having read the instructions twice, I still couldn’t understand how to use it.

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Multiple Choice

___ by the changing information, they thought the plane was cancelled.

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Confusing

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Confused

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Having confused

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Multiple Choice

___ at a low temperature, these jeans will keep their original colour for a long time.

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Washed

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Washing

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Having washed

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Multiple Choice

___ the paper, he saw the news about his hometown.

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Read

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Reading

3

Having read

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Multiple Choice

___ by a local architect and artist, the house combines traditional materials with original design.

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Building

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Built

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Having built

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Multiple Choice

___ in India for two years, Kaleem could speak some Hindi.

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Living

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Lived

3

Having lived

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Multiple Choice

___ in prisons throughout her twenties, she wrote her first play about life behind bars.

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After working

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Worked

3

Having been worked

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Multiple Choice

___ through the woods, they found a bird with a broken wing.

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Walking

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Having walked

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Walked

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Multiple Choice

___ for the final interview, the candidates were asked to prepare a short presentation.

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Having been selected

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Selecting

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Selected

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