Participle Clauses

Participle Clauses

Why? How?

Poll

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Open Ended

Why do you think we use participle clauses? Why do we have them?

Why?

• To add information

• To add it in a more economical way

• To make our writing and speaking more efficient and more elegant

Multiple Select

Which sentences have a participle clause?

• Waiting for Ellie, I made some tea.

• Standing in the queue, I realised I didn't have any money.

• Worried by the news, she called the hospital.

• The Statue of Liberty, built by a Frenchman, was a gift.

PRESENT PARTICIPLE (-ING)

To replace a relative clause in Active Voice.

For example: The girl talking (Instead of "who is talking) to Jim is my sister.

"The woman who is smiling in the photo is my grandmother".

"The woman smiling in the photo is my grandmother".

PRESENT PARTICIPLE (-ING)

To replace a time clause. (when, while, after...)

For example: Looking (Instead of "While I was looking") through things in my drawer, I came across some old pictures.

"Washing the dishes, John broke a glass."

"While he was washing the dishes, John broke a glass."

PRESENT PARTICIPLE (-ING)

To replace a clause of reason (because, as, since...)

For example: Feeling (instead of "Because I felt") extremely tired, I decided to rest under a tree.

"Being really good at sports, I didn't have to work that hard."

"As I was really good at sports, I didn't have to work that hard."

Multiple Choice

Feeling tired, I went back to my room.

• because I felt tired

• because I feel tired

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct meaning for the participles in bold:

I watched my friends swimming in the sea.

• who were swimming

• while I was swimming

• because they were swimming

PAST PARTICIPLE (-ED)

To replace a Relative Clause in the passive voice.

Clothes made (instead of "which are made") in France and Italy are very elegant.

"Lionel Messi, born in Argentina, is a famous footballer."

"Lionel Messi, who was born in Argentina, is a famous footballer."

PAST PARTICIPLE (-ED)

Instead of a subject + verb in the Passive Voice. To add information about the subject of the main clause.

For example: Shocked (Instead of "They were shocked") by the tragedy, they didn't know what to say.

This basically works as an adjective.

"Loved by everyone, Dan was a wonderful character".

"He was loved by everyone, Dan was a wonderful character."

Multiple Choice

_____ up by the thunderstorm, Ada couldn't get back to sleep.

• Wake

• Woke

• Woken

• Waken

Extra Info about Participle Clauses

+ To form the negative add NOT before the participles.

Not wanting to miss the bus, the ran to the bus stop. (Because he didn't want to miss the bus...)

+ It is common for participle clauses (especially with -ing) to follow conjunctions and prepositions, e.g. before, after, instead of, on, since, when, while and in spite of.

Before cooking, you should wash your hands. 

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

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• I'm completely lost.

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Multiple Choice

On ___ her former owner, the dog ran across the room to greet him.

• seeing

• seen

• see

Multiple Choice

The building collapsed, ___ two people.

• injuring

• injured

• injure

Quick explanation

The building was the "actor" of activity, the one who did it. It was the building which caused the injury. Therefore, we need -ing participle, not -ed (which is used for Passive Voice, not active).

Multiple Choice

During the evening entertainment, we watched a group of dancers ....

• performed a traditional dance.

• performance a traditional dance.

• performing a traditional dance.

• performs a traditional dance.

Multiple Choice

_____ by the TV show, Tracy felt asleep.

• Bored

• Boring

• Being boring

• Was bored

Multiple Choice

We took part in events organised by the hotel.

• because they were organised

• which were organised

Multiple Choice

We visited a town _______________________.

• building in ancient times by the Romans.

• built in ancient times by the Romans.

• builded in ancient times for the Romans.

• build in ancient times of the Romans.

Open Ended

How do you feel about participle clauses? What problems do you feel you have?