Reduced Adverbial Clauses

______ in the hospital for 4 years, he had decided to give up his work.

• To work
• Working
• Being working
• Worked

______ one day by a passing car, the dog never walked properly again.

• Being injured
• Injuring
• Injured
• To be injured

______ women, men are much more muscular.

• Comparison with
• Comparing with
• Compared with
• To compare

“It's a shame your team didn't qualify.” - “ _____ so much success last season, I'm very disappointed.”

• Had
• We had
• Having had
• Having to

As a little boy, _____.

• I used to take my father to the circus
• my father used to take me to the circus
• I used to be taken to the circus
• my father used to be taken me to the circus

Coming unexpectedly into the room, _____ .

• so she made the intruder get surprised
• her appearance took the intruder by surprise
• it surprised the intruder with her appearance
• she took the intruder by surprise

Having been served lunch, _______.

• the problem was discussed by the members of the committee
• the committee members discussed the problem
• it was discussed by the committee members the problem
• a discussion of the problem was made by the committee

On ______ he had won, he jumped for joy.

• he was told
• having told
• being told
• telling

Since ___ to a warmer and less humid climate, I've had no trouble with my asthma.

• I move
• I moving
• upon moving
• moving

The police officer, ______ the thief, was pushing him into a police vehicle to be taken to the station.

• to catch
• to have caught
• having caught
• caught