Reduced Adverb Clauses - Active and Passive Meanings

While ___ work, I saw an old friend of mine.

• a. I walking home from

• b. walking home from

• c. walked home from

• d. walking home work

Before ___, I brushed my teeth.

• a. left my house

• b. I leaving my house

• c. leaving my house

• d. my house leaving

While ___ about adverb clauses, a mild earthquake shook the classroom.

• a. the teacher lecturing

• b. the teacher was lecturing

• c. lecturing

• d. lectured

___ the necessary qualifications, she was not hired for a job.

• a. Lacked

• b. When lacking

• c. Lacking

• d. Because lacking

___, Mey was watching her favorite TV program.

• a. While Layna talking to his friend

• b. While Layna was talked to his friend

• c. While Layna was talking to his friend

• d. Layna was talking to his friend while

___ the age of 21, he was able to gamble in South Korea.

• a. When reached

• b. Reached

• c. As reaching

• d. Upon reaching

Since ___ his MBA studies, Selim has secured a great job as a finance manager of a major corporation in Turkey.

• a. he finishing

• b. he finish

• c. finished

• d. finishing

___, a cat chased us down the street.

• a. While we were running

• b.While running

• c. We were running while

• d. While running we were

Peter went back to school ___ the phone.

• a. after John calling him on

• b. John had called him on

• c. after John had called him on

• d. after John had called him

Before ___ visit my brother and his family, I will need to finish all of my business dealings with my clients.

• a. leaving for Indonesia

• b. left for North Indonesia

• c. leaving for Indonesia to

• d. I leaving Indonesia to