Modifying Adverbial Phrases

Find the sentence with the same meaning:

While I was driving to work, I got stuck in traffic.

• While driving to work, I got stuck in traffic.

• While drived to work, I got stuck in traffic.

• While driving to worked, I got stuck in traffic

• While driving to work, I got stuck in a cage.

Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:

• After do military service, he became a monk.

• After did military service, he became a monk.

• After done military service, he became a monk.

• After doing military service, he became a monk.

Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:

He wrote his first book after he recovered from a major illness.

• He wrote his first book before recovering from a major illness.

• He wrote his first book after recovering from a major illness.

• He wrote his first book after recover from a major illness.

• He wrote his first book after recovered from a major illness.

Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:

He feeds the cats before he goes to work.

• He feeds the cats before go to work.

• He feeds the cats before going to work.

• He feeds the cats before went to work.

• He feeds the cats after going to work.

Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:

Because she was late, she didn’t get tickets for the show.

• Being late, she didn’t get tickets for the show.

• Being late, she don't get tickets for the show.

• Being late, she did get tickets for the show.

• Being early, she didn’t get tickets for the show.

Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:

While I was walking to class, I found a lost wallet.

• While I was walked to class, I found a lost wallet.

• While walking to class, I found a lost wallet.

• While was walking to class, I found a lost wallet.

• While I was walk to class, I found a lost wallet.

Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:

Before I left for work, I ate breakfast.

• Before leaving for work, I ate breakfast.

• Before leave for work, I ate breakfast.

• Before leaving for work, I ate dinner.

• Before leaving for work, I ate lunch.

Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:

Because Tom needed help, he hired an office assistant.

• Needing help, Tom hired an office assistant.

• Needing helped, Tom hired an office assistant.

• Needing helping, Tom hired an office assistant.

• Needing hellp, Tom hired an office assistant.

To reduce adverb clauses to modified adverbial phrases, the subjects of the two sentences should be _____.

• different

• the same

• better

• good

Find the sentence with the reduced adverb clause:

Because I don’t know her phone number, I can’t call her.

• Not know her phone number, I can’t call her.

• Not knowed her phone number, I can’t call her.

• Not knowing her phone number, I can call her.

• Not knowing her phone number, I can’t call her.