Unit 5 - Participle clauses - Exercises 1,2

Find and correct ONE mistake in the sentence:

Was waiting for the train, I read some articles about global warming.

Find and correct ONE mistake in the sentence:

Saw the forest fire, the children immediately called the police.

Find and correct ONE mistake in the sentence:

The students took part in green activities, were planting more than 100 trees.

Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause:

Some farmers were worried about the consequences of deforestation, so they stopped burning trees to create farmland. = ......................................................, some farmers stopped burning trees to create farmland.

Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause:

If carbon dioxide is produced in huge amounts, it causes air pollution and climate change. = ........................................................................, carbon dioxide causes air pollution and climate change.

Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause:

If farm animals are not kept cool in hot weather, they can suffer from heat stress. = ..................................................................., farm animals can suffer from heat stress.

Rewrite the sentence using a participle clause:

The farmers cut down the trees, and started using the land for growing crops. = ......................................................................., the farmers started using the land for growing crops.