WorksheetsReducing Ing Clauses
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Identify the ing clause in the following sentence: 'She was singing while cooking dinner.'
cooking dinner
singing while cooking dinner
while cooking dinner
She was singing
Rewrite the sentence 'I saw a man who was walking his dog.' using a reduced ing clause.
I saw a man who is walking his dog.
I saw a man who walks his dog.
I saw a man walking his dog.
I saw a man who walked his dog.
Rewrite the sentence 'The children were playing in the garden when it started raining.' using a reduced ing clause.
The children were plays in the garden when it started raining.
The children playing in the garden when it started raining.
The children were play in the garden when it started raining.
The children were played in the garden when it started raining.
Rewrite the sentence 'He was reading a book while waiting for the bus.' using a reduced ing clause.
He waited for the bus while reading a book.
Reading a book, he waited for the bus.
He was reading a book and waiting for the bus.
While waiting for the bus, he read a book.
4. Having lost my ATM card, I can't withdraw money from an ATM
Same time
Different time
Reason
Reduce it: The man who works at Costco lives on Pine Street.
The man works at Costco lives in Pine Street.
The man who working at Costco lives in Pine Street.
The man working at Costco lives in Pine Street.
The man who work at Costco lives in Pine Street.
Reduce it: Samsung is the company which will sell many new telephone models next year.
Samsung is the company will sell many new telephone models next year.
Samsung is the company which many new telephone models next year.
Samsung is the company selling many new telephone models next year.
Samsung is the company that they will selll many new telephone models next year.
He drives at a speed of 90 miles ...... hour.
A
An
The
...... price of petrol keeps rising.
A
The
An
None of them
Can you please go to ..... grocery store on Fifth Street and buy 2 cartons of milk?
A
An
The
None of them
Do you know Ali? He is .... doctor.
A
The
An
None of them
The only sport we enjoy is ...... hockey.
None of them
A
The
An
Mount Everest is in ....... Himalayas
A
An
The
None of them
The word that best describes this image is:
unethical
frivolous
audacious
prudent
The word that best describes this image is:
prudent
confidential
hazardous
unethical
As a security expert, Mia is________using fingerprint and facial recognition systems instead of passwords.
knowledgeable about
feed up with
Our manager criticizes our work and often loses his temper. We sometimes feel ___________________ him. but we're not sure how to improve the situation.
intimidated by
reliant on
