PARTICIPLE CLAUSES
Task: Fill in the gaps with one of the words below:
condition time reason
Full clause
e.g. He will be unable to answer your
1)________________ questions because he is not qualified.
e.g. As I hadn't been asked, I didn't
really want to interfere.
e.g. If you treat it gently, the fabric
2)________________ should last for years.
e.g. The corporation shut down the
3)________________ plant, with the result that many
workers were left unemployed.
As we turned the corner we saw the
4)________________ hospital in front of us.
PARTICIPLE CLAUSES
Task: Fill in the gaps with one of the words below:
condition time reason
Full clause
e.g. He will be unable to answer your
1)________________ questions because he is not qualified.
e.g. As I hadn't been asked, I didn't
really want to interfere.
e.g. If you treat it gently, the fabric
2)________________ should last for years.
e.g. The corporation shut down the
3)________________ plant, with the result that many
workers were left unemployed.
As we turned the corner we saw the
4)________________ hospital in front of us.
result
Participle clause
Not being qualified, he will be unable to
answer your questions.
Not having been asked, I didn't really
want to interfere.
Treated gently, the fabric should last for
years.
The corporation shut down the plant,
leaving many workers unemployed.
Turning the corner, we saw the hospital
in front of us.
result
Participle clause
Not being qualified, he will be unable to
answer your questions.
Not having been asked, I didn't really
want to interfere.
Treated gently, the fabric should last for
years.
The corporation shut down the plant,
leaving many workers unemployed.
Turning the corner, we saw the hospital
in front of us.