5. Advanced • Level 3

Participle Clauses

10 Questions • 3 Minutes

📖 Lesson: Participle Clauses

Definition

We use -ing or -ed clauses to shorten sentences, usually when two actions happen at the same time or one follows another.

Active (-ING)

"I walked down the street. I saw John."
-> "Walking down the street, I saw John."

Passive (-ED)

"He was shocked by the news. He cried."
-> "Shocked by the news, he cried."

Reason

"Feeling hungry, I made a sandwich." (Because I felt hungry).

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1. _____ down the street, I saw John.

AWalking
BWalked
CWalk
DTo walk

2. _____ by the news, she cried.

AShocked
BShocking
CShock
DTo shock

3. _____ the work, he went home.

AHaving finished
BFinished
CFinishing
DFinish

4. The man _____ the car is my dad.

Adriving
Bdriven
Cdrove
Ddrives

5. The book _____ by him is famous.

Awritten
Bwriting
Cwrote
Dwrites

6. _____ hungry, I made a sandwich.

AFeeling
BFelt
CFeel
DTo feel

7. _____ in 1900, the house is old.

ABuilt
BBuilding
CBuild
DTo build

8. Not _____ the answer, I stayed silent.

Aknowing
Bknown
Cknew
Dknow

9. _____ by a dog, he went to hospital.

ABitten
BBiting
CBit
DBite

10. _____ the button, the door opened.

APressing
BPressed
CPress
DTo press