Question

38. Combine the following pair of sentences using non-finite clause beginning with a participle (-ing/-ed) i . (a) The girl was injured in the accident. (b) The girl was taken to hospital. ii. (a) He looked over his shoulder. (b) He saw the police chasing him.​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) The girl was injured in the accident and she was taken to hospital.

(b) He looked over his shoulder and saw the police chasing him

Answer 2

It is a dependent clause built on a to infinitive

• It has a verb that has no tense, implying that it does not specify the moment at which anything occurred.
• It does not matter as to whether the event took place before, during, or afterwards.
• The correct sentences after adding the non finite clause are -

1. Being injured in the accident, the girl was taken to hospital.
2. Looking over his shoulder, he saw the police chasing him.