A. Rewrite the following sentences, using the participle
construction.
Examples:
(a) The thief saw the policeman and ran away.
Ans. Seeing the policeman the thief ran away.
(b) As the weather was warm, I took off my coat.
Ans. The weather being warm, I took off my coat.
(c) He was dissatisfied with the job and resigned it.
Ans. (Being) dissatisfied with the job he resigned it.
1. The man heard the noise and woke up.
2. I walked up to the front door and rang the bell.
3. He opened the drawer and took out a revolver.
4. The hunter took up his gun and shot the bird.
5. As the day was very hot we decided to stay there.
6. The play was very popular, so it was difficult to get tickets.
7. When he returned home, he found the child missing.
8. He loudly knocked at the gate and demanded admission.
9. As I thought it was quite cheap, I bought it.
10. As I did not know the way, I asked a policeman.
11. I was tired of waiting and decided to go back home.
12. He was driven out of the country and settled down in a
foreign land.
13. The boy was discouraged by his failure and made no more
efforts.
14. They were depressed by tiredness and decided to take rest.
15. The boy was encouraged by the teacher and he joined the
army.
16. He got off his horse and began searching for something on
the ground
Answers
Answer:
Study the following sentences with participles :
We met a boy carrying books.
Knocking at the gate, he was crying bitterly.
Thinking about the problem, he sat down.
He fell down fighting.
The participles used in the above sentences end with-ing. They are called present participles. Please note that present participles represent an action in progress or we may say the action which is incomplete and going on.
3. However, a participle can represent an action which has been completed. In such cases the third, form of the verb is used. Such participles are called Past Participle.
Study the following sentences :
Blinded by dust, the man stopped on the road.
Deceived by friends, he felt very sad.
Time wasted is the time lost.
Tired by walking, he called a cab.
I saw a plant laden with flowers.
Besides the Present Participle and the Past Participle, we have Perfect Participle too. It represents an action completed at some past time.
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