Question

D. Combine the following sentences using participles.
1. She knew the answer. She raised her hand.
2. He worked hard. He won the competition.
3. John ran fast. He won the race.
4. I heard the news of her death. I went to her house.
5. He dropped her at her home. He went to his own home.​

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Combine the following sentences using participles.

1. She knew the answer. She raised her hand.

• Knowing the answer, she raised her hand.
• Here sentences have been combined by following the rules of present participle.

2. He worked hard. He won the competition.

• Having worked hard, he won the competition.
• It is an example of perfect participle. 'Having' and comma (,) after hard ensures it.

3. John ran fast. He won the race.

• Having run fast, John won the race.
• It is also an example of perfect participle.

4. I heard the news of her death. I went to her house.

• I went to her house while I heard the news of her death.
• Here while has been used to express time not the style of work.

5. He dropped her at her home. He went to his own home.

• Dropping her at home, he went to his own home.
• It is an example of present participle.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Having known the answer, she raised her hand.

2. Having worked hard, he won the competition.

3. Running fast, he won the race.

4. Having heard the news of her death, I went to her house.

5. Having dropped her at home, he went to his own home.

Explanation:

Present participle is a form of verb that is formed by using –ing with the first form of the verb. For example by adding –ing to eat we can make ‘eating’. Present participles can be used in continuous tenses, as adjectives, or as non-finite verbs.