Exercise 2 Underline the present and past participles in the following sentences and state the noun or pronoun to which each refers: 1. Walking along the road, he saw a cobra. 2. Hearing the noise, he looked through the window. 3. Deceived by his friends, he lost all hope. 4. Staggering back, he sank to the ground. 5. Landing at Calais, we proceeded to Paris. 6. Having no guide with us, we lost our way. 7. Driven by hunger, he stole a piece of bread. 8. I saw the boy posting the letter. 9. I saw the letter posted. 10. Surrounded by the enemy, the army was forced to surrender. 60
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1.walking along the road
past
he saw a cobra.
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Answer:
1. walking
2.hearing
3.Decieved
4.Stagerring
5.Landing
6.Having
7.Driven
8.posting
9.posted
10.surrounded
Explanation:
Most easiest way to identify it is a particle or gerund.
(1)check if in the beginning of the sentence there is comma or not id there then, this sentence contains a participle.
(2)a gerund is most of the time is accompanied by a participle and is always in verb+ing form.
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