G. Combine these sets of sentences by using participles.
1. Molly entered the room. She saw her puppy playing on the carpet.
2. Beena heard the news. She rushed out of the house.
3. The girl saw a mouse. It was running towards the kitchen
4. We saw the flag. It was fluttering in the wind.
5. She was busy. She could not meet us.
6. The thief saw the guard. He hid behind the bushes.
7. She had learned dancing in school. She decided to choreograph the dance
the competition
8. I walked up to the front door. I rang the bell
9. I watered the plants. I went to the library.
10. Sameer was disappointed with his performance. He walked out.
Answers
1. Molly entered the room. She saw her puppy playing on the carpet.
Answer:
- Entering the room, Molly saw her playing puppy on the carpet.
2. Beena heard the news. She rushed out of the house.
Answer:
- Hearing the news, she rushed out of the house.
3. The girl saw a mouse. It was running towards the kitchen
Answer:
- The girl saw a mouse running towards the kitchen.
4. We saw the flag. It was fluttering in the wind.
Answer:
- We saw the fluttering flag in the wind.
5. She was busy. She could not meet us.
Answer:
- Being busy, she could not meet us.
6. The thief saw the guard. He hid behind the bushes.
Answer:
- Hiding behind the bushes, the thief saw a guard.
7. She had learned dancing in school. She decided to choreograph the dance the competition
Answer:
- Having learned dancing in school, she decided to choreograph for the dance competition.
8. I walked up to the front door. I rang the bell
Answer:
- Having walked up to the front door, I rang the bell.
9. I watered the plants. I went to the library.
Answer:
- After watering the plants, I went to the library.
10. Sameer was disappointed with his performance. He walked out.
Answer:
- Sameer, being disappointed with his performance, walked out.
Answer:
1. Molly entered the room. She saw her puppy playing on the carpet.
Molly saw her puppy playing on the carpet when she entered the room.
2. Beena heard the news. She rushed out of the house.
Hearing the news, Beena rushed out of the house.
3. The girl saw a mouse. It was running towards the kitchen.
The girl saw a mouse running towards the kitchen.
4. We saw the flag. It was fluttering in the wind.
We saw a flag fluttering in the wind.
5. She was busy. She could not meet us.
Being busy, she could not meet us.
6. The thief saw the guard. He hid behind the bushes.
On seeing the guard, the thief hid behind the bushes.
7. She had learned dancing in school. She decided to choreograph the dance the competition.
Having learned dancing in school, she decided to choreograph for the dance competition.
8. I walked up to the front door. I rang the bell.
Having walked up to the front door, I rang the bell.
9. I watered the plants. I went to the library.
After watering the plants, I went to the library.
10. Sameer was disappointed with his performance. He walked out.
Being disappointed with his performance, Sameer walked out.