when did the drawer fly open in class 8
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. The participles must refer to a ‘subject’. Without it the sentence is incorrect, e.g..
Walking on the road, a truck hit him.
This sentence is wrong, because, we are not told who it was that was walking. As it is, it means that the truck was walking.
7. In some cases, the usage permits use of participle without a proper subject of reference. Taking everything into consideration. I decided to move on.
Frankly speaking. I want to go now.
8. Sometimes, the participle is understood. Pistol in hand, he rushed towards the door.
Here ‘being’ is understood between ‘pistol’ and ‘in’.
Exercise 1
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Rewrite the following sentences using suitable form of the participle of the verbs given in brackets :
1. Everybody worships the ……….. (rise) sun.
2. The sun ……….. (rise), the birds began to chirp.
3. ……….. (Place) the books on the table, he ran away.
4. A ………. (break) glass cannot hold water.
5. ……….. (Hit) by an arrow in the chest, he fell down dead.
6. ……….. (See) the film once, I do not want to see it again.
7 ………… (Lose) my book, I reported the matter to the teacher.
8. ……….. (See) the Principal, the student ran away. .
9. ………… (Work) hard, my sister got good marks.
10. ………. (Starve) is better than (beg).
11. ……….. (Abuse) by his friend, he lost his temper.
12. ………… (Reach) home, I asked my mother to make tea.
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1. rising
2. having risen Answers
3. Placing
4. broken
5. Hit
6. Having seen
7. Having lost
8. Seeing
9. Having worked
10. Starving, begging
11. Abused (Having been abused)
12. Having reached, (reaching)