Unit 9, (last class of term 2), participle clauses

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Participle clauses etc.

Participle clauses

In participle clauses, we use the -ing form to combine two clauses with the same subject.

• Waiting for the bus, I read about the demonstration in the newspaper.
• Having finished my homework, I could watch television.
  

Exception:

Sometimes the subject is NOT the same: 

when the clause describes a situation:

There being no money left, we had to go home.

It being too late to get a bus, we took a taxi.

With it being Sunday, we couldn't find any shops open.

verb + -ing:

past participle:

Having + past participle:

Fill in the gap: "... the postcard, I looked for a post office to buy a stamp."

1. Writing
2. Having written

Make this into a sentence with a participle clause: "I brushed my teeth and then went to bed."

Correct or incorrect? "Having filled the water bottle, Peter returned to class."

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Fill in the gap: "... a cool lemonade, he stretched out in the sand."

1. Drinking
2. Having drunk

I took this sentence from the grammar reference from the Workbook that they had last year. There was some confusion in my classes, because it's also possible to do this after one another. Maybe it's a good idea to think of another sentence.

Correct or incorrect? "Having gone for a swim, the water was cold."

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Remind students that it's about whether the subject of both clauses is the same.

On a scale of 0 to a 100, how well do you feel you understand participle clauses?

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