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Participle Clauses: 

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Participle clause

Simply: a clause with a participle in it. 

Two types of participles you need to know

1. Present participle        Onvoltooid deelwoord
2. Past participle               Voltooid deelwoord

Participle clause

Simply: a clause with a participle in it. 

Two types of participles you need to know

1. Present participle         -ing 
2. Past participle                -ed (3rd row)

Participle clause

Simply: a clause with a participle in it. 

Two types of participles you need to know

1. Present participle         This is the road 
                                           leading to the school 
2. Past participle               The cathedral, built in the                                                     middle ages, is worth a visit.

How to use participle clauses

1. Identify main clause and relative clause (conjunctions/voegwooren)
2. Identify the verb in the relative clause. 
3. Turn the verb into the appropriate participle.

Example

Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

1. Step one: 
   

Example

                     

1. Step one: Identify main clause and relative clause (conjunctions/voegwooren)

    Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

Example

             Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

1. Step one: Identify main clause and relative clause (conjunctions/voegwooren)

Everyone is impressed by her charm (who speaks to her)

Example

                 Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

1. Step one:     Everyone is impressed by her charm
                            (who speaks to her  =relative clause)
2. Step two: 

Example

                 Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

1. Step one:     Everyone is impressed by her charm
                            (who speaks to her  =relative clause)
2. Step two:     Identify the verb in the relative clause. 

Example

                 Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

1. Step one:     Everyone is impressed by her charm
                            (who speaks to her  =relative clause)
2. Step two:     Identify the verb in the relative clause. 

                                  who speaks to her.

Example

                 Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

1. Step one:     Everyone is impressed by her charm
                            (who speaks to her  =relative clause)
2. Step two:    who speaks to her.
   
3.  Step three:

                                  

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                 Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

1. Step one:     Everyone is impressed by her charm
                            (who speaks to her  =relative clause)
2. Step two:    who speaks to her.
   
3.  Step three: 
   Turn the verb into the appropriate participle
   speaks --> 

                                  

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                 Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

1. Step one:     Everyone is impressed by her charm
                            (who speaks to her  =relative clause)
2. Step two:    who speaks to her.
   
3.  Step three: 
   Turn the verb into the appropriate participle
   speaks -->  speaking

                                  

Example

               Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

1. Step one:         Everyone is impressed by her charm   (=MC)
                                who speaks to her   (=RC)
2. Step two:         who speaks to her.
   
3.  Step three:     speaks -->  speaking
4.  Remove relative pronoun
   
   

                                  

Example

               Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

1. Step one:         Everyone is impressed by her charm   (=MC)
                                who speaks to her   (=RC)
2. Step two:         who speaks to her.
   
3.  Step three:     speaks -->  speaking
   
   
4.  Everyone speaking to her is impressed by her charm.
   
   

                                  

Example

Everyone who speaks to her is impressed by her charm.

-> 

Everyone speaking to her is impressed by her charm.

Practice!

1. She is a kind hearted woman, who bursts with energy.
2. Her sense of style, which was developed during her stay in France, is famous.
3. She recently twisted her ankle while we were playing tennis.
4. She has blonde hair, which is cut very short.
5. She gave me a fantastic picture, which was painted by her brother.
6. She has a job in which she designs clothes.

Answers

1. She is a kind hearted woman who bursts bursting with energy.
2. Her sense of style, which was developed during her stay in France, is famous.
3. She recently twisted her ankle  while we were playing tennis. 
4. She has blonde hair, which is cut very short.
5. She gave me a fantastic picture, which was painted by her brother.
6. She has a job in which she designs designing clothes.

Match the extracts

Coursebook p. 104

ex. 4

Answers

1. C

2. A

3. D

4. B

                                  Now do ex. 6

Answers

1. going   2. saying  3. talking  4. becoming  5. amazing  

6. hating  7. having. 8. content