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Participle Clause Exercise

This document discusses participle clauses, also known as participle phrases or non-finite clauses. It provides examples of adverbial and adjectival participle phrases/clauses and explains how they function. Adverbial participle phrases/clauses can express condition, reason, result, or time. They can also be combined with subordinating conjunctions like "while". The document includes exercises to identify participle phrases/clauses in sentences and write new sentences using participle phrases as adverbs.

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Participle Clause Exercise

This document discusses participle clauses, also known as participle phrases or non-finite clauses. It provides examples of adverbial and adjectival participle phrases/clauses and explains how they function. Adverbial participle phrases/clauses can express condition, reason, result, or time. They can also be combined with subordinating conjunctions like "while". The document includes exercises to identify participle phrases/clauses in sentences and write new sentences using participle phrases as adverbs.

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Participle Clause

Participle Phrase II
Participle phrases can also be adverbial and they are also called participle clauses or non-finite clauses.
1. Talking to his school friends, Daniel remembered to call his mum. – Adverbial
(The subject of talking is Daniel, and its time reference is the same as remembered)
2. Daniel, known as a good student, volunteered to help other students. – Adjectival
(The phrase ‘known as a good student’ modifies the subject Daniel)
Participle phrase with an adverbial function express condition, reason, result or time.
A. Condition
Planned carefully, you should be able to finish the work
(If you plan it carefully, you should be able to finish the work)
B. Reason/Result
Determined to win the race, Daniel trained everyday
(Because he was determined to win the race, Daniel trained everyday)
(He was determined to win the race, so Daniel trained everyday)
C. Time
Tidying up his room, Jack found money under the bed.
(When Jack was tidying up his room, he found money under the bed)
Participle phrases can often be combined with a subordinating conjunction.
- While talking to his school friends, Daniel remembered to call his mum.

Exercise 1
Determine whether the underlined group of words are participle phrases or clauses.
Ex The movie made by Steven Spielberg won many awards last night. Phrase

1 Cleared of all charges, the man walked out of the court with a big smile.

2 The politician known for his dishonesty lost during the last election.

3 Angered by the council’s decision, students decided to hold a protest that evening

4 Worried about his father, Jack couldn’t sleep.

5 TV shows shown before 9 should not contain any explicit content

6 Children visited a castle displaying many artefacts from Africa.

7 Watching TV on his Sofa, Jack asked his mum to make him a cup of tea.

8 Encouraged by his grade, David decided to pursue science in the future.


Exercise 2
Write 8 sentences with participle phrases functioning as adverbs indicated in the parentheses
Example - [Conditional]
Looked after by the management, employees will work hard for their company.
1. [Time]
________________________________________________________________________________________
2. [Reason/Result]
________________________________________________________________________________________
3. [Reason/Result]
________________________________________________________________________________________
4. [Conditional]
________________________________________________________________________________________
5. [Conditional]
________________________________________________________________________________________
6. [Time]
________________________________________________________________________________________
7. [Reason/Result]
________________________________________________________________________________________
8. [Time]
________________________________________________________________________________________
Answer Key
Exercise 1
1. Clause
2. Phrase
3. Clause
4. Clause
5. Phrase
6. Phrase
7. Clause
8. Clause

Exercise 2
Answers may vary.

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