Present Participles
Why do we use present participles in this sentence?
Looking to your left, you will see the Tower of London.
Two actions happen at the same time or
Change the given clause into a participle clause.
A boy who was camping with me, fell out of a tree.
A boy camping with me fell out of a tree.
Choose the correct word:
We stayed with a family _____ house was on the ocean.
whose
Avoid mentioning the generalised agents we, they, people, everybody, one etc. with a reporting verb:
Everybody knows that my grandfather likes red wine.
It is known that my grandfather likes red wine.
My grandfather is known to like red wine.
Choose the correct option:
The suspect is known _____ the city after the murder.
to have left
to leave
that he has left
The suspect is known to have left the city after the murder.
Why do we use present participles in this sentence?
Getting on the train, I saw my friend.
One action happens immediately after another.
Change the given clause into a participle clause.
Students who wish to enter for the exam should give their names to the office today.
Students wishing to enter for the exam should give their names to the office today.
Choose the correct word:
I wasn't sure ____ we were visiting the park.
why
Avoid mentioning the generalised agents we, they, people, everybody, one etc. with a reporting verb:
They say that the shop is offering huge discounts.
It is said that the shop is offering huge discounts.
The shop is said to be offering huge discounts.
Choose the correct option:
It is rumoured _____ her
that he's left
him to leave
him to have left
It is rumoured that he's left her.
Are there verbs of sensations?
hear
see
smell
feel
taste
walk
hear
see
smell
feel
taste
Change the given clause into a participle clause.
After we left LA, we went on to San Francisco.
After leaving LA, we went on to San Francisco.
Which is more formal:
1) That's the girl who I talked to.
2) That's the man to whom I gave the money.
2)
Avoid mentioning the generalised agents we, they, people, everybody, one etc. with a reporting verb:
They believe that competition from online companies was the main reason for its failure.
Competition from online companies is believed to have been the main reason for its failure.
Choose the correct option:
The paintings are reported ____ destroyed in the fire.
to have been
that they were
to be
The paintings are reported to have been destroyed in the fire.
After which words is it impossible to replace clauses of reason?
when
as
because
since
when
Change the given clause into a participle clause.
Since we had no money, we decided to stay in a hostel.
Having no money, we decided to stay in a hostel.
Do we need a comma:
The hotel which is huge has an amazing number of things to do in the games area.
Yes, we do
The hotel, which is huge, has an amazing number of things to do in the games area.
Avoid mentioning the generalised agents we, they, people, everybody, one etc. with a reporting verb:
They estimate that the company lost about $1million last year.
The company is estimated to have lost about $1 million last year.
What happened first: she left or people thought?
She was thought to have left the previous week.
She left before people thought about it
After which time conjunctions & prepositions we do not use present participles?
As
before
after
when
while
despite
on
as
Change the given clause into a participle clause.
She gave me a ring which belonged to her mother.
She gave me a ring belonging to her mother.
Choose the correct word:
We went surfing, _____ was an incredible experience.
which
Watch and enjoy it!
500 is given to you just because you are lucky today!
What happened first: he hit another student or people claimed?
He is claimed to have hit another student.
He hit another student first and people claimed he did it later