Participle Clauses
Collocations & Idioms
Participle Clauses
Collocations & Idioms
Participle Clauses
100
A woman _________ (wear) a blue hat opened the door.
wearing
100
Nobody's seen you for two weeks. You're p________ dead by the police.
presumed
100
Champagne, _____________ (produced) in France, is exported all over the world.
produced
100
To make some money, you get a job working night _______.
Shift
100
My sister works in a bakery __________ (make) cakes.
making
200
A million dollars worth of jewellery ___________ (belong) to the President's wife has been stolen.
belonging
200
The local police __________ an investigation on you.
launched
200
Pictures ______ (paint) by Picasso usually sell for millions of pounds.
painted
200
Sarah is searching f___________ for her glasses.
Frantically.
200
A lorry __________ (carry) fruit crashed on the motorway.
carrying
300
Sue was lying in the sun. She got sunburned.
Lying in the sun, Sue got sunburned.
300
Where would you like to l___ y_____ h _____ d_____?
let your hair down
300
John has just retired. He is now able to spend more time gardening.
Having just retired, John is now able to spend more time gardening.
300
After running away for 30 minutes, I decided to stop to h_______ a b________.
have a breather
300
They bought their cinema tickets. Then they went to find a seat.
Having bought their tickets, they went to find a seat.
400
The student sat in front of the computer and wrote his essay.
Sitting in front of the computer, the student wrote his essay.
400
What things do you do to u_______?
unwind
400
Some people argue against school uniforms. They feel children should wear what they want to.
Arguing against school uniforms, some people feel children should wear what they want to.
400
I use small puzzles to t_____ m_____ m______ o______ my poblems.
take my mind of
400
Some students are disappointed in their progress at school. These students often do not go into further education.
Disappointed in their progress at school, these/some students often do not go into further education.
500
Children do not have the maturity to make every choice themselves. A parent or guardian is need to make decisions on their behalf.
Not having the maturity to make every choice themselves, children need a parent or guardian to make decisions on their behalf.
500
Someone saw Matt leaving the scene of the crime, and now he's the ____________ an investigation.
subject of
500
I didn’t want to break the law. I called the police instead.
Not wanting to break the law, I called the police instead.
500
The noise of the gun ____________ the alarm.
trigerred/ raised / sounded
500
John travelled overseas a lot as a teenager. He is more open minded to different cultures.
Having travelled overseas a lot as a teenager, John is more open to different cultures.