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participle clause
Participle clause
Participle clauses can be used instead of clauses with conjunctions
I picked up my bag and left the room.
Two clauses with a conjunction. Picking up my bag, I left the room.
The same idea with a participle clause. The subject of both clauses must be the sameRead more
Participle clauses dominoes
C1
20-30 mins
groups: 3-4
Participle clauses - speaking activity
C1
Participle clauses
C1
Burglary story with participle clauses
C1
How Donald Trump got rich - a tale of three Trumps
Lead-in: the Trump family. Jigsaw reading (graded English): Donald Trump, Fred Trump (father), Frederick Trump (grandfather). Grammar follow-up: participle clauses. (Advanced version).
Lead-in: the Trump family. Jigsaw reading (graded English): Donald Trump, Fred Trump (father), Frederick Trump (grandfather). Grammar follow-up: participle clauses. (Advanced version).
Participle clause exercise 1
Twelve-question multiple-choice participle clause exercise. Tests the choice of active, passive and perfect participle clauses (Taking...Taken...Having taken...) and includes reduced relative clauses.(Advanced level - C1)
Twelve-question multiple-choice participle clause exercise. Tests the choice of active, passive and perfect participle clauses (Taking...Taken...Having taken...) and includes reduced relative clauses.(Advanced level - C1)
8b Encounters of a spooky kind Page 8
Ss in pairs dictate their half of a spooky story to make a complete text.
Ss in pairs dictate their half of a spooky story to make a complete text.
