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Grammar/Unit 8: Participle Clauses

Vocabulary

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Participle

/par-ti-si-pul/

"Verb form."

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Reduction

/ri-duk-shun/

"Making smaller."

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Concise

/kon-sys/

"Short/Clear."

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Academic

/ak-uh-dem-ik/

"Formal."

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Flow

/floh/

"Smoothness."

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Simultaneous

/sim-ul-tay-nee-us/

"Same time."

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Reason

/ree-zon/

"Cause."

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Active

/ak-tiv/

"Doing."

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Passive

/pas-iv/

"Received."

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Phrase

/frays/

"Word group."

Article

Short & Stylish 🖊️

We can make sentences shorter and more academic using Participles (-ing or -ed).

  1. Present Participle (-ing): Active meaning.
    • Long: "Because I felt tired, I went to bed."
    • Short: "Feeling tired, I went to bed."
  2. Past Participle (-ed): Passive meaning.
    • Long: "The book which was written by King is famous."
    • Short: "The book written by King is famous."

Practice

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1.

___ (walk) down the street, I saw him.

2.

___ (injure) in the war, he limped.

3.

The boy ___ (sit) there is my son.

4.

___ (Shock) by the news, she cried.

5.

___ (Know) he was wrong, he apologized.

6.

Cars ___ (make) in Germany are good.

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___ (Have) finished work, I went home.

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Active meaning uses...

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Passive meaning uses...

10.

___ (See) the dog, the cat ran.

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