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15 Participle, to-infinitive and reduced clauses

Grammar exercises

MO Complete the participle dause at the start of each sentence using the information in brackets.
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strongly, she was able to cross the river in just a few minutes. (She swam strongly.)
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in oil, Cohn got out from under the car. (He was covered in oiL)
3 in Latin, the two letters were sent in 1406 to the French king. (They were written in Latin.)
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them twice this year already, Bayern Munich are favourites to win again against Real
Madrid. (They have beaten them twice this year already.)
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how to use the software, I found it easy to design my own website. (I was shown how to
use the software.)
6 eaten anything for hours, I was starting to feel a bit faint. (I hadn't eaten anything for hours.)
7 her glasses, she began to read her speech. (She put on her glasses.)
8 Portuguese, I found travelling in Brazil difficult. (I can't speak Portuguese.)

lag Read this extract from a blog about a visit to London. Rewrite the underlined pans using a participle
clause, to-infinitive or reduced clause.

(I) Mile I was in London I just had to go to the British Museum.There's so much to see
and I only had time to spend a few hours there. First, I went to the collection of clocks
and watches. (2) When I saw the nnrket watches. I was reminded of the old watch my
grandfather used to wear. I don't think I ever saw him without it.Then I went to the Money
Gallery.They've got an incredible collection of coins (3) and some of th
over
2,000 years old. Next stop was the Chinese collection (4) Because I'd lived in Hone Kona
for so many years, I was very interested in this. Some of the jade objects were stunning.
(5) After I looked at the Chinese collection, I had hoped to see the Mexican collection.
Unfortunately, (6) when I got there I found that it was closed. (7) Because I'd spent the
whole morning walking around the museum, I decided that I wanted to do something
very different in the afternoon. So I went to the London Eye (8) in order that I could get
a bird's-eye view of the city. (9) When they are looked at from the top of the Eye, some
of the biggest buildings appear quite small — even St Paul's Cathedral, across the river. After
that (10) because I was tired from all the walking I went back to my hotel room and slept
for a couple of hours (11) before I went out to have dinner

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