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Language focus Participle clauses
1 Match the underlined participle clauses in the following extracts from the reading
with rules a–e.
… having consumed vast qualities of this content and still not found enlightenment,
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I fear that I’m none the wiser and would have been better off reading literally
anything else.
Whatever the root, people are now in thrall to these self-styled gurus, churning out
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dubious advice, things which many people would say is common sense and wouldn’t
dream of paying a penny for.
Browsing the shelves, I was struck by the similarity of their content as advertised by
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the slogans and straplines on the covers, but perhaps this is not surprising.
With so many writers having jumped on the bandwagon over the years, the market is
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now saturated.
5 Recently I read some online articles vigorously refuting all sorts of claims made by
self-help authors about human behaviour and the inner workings of the human brain.
a Participle clause used with with + in a formal context to introduce a new subject.
b Participle clauses to replace a non-defining relative clause.
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c Participle clause replaces after ... ing to highlight that the action happens before the
other.
d Participle clause to replace defining relative clause.
Participle clause replaces while / as to highlight two actions happen simultaneously.
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2 Combine the information in the following sentences using participle clauses.
1 They had enough money. They decided to book premium economy tickets.

2 There were so many films to choose from. They knew they’d spend ages flicking
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3 Everybody looked at the man. He was causing a massive scene in the restaurant.
He found a hair in his food.

4 She finished the book. She decided to write a review about it.

5 He was tired after a long day. He headed straight to bed.

The apartments were a nightmare to sell. They were built on a toxic waste site.
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3 Go to Ready for Grammar on page 230 for further rules, explanations and practice.

4 S P E A K Work in pairs and discuss other ways of saying the following sentences, both
with and without participle clauses. Use the example to help you.
Carrie had read up on natural remedies and decided to take melatonin for her insomnia.
- Having read up on natural remedies, Carrie decided to take melatonin for her insomnia.
- Before taking melatonin for her insomnia, Carrie had read up on natural remedies.
- After reading up on natural remedies, Carrie decided to take melatonin for her
insomnia.
1 Josh worked such long hours that he needed a cleaner to keep his flat tidy.
2 Fiona trained hard every day at the pool as she hoped to take part in the next Olympics.
The simple breathing exercise has been tried and tested many times and can
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produce favourable results.

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