Nov 29, 2016
- Join a sentence from Box A with one from Box B to make one sentence. Use an ‘~ing’ clause.
- Carol was in the bar. She was having a drink.
Carol was - Emma was sitting in an armchair. She was reading a book.
Emma was - Sue got home late. She was feeling very tired.
Sue - Sarah went out. She said she would be back in an hour.
Sarah - Linda was in London for two years. She worked as a tourist guide.
Linda - Mary walked round the town. She looked at the sights and took photographs.
Mary
- Carol was in the bar. She was having a drink.
- Make one sentence from two using an ‘~ing’ clause.
- Jim was playing tennis. He hurt his arm.
Jim hurt - I was watching television. I fell asleep.
I fell - The man slipped. He was getting off a bus.
The man - I was walking home in the rain. I got wet.
I got - Margaret was driving to work yesterday. She had an accident.
Margaret had - Two firemen were overcome by smoke. They were trying to put out the fire.
Two firemen
- Jim was playing tennis. He hurt his arm.
- Make sentences beginning ‘Having (done something)’.
- She finished her work. Then she went home.
Having - We bought our tickets. Then we went into the theatre.
Having - They continued their Journey after they’d had dinner.
Having - After Lucy had done all her shopping, she went for a cup of coffee.
Having
- She finished her work. Then she went home.
- Make sentences beginning ‘~ing’ or ‘Not ~ing’ (like those in Section D). Sometimes you need to begin with ‘Having (done something)’.
- I felt tired. So I went to bed early.
Feeling - I thought they might be hungry. So I offered them something to eat.
Thinking - She is a foreigner. So she needs a visa to stay in this country.
- I didn’t know his address. So I wasn’t able to contact him.
- Sarah has travelled a lot. So she knows a lot about other countries.
Having - The man wasn’t able to understand English. So he didn’t know what I wanted.
Not being - We had spent nearly all our money. So we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel.
Having
- I felt tired. So I went to bed early.
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