Participles (present or past participles)

The Participle I Tell the use of each participle in the following sentences The soldier saw the enemy approaching Having done the day’s work, he went out to play The letter, having been written, was put into an envelope Carrying our shoes in our hands, we crossed the stream The market is always crowded in the morning I gave the book to the man sitting at the desk Goods made in foreign countries are not always better than native goods Hearing the bell, the students rushed into the classroom We felt much pleased at his success 10 The letter having been written, I put it into an envelope 11 My hat, taken by mistake, was returned the next day 12 Being a good swimmer, he saved the drowning child 13 The lost ring being found, the servant felt relieved 14 The question asked by her is difficult to answer 15 When finished the book was taken back to the library 16 A copper saved is a copper earned 17 A rolling stone gathers no moss 18 This being done, we sat down to rest 19 He stood looking at the departing ship 20 The stream, flowing gently, crept through the meadow II Distinguish between the gerunds and the participles in the following sentences Sleeping in the open air is very wholesome The child sleeping in the next room is crying in his dream A running car is dangerous to stop He’s clever at teaching literature I’m engaged in carefully reading a book His smoking opium is the cause of his being so poor Hearing the knocking, I went to the door Taking morning exercise everyday, you can improve your health I was surprised at hearing the loud knocking 10 Early rising promotes health 11 Rising early, you can much work in the morning 12 We escaped by swimming across the river 13 Swimming across the river, we reached the bank 14 Seeing the teacher coming, they arose 15 Climbing high mountains is very difficult 16 He enjoys walking along the street 17 Walking along the street, he met an old friend 18 I saw the traveller climbing the mountain 19 Reading, writing and doing arithmetic keep the children busy all day 20 Reading, writing and doing arithmetic I found the vacation passed by quickly III Combine the following sentences by making use of a participle The porter opening the gate We entered We started early We arrived at noon We met a man He was carrying a load of wood Here is the letter My mother wrote it The stable door was open The horse was stolen 6 He seized his stick He rushed to the door The hunter took up his gun He went out to shoot the lion A crow stole a piece of cheese She flew to her nest to enjoy the tasty meal The wolf wished to pick a quarrel with the lamb He said:” How dare you make the water muddy?” Tom met his brother in the street He asked him where he was going 10 My sister was charmed with the silk She bought 10 yards 11 The steamer was delayed by a storm She came into port a day late 12 He staggered back He sank to the ground 13 He had resolved on a certain course He acted with vigour 15 The letter was badly written I had great difficulty in making out its contents Correct the following sentences Run rapidly cross the street, I lost my hat We found him waited The school-master struck the naughty pupil, raising his rod Looking around the park, an attractive scene was seen The art of printing invented in China long ago A house was built for the old man having gables I found a cent, walking along the street Being a clever girl, her father sent her to school She put on a new dress making by her mother 10 Running into a hole, he watched a mouse 11 A poor child was found in the street by a wealthy and kind gentleman, suffering from hunger and cold 12 A gentleman will let his house going abroad for the summer to a small family, containing all the furniture 13 The boys fighting with each other 14 The town contains 50 houses and 100 inhabitants, built of brick 15 I saw many big fishes standing on the deck of the ship 16 We saw large Buddhist idols entering the temple 17 The man worn the blue silk gown is his uncle 18 He jumped over the rope extend across the road 19 Heard the disaster, we ran to help him 20 Run all the way we caught the express  ... sister was charmed with the silk She bought 10 yards 11 The steamer was delayed by a storm She came into port a day late 12 He staggered back He sank to the ground 13 He had resolved on a certain... watched a mouse 11 A poor child was found in the street by a wealthy and kind gentleman, suffering from hunger and cold 12 A gentleman will let his house going abroad for the summer to a small... with vigour 15 The letter was badly written I had great difficulty in making out its contents Correct the following sentences Run rapidly cross the street, I lost my hat We found him waited The