part of an adverbial modifier of manner.
Ex. 125, p. 502 1.
Looking out of the window, she saw there was a man
working in the garden. 2.
That night,
going up to his room Shelton thought of his unpleasant duty. 3.
Descending to the hall, he came on Mr. Dennant
crossing to his study, with a handful
of official- looking papers. 4. The carriage was almost full, and
putting his bag up in
the rack, he took his seat. 5.
Knowing that she couldn't trust Jim, she sent Peter
instead. 6.
Having done all that was
required, he was the last to leave the office. 7.
Having returned/ returning home in the afternoon, she became conscious of her
mistake. 8. He couldn't join his friends
being still busy in the laboratory. 9.
Having finished his work, he seemed more pleased than usual. 10.
Stepping inside, he found
himself in what had once been a sort of office. 11. He left the room again,
closing the
door behind him with a bang. 12. I spent about ten minutes
turning over the sixteen
pages of "The Times" before I found the chief news and articles. 13.
Turning to the
main street, he ran into Donald and Mary
returning f rom school. 14.
Having returned from the expedition, he wrote a book about Central Africa. 15
. Getting out
of bed, she ran4.o the window and drew the curtain aside. 16.
Being confused by his
joke, she blushed. 17.
Having been informed/being informed of their arrival the day
before, he was better prepared to meet them than anyone of us. 18. Sir Henry paused
and then said,
glancing down at his watch, "Edward's arriving by the 12.15."