Exercise 8. Use participles instead of the parts of the sentences, given in italics, where possible. 1.
After I
had made some inquires I began to doubt his decency. 2. John came
and apologized for being late. 3.
As Peter came up to the room he heard a groan from within. 4. Mike
went to a lecture on Poland
that was given by a speaker, who had ju s t returned from there. 5.
When Thomas had p a id his debt he had only six shillings left in his pocket. 6. Soon the conversation
returned to the second applicant
who had made a good impression on the manager. 7. Suppose you
describe the circumstances
that led to the robbery. 8. His nephew looks like a man
who is doomed to suffer in silence. 9. Mr. Taylor moved out o f town
after he had retired. 10.
As she was displeased with her s o n ’s behaviour she sent him out o f the room. 11. The crime
that had been committed in Soho excited the popular interest 12. He was a very unpleasant gentleman
who had never helped anybody in his life. 21. EXERCISES ON PAST PARTICIPLE Exercise 1. Practice Past Participle as pre-modifiers. Compress a descriptive attributive phrase into a pre-modifier. See the example: e.g.: an employee who is paid salary = a salaried employee
1. fields o f study that are specified; 2. the overall picture that is properly balanced; 3. the
facts one admits; 4. attempts which are being repeated; 5. a flow o f speech which is not interrupted
(an un ~ ___ ); 6. growth that is sustained; 7. the meaning which is hidden; 8. the director who is
overthrown by his crew; 9. the manuscript which was prepared; 10. the device that was
recommended.
