-ing clauses (Feeling tired, I went to bed early.)

Unit 67 - I E G - -ing clauses (Feeling tired, I went to bed early.)

67.1

1. Carol was in  the bar having a drink.

2. Emma was sitting in an armchair reading a book.

3. Sue got home late feeling very tired.

4. Sarah went out saying she would be back in an hour.

5. Linda was in London for two years working as a tourist guide.

6. Mary walked around the town looking at the sights and taking photographs.

67.2

1. Jim was playing tennis. He hurt his arm.        Jim hurt his arm playing tennis.

2. I was watching television. I fell asleep.            I fell asleep watching television.

3. The man slipped. He was getting of a bus.      The man slipped getting of a bus.

4. I was walking home in the rain. I got wet.       I got wet walking home in the rain.

5. Margaret was driving to work yesterday. She had an accident.

Margaret had an accident driving to work yesterday.

6. Two foremen were overcome by smoke. They were trying to put out the fire.

Two firemen were overcome by smoke trying to put out the fire.

67.3

1. She finished her work. Then she went home.

Having finished her work, she went home.

2. We bought our tickets. Then we went into the theatre.

Having bought our tickets, we went into the theatre.

3. They continued their journey after they had had dinner.

Having had dinner, they continued their journey.

4. After Lucy had done all her shopping, she went for a cup of coffee.

Having done her shopping, she went for a cup of coffee.

67.4

1. I felt tired. So I went to bed early.         Feeling tired, I went to bed early.

2. I thought they might be hungry. So I offered them something to eat.

Thinking they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.

3. She is a foreigner. So she needs a visa to stay in this country.

Being a foreigner, she needs a visa to stay in this country.

4. I didn’t know his address. So I wasn’t able to contact him.

Not knowing his address, I wasn’t able to contact him.

5. Sarah has travelled a lot. So she knows a lot about other countries.

Having travelled a lot, she knows a lot about other countries.

6. The man wasn’t able to understand English. So he didn’t know what I wanted.

Not being able to understand English, he didn’t know what I wanted.

7. We had spent nearly all our money. So we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel.

Having spent all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay in a hotel.

         



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