-ing and -ed clauses (the woman talking to Tom, the boy injured in the accident)

Unit 96 - I E G - -ing and -ed clauses (the woman talking to Tom, the boy injured in the accident)

96.1

1. I was woken up by a bell. (The bell was ringing.) I was woken up by a bell ringing.

2. I didn’t talk much to the man. (The man was sitting next to me on the plane.)

I didn’t talk much to the man, sitting next to me on the plane.

3. The taxi broke down. (The taxi was taking us to the airport.)

The taxi taking us to the airport broke down.

4. At the end of the street there is a path. (The path leads to the river.)

At the end of the street there is a path leading to the river.

5. A new factory has just opened in the town. (The factory employs 500 people.)

A new factory employing 500 people has just opened in the town.

6. The company sent me a brochure. (The brochure contained all the information I needed.)

The company sent me a brochure containing all the information I needed.

96.2

1. A boy was injured in the  accident. He was taken to hospital.

The boy injured in the accident was taken to hospital.

2. A window was broken in the storm last night. It has now been repaired.

The window broken in the storm last night has been repaired.

3. A number of suggestions were made at the meeting. Most of them were not very practical.

Most of the suggestions made at the meeting were not very practical.

4. Some paintings were stolen from the museum. They haven’t been found yet.

The paintings stolen from the museum haven’t been found yet.

5. A man was arrested by the police. What was his name?

What was the name of the man arrested by the police?

96.3

1. I was woken up by a bell ringing.

2. A lot of people invited to the party cannot come.

3. Life must be very unpleasant for people living near busy airports.

4. A few days after the interview, I received a letter offering me the job.

5. Somebody called Jack phoned while you were out.

6. There was a tree blown down in the storm last night.

7. When I entered the waiting room it was empty except for a young man sitting by the window reading a magazine.

8. Ian has got a brother working in a bank in London and a sister studying economics at university in Manchester.

96.4

1. That house is empty. There is nobody living in it.

2. The accident wasn’t serious. There was nobody injured.

3. I can hear footsteps. The was somebody coming.

4. The train was full. There was a lot of people traveling.

5. We were the only guests at the hotel. There was nobody else staying there.

6. The piece of paper was blank. There was nothing written on it.

7. There are regular English courses at the college. There is a course beginning next Monday.

 

   
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