Exercise 1: Using Present participle phrase to combine each pair of sentences into one.
1. Who saw the boy? He swam in the pool two hours ago.
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2. The man is a clown. He is trying to stand on a ball.
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3. The envelope has no stamp on it. It lies on the table.
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4. My grandmother is old and sick. She never goes out of the house.
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5. The street is very wide. It leads to the school.
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6. Mr. John is my friend. He teaches my son English.
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7. The students are sitting for the exam. They are from Singapore.
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8. The fence surrounds our house. It is made of wood.
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9. The man works in this hospital. He can speak three foreign languages.
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10. A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half an hour.
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Exercise 1: Using Present participle phrase to combine each pair of sentences into one.
1. Who saw the boy? He swam in the pool two hours ago.
……………………… Who saw the boy swimming in the pool two hours ago?
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2. The man is a clown. He is trying to stand on a ball.
………………………………… The man trying to stand on a ball is a clown…………………………………………………………..
3. The envelope has no stamp on it. It lies on the table.
……………………… The envelope lying on the table has no stamp on it……………………………………………………………………..
4. My grandmother is old and sick. She never goes out of the house.
…………………………………… My grandmother never going out of the house is old and sick……………………………………………………..
5. The street is very wide. It leads to the school.
……………………………… The street leading to the school is very wide……………………………………………………………..
6. Mr. John is my friend. He teaches my son English.
………………………… Mr. John teaching my son English is my friend…………………………………………………………………..
7. The students are sitting for the exam. They are from Singapore.
………………………………… The students sitting for the exam are from Singapore…………………………………………………………..
8. The fence surrounds our house. It is made of wood.
………………………………… The fence surrounding our house is made of wood…………………………………………………………..
9. The man works in this hospital. He can speak three foreign languages.
…………………………… The man working in this hospital can speak three foreign languages.………………………………………………………………..
10. A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half an hour.
………………………………… A bus going to the airport runs every half an hour.…………………………………………………………..
Exercise 1: Using Present participle phrase to combine each pair of sentences into one.
1. Who saw the boy swimming in the pool two hours ago.
2. The man trying to stand on a ball is a clown
3. The envelope lying on the table has no stamp on it.
4. My grandmother never going out of the house.is old and sick.
5. The street leading to the school is very wide.
6. Mr. John teaching my son English is my friend.
7. The students sitting for the exam are from Singapore.
8. The fence surrounding our house is made of wood.
9. The man working in this hospital can speak three foreign languages.
10. A bus going to the airport runs every half an hour.