Exercise1: 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.
2. The man is a clown. He is trying to stand on a ball.
3. The envelope has no stamp on it. It lies on the table.
4. My grandmother is old and sick. She never goes out of the house.
5. The street is very wide. It leads to the school.
6. Mr. John is my friend. He teaches my son English.
7. The students are sitting for the exam. They are from Singapore.
8. The fence surrounds our house. It is made of wood.
9.The man works in this hospital. He can speak three foreign languages. 10.A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half an hour.
10.A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half an hour.
Exercise2: Using Past participle phrase to combine each pair of sentences into one.
1. We are driving on the road. It was built in 2000
2. The vegetables are sold in this shop. They are grown without chemicals. ……
3. The energy is radiated by the sun. It can boil water and run machines.
4. Flowers are grown in Dalat. We exported them to foreign countries.
5. Cars are made in Korea. They are cheap and beautiful.
6. “The Old Man and the Sea” was written by Hemingway. It is very interesting.
7. Penicillin has saved the lives of millions. It was discovered by Dr. Fleming.
8. Rome, Paris and London are big cities. They are visited every year by millions of tourists.
9. The Great Wall of China was built over 2,000 years ago. It is now one of the seven wonders of the world.
10.The boy was taken to the hospital. He was injured in the accident
Exercise3: Using Present participle phrase or Past participle phrase to combine each pair of sentences into one.
1. The baby is crying for his mother. He is lying in the baby carriage.
2. The singer is Trong Tan. He is singing on the television
3. The pottery vase is 100,000 dong. It is made in Bat Trang.
4. The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages
5. Do you know the woman? The woman is talking to Sally
6. The window has been repaired. It was broken last night.
8. A bridge has been declared unsafe. It was built only two years ago.
9. People don’t want to use the goods. They are produced in China.
10.The students are planting trees along the streets. They are volunteers.
11.The book is about the boy. He ran away from the orphanage
12.Trinh Cong Son composed songs. They are greatly liked by millions of Vietnamese people.
13. The little boy lost his way. He is crying over there.
14.The river is Saigon River. It flows through Ho Chi Minh City15. The paintings were stolen from the museum. They haven’t been found yet.
