Friday, February 3, 2012

Can someone fill in the blank by choosing an appropriate participles in each sentence?

1. Mr. Ortiz explained the effects of pollution and drought on plants _____in a rain forest.



2. _____ from the point of view of a firefighter, the story is full of accurate detail.



3. The tiger, _____ by the hunters, swam across the river to safety.



4. _____ at the traffic light, the driver put on his sunglasses.



5. The tourists _____ in the hotel were given a free meal.



6. _____ as an excellent place to camp, the park lived up to its reputation.



7. _____ by a bee, Candace hurried to the infirmary.



8. The poem describes a spider _____ on a thread.



9. We stumbled off the race course, _____.



10. _____, I quickly phoned the hospital.







[What percent are you sure of these answers?]

Can someone fill in the blank by choosing an appropriate participles in each sentence?
1. living

2.straight

3.scared

4.sitting

5.staying

6.yogi bear camp

7.stung

8hanging

9.drunk

10.nervously

im like 95% sure of my answers
Reply:1. growing

2. Observing

3. stalked

4. Slowing

5. staying

6. Advertising

7. Stung

8. dangling

9. panting

10. Panicking



A particple is a verb, that is also used as an adjective.
Reply:1. Mr. Ortiz explained the effects of pollution and drought on plants GROWING in a rain forest.



2. JUDGING from the point of view of a firefighter, the story is full of accurate detail.



3. The tiger, HUNTED by the hunters, swam across the river to safety.



4. SQUINTING at the traffic light, the driver put on his sunglasses.



5. The tourists STRANDED in the hotel were given a free meal.



6. ADVERTISED as an excellent place to camp, the park lived up to its reputation.



7. ATTACKED by a bee, Candace hurried to the infirmary.



8. The poem describes a spider DANGLING on a thread.



9. We stumbled off the race course, LAUGHING.



TERRIFIED, I quickly phoned the hospital.



I'm very sure. Of course, there are thousands of possible correct answers. The trick is to decide between a present participle - a word endig in "-ing" - and a past participle - a word ending in "-ed"


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