Della sold her hair. She bought a platinum fob-chain for
Jim’s gold watch. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Selling her hair, Della bought a platinum fob-chain
for Jim’s gold watch.
She jumped into a cab. She cried gaily, ‘you’re quite a
humorist.’ (Use a present participle)
Answer: Jumping into a cab, she cried gaily, ‘you’re quite a
humorist.’
I lived in a cabin. It belonged to the orphanage. (Use a
present participle)
Answer: I lived in a cabin belonging to the orphanage.
The old sailor went away. He left the marriage guest alone. (Use
a present participle)
Answer: The old sailor went away leaving the marriage guest
alone.
The dead bodies of the ancient mariner’s companions lay
round him. All day and all night he had to look upon them. (Use a present
participle)
Answer: All day and all night the ancient mariner had to
look upon the dead bodies of his
companions lying round him.
Della finished her cry. She attended to her cheeks with
powder rag. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Finishing her cry Della attended to her cheeks with
powder rag.
The marriage ceremony was over. The guests were going to the
feast. (Use a present participle)
Answer: The marriage ceremony being over the guests were
going to the feast.
Della wriggled off the table. She stood before the glass. (Use
a present participle)
Answer: Wriggling off the table Della stood before the
glass.
Once the writer went across the state for a week-end. She
left the dog in jerry’s charge. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Once the writer went across the state for a week-end
leaving the dog in jerry’s charge.
I closed the door. I went back to work. (Use a present
participle)
Answer: Closing the door I went back to work.
That night he came in the darkness. He knocked at the door. (Use
a present participle)
Answer: That night coming in the darkness he knocked at the
door.
Jerry sat by the fire. He told the writer some stories about
his mother. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Sitting by the fire Jerry told the writer some
stories about his mother.
I noticed that the sun was in the west. I started the car. (Use
a present participle)
Answer: Noticing that the sun was in the west I started the
car.
He looked at his mother and smiled. He then went to college.
(Use a present participle)
Answer: Looking and smiling at his mother he went to
college.
She stood by the window. She looked out dully at a gray cat
walking a gray fence. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Standing by the window she looked out dully at a
gray cat walking a gray fence.
Mr. Ahmed is a doctor. He works in the Middle
East. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Mr. Ahmed is a doctor working in the Middle East.
She whirled from the window. She stood before the glass. (Use
a present participle)
Answer: Whirling from the window she stood before the glass.
I could cut out coffee for the next two weeks. I could
manage well enough. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Cutting out coffee for the next two weeks I could
manage well enough.
Jerry sat by the fire with me. He told me of their two days
together. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Sitting by the fire with me Jerry told me of their
two days together.
She faltered for a minute. Then she stood still. (Use a
present participle)
Answer: Faltering for a minute she stood still.
I had a tiny apartment in the Latin Quarters. It overlooked
a cemetery. (Use a present participle)
Answer: I had a tiny apartment in the Latin Quarters
overlooking a cemetery.
The ship sailed out of the icy waters. It passed into
another sea. (Use a present participle)
Answer: Sailing out of the icy waters the ship passed into
another sea.
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