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She ran out of the room, screaming.
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� when the object of the first sentence is the subject of the second sentence. For example:
He saw a cat. The cat was chasing the mice.
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He saw a cat chasing the mice.
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� when the second action begins only after the first has completed. For example:
He was rejected by his family. He decided to become a monk.
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Rejected by his family, he decided to become a monk.
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Practice Time 2

Fill in the blanks with the participle form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. _______________ the goal first, the tortoise waited for the hare. (reach)

2. _______________ to the man I did not notice my friend pass by. (talk)
3. _______________ by all his countrymen, the king bid a tearful farewell. (love)
4. “_______________ that I do not think I need to explain any further.” (say)
5. _______________ with cold, the little girl lighted the last matchstick. (shiver)

6. The _______________ incident disturbed me. (horrify)
7. _______________ by the crowd, he went higher and higher up the tower. (applaud)

8. The thief, _______________ no one was around, tried to break the lock. (think)

B. Rewrite the pairs of sentences using participles.
1. The boy saw a car. The car was moving at a high speed.
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2. I saw an eagle. The eagle was flying up in the sky.
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3. I lost all my money. I went home.

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Non-finite Verbs
4. He was sitting at a table. The table was covered with papers.

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5. I didn’t know what to do. I called the police.
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Let’s Learn Gerund

A gerund is a verb in its -ing (present participle) form that functions as a noun. It names an
activity and can be an object or a subject. Most action words can be used as gerunds. For
example:
Gardening is my hobby. (subject)
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I love driving at night. (object of the verb love)
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O We look forward to seeing you all soon. (object after the preposition to)
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