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Joining Sentences Using Participles

♦ Sentences can also be joined using participles. For example,

y Sujata saw Anjali. Anjali was waving at her.
The object of the first sentence is the subject of the second sentence. Now, let us
join the two sentences.

y Sujata saw Anjali waving at her.
Here are some other examples,

y He saw his mother. She was combing her hair before the mirror.
The pronoun ‘she’ refers to ‘mother’.

y He saw his mother combing her hair before the mirror.
♦ Let’s take another example.

y She took the brush. She began the painting.
Here, the subject is the same for both the sentences. So, we convert one of the
finite verbs into a participle.

y Taking the brush, she began the painting.

A. Join the following pairs of sentences using participles.

1. The thief cut through the padlock. He opened the door and stole the jewels.

2. The pilot swerved sharply. She managed to avoid landing on water.

3. The pilot banked sharply. The pilot managed to avoid the buildings.

4. He disguised himself as a cleaner. He entered the bank.

5. She drove as quickly as possible. She arrived just in time.

6. The lightning flashed strikingly. It struck the peepal tree.
7. The car was damaged in the accident. It needed a new set of tyres.

8. The boat was tossed up and down. It developed a leak.

9. I was really entertained by the match. I stayed till the end.

10. She was happy with her present. She gave her mother a hug.

Gerunds

Read these sentences. Pay attention to the highlighted phrases.

y Swimming is a good exercise.
y Acting is fun.
The gerund is the ing form of a verb that is used as a noun.

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