-ing and -ed clauses Exercises

UNIT 89 -ing and -ed clauses Exercises

89.1   Rewrite the sentences. Each time use the information in parentheses to make an -ing clause.

Example: That woman is Australian (she is talking to Tom)
That Woman, talking to Tom is Australian.

1.   A plane crashed into the ocean yesterday. (it was carrying 28 passengers)
A plane________________________________________________________yesterday

2.   When I was walking home, there was a man. (he was following me)
When______________________________________________________________________

3.   I was awakened by the baby. (she was crying)
I____________________________________________________________________________

4.   At the end of the street there is a path. (the path leads to the river)
At___________________________________________________________________________

5.   Some paintings were stolen from the gallery. (they belong to the artist)
Some________________________________________________________________________
                      
89.2   This time make an -ed clause.
Example: The man was taken to the hospital. (he was injured in the accident)
The man injured in the accident hospital was taken to the hospital.

1.   The window has now been repaired (it was broken in last night's storm)
The window____________________________________________________________repaired

2.   Most of the suggestions were not very practical. (they were made at the meeting)
_____________________________________________________________________________________

3.   The paintings haven't been found yet. (they were stolen from the museum)
______________________________________________________________________________________

4.   Did you hear about the boy? (he was knocked down on his way to school this morning)
Did__________________________________________________________________________________

89.3   Complete these sentences with the following verbs, Put the verb in the correct form:
blow   call     live    invite    offer     invite      mail     read    ring    sit        study      wait      work

1.   I was awakened by a bell ringing

2.   None of the people invited to the party can come.

3.   Tom has a brother_________________________in a bank in New York and a sister________________________ economics at a university in California.

4.   Somebody_____________________________Jack phoned while you were out.

5.   All letters______________________________today should arrive tomorrow.

6.   When I entered the waiting room there was nobody______________________except for a young man_________________________ by the window _______________________________a magazine.

7.   A few days after the interview, I received a letter_______________________________me the job.

8.   There was a tree__________________________down in the storm last night.

9.   Sometimes life must be very unpleasant for people__________________________near airports.