Learning English Grammar -ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
Jan 7, 2025
Dive into the world of participle clauses with an engaging personal story. Discover how to enhance your writing by combining clauses for clarity and efficiency. Learn about transforming relative clauses into participle clauses to make your sentences more concise. The discussion also touches on the wellness industry, unveiling some unsettling truths about exploitation and manipulation within global yoga networks. It’s a blend of grammar mastery and important societal issues, presented in an accessible way!
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Shaving Incident
- Callum had tissue pieces on his face because he cut himself shaving.
- This served as a real-life example of a present participle clause.
Present Participle Clauses
- Present participle clauses are used when two actions happen simultaneously.
- They simplify sentences by removing repeated pronouns and auxiliaries.
Watching TV
- Catherine was sitting on the sofa watching TV.
- This becomes: "I was sitting on the sofa watching TV."