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Learning English Grammar
-ing and -ed (Participle) Clauses
Oct 31, 2023
Learn all about present and past participle clauses and how to use -ing and -ed clauses in English grammar. Discover how these clauses can make sentences more efficient and natural, avoiding repetition. Explore the usage of -ing and -ed clauses to combine subject identifiers and practice with a quiz.
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- Participle clauses are used to simplify sentences and avoid repetition by using present participles.
- Combining clauses with the same subject can create shorter sentences using past participles.
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Participle Clauses: Present Participle
Participle clauses are clauses that begin with present or past participles. The present participle is formed by adding -ing to the verb and is used to form continuous verb forms. For example, in the sentence 'I cut myself while shaving,' 'shaving' is the present participle. By using this structure, we can simplify sentences and avoid repetition, as in 'I cut myself shaving.' This form is used when two things happen simultaneously, such as 'I was sitting on the sofa watching TV.'
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