VI. Tick (v) the correct sentences. If a sentence is incorrect, rewrite it correctly

1. Looking through the window, a plane was passing overhead.

2. Realizing that it was late, I ran all the way home.

3. Having examined me, I was given a prescription by the doctor.

4. Turning on the television, the news reader said there had been an explosion.

5. Dropping the shopping bags on the kitchen floor, Mrs Moorcroft sighed and sat down heavily

6. Having practiced the piano, I decided to call one of my friends.

1. I suddenly remembered where I’d left my keys while I was waiting for the bus.

=> Waiting.....................................................................................................................................................

2. I slipped because I was trying to run in the rain.

=> Trying.......................................................................................................................................................

3. I felt quite sorry for Tim when I saw him cry.

=> Seeing........................................................................................................................................................

4. John was depressed because he knew he was going to fail the exam.

=> Being...........................................................................................................................................................

5. Georgia didn’t know any Japanese, so she used a phrase book when she was there.

=>Not...............................................................................................................................................................

6. The reason why I’m quite good at basketball is that I’m quite tall.

=> Being...........................................................................................................................................................

7. Ed can afford three holidays abroad each year because he has a lot of money.

=> Having.........................................................................................................................................................

8. Maria began to worry when she realized she was lost.

=> Realizing......................................................................................................................................................

IV. Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence

1. Before meeting/met Harriet, I never knew what real love was.

2. I’m sure that after passing/passed your exam, you will feel a lot better.

3. Having finishing/finished the letter, Peter printed it out.

4. Looking/Looked through the window, I saw a strange man at the door.

5. I cooked dinner and, doing/having done that, I sat down to watch TV.

6. Hearing/Heard a noise outside, Janice went to investigate.

7. Having lost/Losing my notes, I couldn’t revise properly for the test.

8. Having been/Being quite intelligent, Matt, hopes to get into a good university.

9. Having missed/Missing the start of the film, I decided not to bother watching the rest of it.

10. After making/made her bed, Cherie had a shower.

III: Reduced relative clauses (Participial Phrases) Rewrite these sentences changing the relative clause to a participial phrase.

1. The expression “test tube baby,” which refers to a baby whose existence began outside its mother’s body, is missleading.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. The doctors who developed the procedure called it “in vitro fertilization”.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. In the future, the process of in vitro fertilization will be perfected, which will allow hundreds of childless couples to become parents.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Doctors in the United States, who are just now learning about the procedure, haven’t fully mastered the technique.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. In early 1981, doctors in the United States performed the procedure on a woman who wanted to have a child.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. The woman’s physicians, who didn’t know if they would be successful, would not release her name to the press.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. The technique of in vitro fertilization, which was developed by a team of British physicians, is very complex.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. An egg that is removed from the woman’s ovary is fertilized by sperm in a laboratory dish.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. The procedure of in vitro fertilization, which is now being tried out in the United States, has created considerable controversy.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………...

10. Ethical questions that are being raised concern the increasing power of scientists to manipulate life.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

II. Use Relative pronouns in Phrases of Quantity to combine each pair of the sentences below

1. The students wrote a letter of protest to the Dean. Half of the students had received a failing grade in chemistry.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. The State of Nevada has very little agriculture. Most of the state is desert land.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. At our school’s annual international fair, I ate a lot of native foods. I had not tasted some of the food before.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Humphrey Bogart made many films. One of the films was Casablanca.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. She has seven brothers and two sisters. One of them is the head of the family.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

I. Use a Relative pronoun preceded by a preposition to combine each pair of sentences below:

1. She was dancing with a student. He had a slight limp.

.............................................................................................................................................................

2. The bed has no mattress. I sleep on this bed.

.............................................................................................................................................................

3. There wasn’t any directory in the telephone box. I was phoning from this box.

.............................................................................................................................................................

4. The examination lasted two days. I was successful in this examination.

.............................................................................................................................................................

5. The firm is sending me to York. I work for this firm.

.............................................................................................................................................................

He traveled from New York to Washington DC by train.
He ................... by train.

He bought a toothbrush from a drugstore.
He............................. from a drugstore.

She became upset when she missed her flight.
She ...................... her flight.

You can obtain flight information online.
You ........................... online.

He caught a cold on vacation.
He........................ .

You will receive a call from the hotel about your reservation.
You ........................... from the hotel about your reservation.

Carlos and Alice have given up their stressful full-time jobs in IT and telecom sales in San Francisco in California and have moved to a small town in the Pacific Northwest in Washington state. They have opened a small chocolate company there. They now make their own chocolates and sell them in their own café and shop. The business is doing well and has just served its 30,000th customer. Most of their customers are tourists, but they have also started to sell their chocolates online. The unusual thing about their chocolates is that they don't add any sugar because it is sweet enough without it.

Ikbal and Rose haven't moved to the country but they have started a small business in New York. They make bread in their kitchen at home and they sell it to the neighbors. Each week the neighbors ring the doorbell and pick up some bread. Ikbal and Rose have made lots of new friends and they have gotten to know a lot of people in their neighborhood. They have also learned a new skill. They have learned how to make bread. From this small beginning, their business has grown into a successful company.

1.Carlos and Alice ..... a chocolate company in the Pacific Northwest.

2.They have just served their......... thousandth customer.

3.There is one ingredient that they don't use in their chocolates. That is .

4.Ikbal and Rose have started baking bread....... in New York.

5.They sell their bread to...... .

6.People can order and buy the bread ...........

He traveled from New York to Washington DC by train.
He ................... by train.

He bought a toothbrush from a drugstore.
He............................. from a drugstore.

She became upset when she missed her flight.
She ...................... her flight.

You can obtain flight information online.
You ........................... online.

He caught a cold on vacation.
He........................ .

You will receive a call from the hotel about your reservation.
You ........................... from the hotel about your reservation.