Participial Phrases Practice exercise

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Choose the participial-phrase rewrite that best preserves the original meaning and is grammatically correct. Only one choice per question is correct—read each stem carefully and select the most precise option.

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1.

Rewrite using a participial phrase: Because she was delighted with the news, she called her friend immediately.

She called her friend immediately because she was delighted with the news.
Delighted with the news, she called her friend immediately.
She called her friend immediately, delighted she was with the news.
She called her friend immediately, being delighted with the news.
2.

Rewrite using a participial phrase: When the sun set, the sailors anchored the boat.

At sunset, the sailors anchored the boat.
The sailors anchored the boat once the sun sets.
The sun having set, the sailors anchored the boat.
Setting sun, the sailors anchored the boat.
3.

Rewrite using a participial phrase: Since he had completed the project ahead of schedule, Mark took a day off.

Having completed the project ahead of schedule, Mark took a day off.
Mark took a day off having completed the project ahead of schedule.
Completing the project ahead of schedule, Mark took a day off.
Mark took a day off, having completed the project ahead of schedule by him.
4.

Rewrite using a participial phrase: After the students had heard the announcement, they left the hall quietly.

The students, after they heard the announcement, left the hall quietly.
The announcement heard, the students left the hall quietly.
Having heard the announcement, the students left the hall quietly.
The students left the hall quietly after hearing the announcement.
5.

Rewrite using a participial phrase: As the storm approached, the villagers secured their homes.

The villagers secured their homes, the storm approaching.
Approaching the storm, the villagers secured their homes.
Because the storm approached, the villagers secured their homes.
With the storm approaching, the villagers secured their homes.
6.

Rewrite using a participial phrase: Because he was running late, John skipped breakfast.

John took breakfast off, being late.
Running late, John skipped breakfast.
John skipped breakfast running late.
John, because he was running late, skipped breakfast.
7.

Rewrite using a participial phrase: Since the package was damaged in transit, the customer requested a refund.

Having been damaged in transit, the customer requested a refund for the package.
The package having been damaged in transit, the customer requested a refund.
Damage having occurred in transit, the customer requested a refund.
Damage having occurred in transit, the customer requested a refund.
8.

Rewrite using a participial phrase: After finishing her chores, Maria played video games.

Finishing her chores, Maria played video games.
Maria played video games finishing her chores.
Maria, after she finished her chores, played video games.
Having finished her chores, Maria played video games.
9.

Rewrite using a participial phrase: Because the manager was unavailable, the assistant handled the presentation.

The manager being unavailable, the assistant handled the presentation.
The manager, being unavailable, the assistant handled the presentation.
Being unavailable, the assistant handled the presentation.
The assistant handled the presentation, being unavailable to the manager.
10.

Rewrite using a participial phrase: Although they were exhausted from the hike, the team set up camp before dark.

Being exhausted from the hike, camp was set up by the team before dark.
Having exhausted from the hike, the team set up camp before dark.
The hike having been exhausted, the team set up camp before dark.
Exhausted from the hike, the team set up camp before dark.
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Hey! I am Ronald Kaunda, an educator and researcher. I like talking and writing about all things early literacy, language and African Indigenous knowledge systems as they relate to knowledge acquisition in and out of classroom contexts. I also enjoy writing about African/Zambian traditions as spaces for exploring Indigneous knowledge.

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