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English Grammar Exercises for B1- Participle clauses (2)

4 ejercicios

1. Choose the correct answer.

  • 1)
    My sister is a member of the choir performed / performing tonight.
  • 2)
    The audience watching / watched the rock band were mainly young people.
  • 3)
    The money collecting / collected by the buskers will be donated to charity.
  • 4)
    The aria singing / sung by the opera singer was very moving.
  • 5)
    We received a letter inviting / invited us to a performance by a string quartet.
  • 6)
    The New World symphony, composed / composing by Dvorak, is one of his best.
  • 7)
    The conductor led / leading the orchestra is from Moscow.
  • 8)
    The instrument played / playing by the lead violinist was a Stradivarius.

2. Look at the picture and complete the sentences with the present participle or the past participle form of the verbs in brackets.

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  • 1)
    The scene (portray) in the picture is a busy city street.
  • 2)
    None of the people (depict) in the scene is driving a car.
  • 3)
    The clothes (wear) by the people are very old-fashioned.
  • 4)
    The dog (stand) in the foreground looks as if he has just seen something interesting.
  • 5)
    A woman (walk) with her daughter has also stopped to watch the action.
  • 6)
    The three men (talk) in the background look like they are discussing the incident.

3. Rewrite the relative clauses as participle phrases.

  • 1)
    The symphony, which was written in 1869, was played beautifully by the orchestra.
  • The symphony, written in 1869, was played beautiful by the orchestra.
  • 2)
    On stage there’s a folk band which is singing old songs.
  • 3)
    The musician, who was educated in Rome, will play three songs this evening.
  • 4)
    The cathedral which was used for the ceremony was built in the last century.
  • 5)
    The opera, which stars Elaine Stewart, was an absolute disaster.
  • 6)
    The DJ who is playing the music is very well-known.

4. Challenge!

  • Challenge!
  • Invent some information about the people in the picture. Look at the questions to help you. Write the information as participle clauses.
  • What are the people wearing / doing?
  • Where are they sitting / standing?
  • Who are they?

Cómo Practicar

  1. 1Lee cada pregunta cuidadosamente
  2. 2Escribe tu respuesta o selecciona la opción correcta
  3. 3Haz clic en 'Mostrar Respuesta' para verificar tu trabajo
  4. 4Revisa cualquier error e intenta ejercicios similares
  5. 5Pasa al siguiente ejercicio cuando estés listo