Exercise 7 

– Chapter 8

1. After reading the original study, the article remains unconvincing

à Jeni is still unsure after reading the original study of the article. 

2. Relieved of your responsibilities at your job, your home should be a place

to relax

à Your home should be a relaxing place after work.

3. The experiment was a failure, not having studied the lab manual carefully

à Because Jeni have not studied the lab manual carefully, she failed the
experiment. 

4. The mystery has been solved after ten years of the missing portrait.

à After ten years, the missing portrait solved the mystery

5. Having arrived late for practice, a written excuse was needed.

à Having arrived late for practice, Jeni needed a written excuse / After Jeni
arrived late for practice, she needed a written excuse.

6. Without knowing his name, it was difficult to introduce him.

à Because I don’t know his name, it was difficult to introduce him.

7. To improve his result, the experiment was done again.

à Joe repeated the experiment to improve his result.

8. Portia rushed to the store loaded with cash to buy the birthday gift.

à Portia run to the store with a lot of money to buy the birthday gift. 
9. Locked away in the old chest, Richard was surprised by the antique hats.

à Richard was surprised by the antique hats when he was locked in the old
chest. 

10. To work as a loan officer, an education is financial planning is required.

à Education of financial planning is required for loan officer. 

11. Being a process that still needs to be refined, scientists are searching for
a more effective plan

for chemotherapy treatment.

à Scientists still needs to refine chemotherapy treatment to be more

effective plan.  

12. The disk drive of the computer was damaged by the electrical surge.

à The electrical surge damaged the computer’s disk drive. 

13. The blizzard contained strong winds and heavy snows. During the
snowstorm, the roof of the

town library collapsed. The roof of the post office did the same. The
blowing snow covered the

country road. Schools cancels classes due to the white-out conditions.

àDuring the snowstorm, the roof of the town library and post office
collapsed. The blizzard contained strong winds and heavy snows, it covered
the country road. Schools cancels classes due to the white-out conditions.