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(Aim High L5) Participle Clauses
(Aim High L5) Participle Clauses
(Aim High L5) Participle Clauses
Participle clauses can be used to express reasons and time relations. Participle clauses can only be
used if the subject is the same as that of the main clause.
Participle clauses are used the -ing form of a verb and often called present participle, however these
can be used in such a way that they refer to the past, present or future. Participles are used with other
words to make participle clauses,
“Participle clauses adalah sebuah kalimat ungkapan yang digunakan untuk pengganti ungkapan yang
menyatakan sebuah alasan (Reason) dan hubungan waktu (time relation), participle clauses dapat
digunakan jika memiliki subject yang sama dengan kalimat utamanya (main clause). Participle clauses
selalu menggunakan betuk kata kerja -ing (Verb 1 + Ing)”
Examples
Note: kalimat asli participle clauses for reason biasanya di awali conjunctions (Because,
Since, as, etc.)
Note: kalimat asli participle clauses for time relations biasanya di awali conjunctions (while,
after, before, etc.)
Exercises
I. Say whether the sentences express reason(R) or time relation(T).
Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Number 1 is done for you
4 Apologizing for his action, he opened the door and left. ____
5 Being a shy person, she wasn't looking forward to giving the speech. __
6 Practicing Arabic every day, she grew very confident in the language. __
8 Having fed the cat, she got up and went for a walk. ____
II. Replace the phrases in bold with a participle clause. Number 1 is done
for you
3. As we've lived here all our lives, we feel we know the area very
well.
5. If you exercise and eat well, that should keep your blood pressure
down.
III. Rewrite the participle clauses in bold, using because, after or while.
Number 1 is done for you
2. Having walked away from the man, I realized I'd given him the wrong
directions.
5. Studying ancient Egypt, she came across a document that had never
been seen before.