(STRUCTURE & WRITTEN EXPRESSIONS) REDUCED CLAUSES & INVERSIONS

EXERCISES
Write the reduced clause for the following 10 sentences:

1. After they watched movie for two hours, they went home.
After watched movie for two hours,they went home

2. While I was reading the novel you bought me, I didn’t notice I was carried by the story and
ended up crying.
I read the novel you bought me, I didn’t notice I was carried by the story and ended up crying.

3. Because my father didn’t to miss his morning prayer, he never goes to bed late.
Since he never missed his morning prayer,he never goes to bed late

4. Before you ate the banana, you were you were so hungry.
You eat it because you are hungry

5. While I was queueing for the departure, I saw a man patiently waited for his wife’s arrival
While queueing for departure, I saw a man patiently waited for his wife’s arrival

6. When she is returning from her office, she just noticed that the gate was unlocked
While returning from office, She just noticed that the gate was unlocked.

7. Because she was sick, Belinda did come to office for a week
While sick, Belinda did come to office for a week

8. Since he moved to Australia, Andrew met may gorgeous people there

Moving to Australia, Andrew met my gorgeous people there

9. Because she is a perfectionist, Samantha noticed all her own flaws

Being a perfectionist, Samantha noticed all her own flaws.

10. After he finished his drawing, George started to play guitar.

After completing the draw, George started to play guitar

EXERCISE
These following sentences contain inversion. Indicate if the
sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I)

1. __I__ Never my sister wrote a letter for me

2. _C___ George did not answer the questions, nor did he share his opinion

3. __I__ Barely had he completed the assignment

4. _C___ Had we been invited earlier, we might have bought a better present

5. _I___ Has he enough money, he will buy us more food

6. __I__ He would have lost his wallet, had not he shouted on time

7. ___I_ Do you understand why do parents need to responsible to their children than does
everybody else?

8. __C__ we strongly believe that our class could achieve much better score than many of the
others.

9. _C___ The price of face masks during the early pandemic-year was much more expensive
than any of the other years.

10. __C__ Never in my whole life I have seen ghost.