Participle Clauses worksheet
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The rule
Use -ing (active) or -ed (passive) to replace when/because/after clauses.
4 exercises · 40 questions · answer key on the last page
What is on the sheet
1
Present or past participle?
easyChoose the correct participle form.
___ to work, she missed the meeting.
2
Combine using participle clauses
mediumRewrite using a participle clause.
Because she was tired, she went to bed.
3
Dangling participles
hardIdentify correct vs. incorrect participle clauses.
Running for the bus, my bag fell. (correct?)
4
Full participle clause practice
hardRewrite or choose the best participle clause.
She opened the door and saw him there.
Using this in class
Print as many copies as you need. There is a name and date line at the top, the exercises run over the first pages, and the answer key sits on its own page at the end, so you can keep it or hand it out. No attribution required, no account needed.
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