Participles Exercises PDFSet 4: Advanced Participle Structures & Common Errors (B2)
20 questions·15 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.Which sentence uses the participle correctly?
a) Walking to school, the rainbow appeared.b) Walking to school, a dog was barking.c) Walking to school, the boy saw a rainbow.d) Walking to school, it started to rain.
2.I need to get my car ___. The brakes aren't working.
a) repairedb) repairingc) repaird) repairs
3.___ the assignment, she handed it to the teacher.
a) Completingb) Completedc) Being completedd) Having completed
4.Which sentence contains a dangling participle error?
a) Sitting in the garden, she read a book.b) Driving to work, the traffic was terrible.c) Exhausted from the hike, we went to bed early.d) Opened carefully, the box revealed a gift inside.
5.She had her wedding dress ___ by a famous designer.
a) makingb) to makec) maded) make
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Preview: Answers
1.Walking to school, the boy saw a rainbow.
2.repaired
3.Having completed
4.Driving to work, the traffic was terrible.
5.made
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Preview: Explanations
1."Walking to school, the boy saw a rainbow."(c)
'Walking to school, the boy saw a rainbow' is correct because the subject 'the boy' is the one walking. In the other sentences, the participle 'walking' dangles — it doesn't logically attach to the subject (a rainbow, a dog, or 'it' can't walk to school).
2."repaired"(a)
In the structure 'get + object + past participle', we use the past participle because the object (car) receives the action. 'Get my car repaired' means arrange for someone to repair my car.
3."Having completed"(d)
'Having completed' is the perfect participle form (having + past participle). It shows that the first action (completing) happened before the second action (handing in). 'Completed' alone would suggest passive meaning. 'Being completed' implies the assignment is being completed by someone else.
4."Driving to work, the traffic was terrible."(b)
'Driving to work, the traffic was terrible' has a dangling participle. 'Driving' has no logical subject — traffic cannot drive. It should be: 'Driving to work, I found the traffic terrible.' The other sentences correctly match their participles to their subjects.
5."made"(c)
In the structure 'have + object + past participle', we use the past participle because the object (dress) receives the action. 'Had her dress made' means she arranged for someone to make it.
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