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B2 Participle Clauses Test

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British English usage: Participle clauses make sentences more economical. Present, past and perfect participles can replace fuller clauses when the understood subject matches the main-clause subject.

Cambridge Grammar reference: British Council explicitly warns that the participle clause and main clause should share the same subject; perfect participles can show an earlier action.

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1. ___ the email, she called the client. (read)
2. ___ tired, he went to bed early. (feel)
3. ___ carefully, the machine should last for years. (maintain)
4. ___ in London for years, she knew the city well. (live)
5. ___ what to say, I stayed silent. (not know)
6. ___ by the noise, the baby started crying. (wake)
7. Choose the sentence with the same subject in both clauses.
8. ___ the work, they went for lunch. (finish)
9. ___ from the station, the hotel is easy to find. (see)
10. ___ the instructions, he started the machine. (follow)
11. Choose the better reduced form.
12. ___ all the evidence, the committee changed its decision. (consider)