{"id":74109,"date":"2020-04-19T05:54:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T05:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=74109"},"modified":"2024-07-12T09:16:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T09:16:20","slug":"common-errors-in-the-use-of-participles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/common-errors-in-the-use-of-participles\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Errors In The Use Of Participles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Study the examples given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I was feeling bored. I decided to watch a movie.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We can combine these two sentences using a present participle. We can write:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Feeling bored<\/strong>, I decided to watch a movie.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When two things happen at the same time, we use the -ing form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The child felt scared. He started crying.<\/li><li><strong>Feeling scared,<\/strong> the child started crying. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When one action had completed before another action commenced, we use the perfect participle (having + past participle)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I won the match. I felt elated.<\/li><li><strong>Having won <\/strong>the watch, I felt elated. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the participle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; the message, he departed. (Delivering \/ Having delivered)<\/li><li>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. loudly at the door, he demanded admission. (Knocking \/ Having knocked)<\/li><li>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; a hot day, we cancelled the outing. (Being \/ It being)<\/li><li>The rain &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;., we resumed the journey. (stopping \/ having stopped)<\/li><li>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. down the street, I saw many familiar faces. (Walking \/ Having walked)<\/li><li>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. the most deserving candidate, he got the job. (Being \/ Having been)<\/li><li>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. what to say, I just smiled. (Not knowing \/ Not known \/ Not having known)<\/li><li>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. the only child, he was pampered by his parents. (Being  \/ He being)<\/li><li>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. the only child, his parents pampered him. (Being \/ He being)<\/li><li>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; too expensive, I could not buy the watch. (Being \/ It being)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Having delivered, 2. Knocking, 3. It being, 4. having stopped, 5. Walking, 6. Being, 7. Not knowing, 8. Being, 9. He being, 10. It being<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/participle-errors.htm\">Common errors in the use of participles<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Study the examples given below. I was feeling bored. I decided to watch a movie. We can combine these two sentences using a present participle. 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