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    Replace the clauses with correct participial phrases.  
       
   

I was very hungry as I had not eaten for almost two days.

I was very hungry, not having eaten for almost two days.

 
       
1.  

As he was feeling sleepy, he went to bed early.

 
2.  

As he was stunned by their words, he did not say a thing.

 
3.  

Since we had finished our work, we were allowed to have a short break.

 
4.  

I saw the actors and actresses who were preparing themselves for the final scene.

 
5.  

As we were cycling along the track, we saw a woodcutter.

 
6.  

The soldiers who were trained by this captain were very good fighters.

 
7.  

After he had washed the car, the boy wiped the windscreen.

 
8.  

I saw the lifeguard who was rescuing the swimmer.

 
9.  

We did not leave the house as we had been told not to do so.

 
10.  

As they had heard the story before they did not pay any attention.

 
11.  

The villagers, who had been warned of the enemy's approach, set up barricades outside the village.

 
12.  

As he saw that the weather was fine, he went out for a walk.

 
13.  

The construction workers, who had worked at tall buildings before, did not feel dizzy at all.

 
14.  

The man who was wanted by the police escaped to another country.

 
15.  

As he was determined to pass his examination, he studied very hard.

 
16.  

The children do not like fish that is cooked that way.

 
17.  

As he drove through the countryside, he saw fields and fields of corn.

 
18.  

As she is a sensitive person, she is easily hurt.

 
19.  

The woman who is giving away the prizes is the wife of the mayor.

 
20.  

The boys who were teasing the newcomer were told off roundly by the prefect.

 
       

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    Answers  
       
1.  

Feeling sleepy, he went to bed.

 
2.  

Stunned by their words, he did not say a thing.

 
3.  

Having finished our work, we were allowed to have a short break.

 
4.  

I saw the actors and actresses preparing themselves for the final scene.

 
5.  

Cycling along the track, we saw a woodcutter.

 
6.  

The soldiers trained by this captain, were very good fighters.

 
7.  

Having washed the car, the boy wiped the windscreen.

 
8.  

I saw the lifeguard rescuing the swimmer.

 
9.  

We did not leave the house, having been told not to do so.

 
10.  

Having heard the story before, they did not pay any attention.

 
11.  

The villagers, having been warned of the enemy's approach, set up barricades outside the village.

 
12.  

Seeing that the weather was fine, he went out for a walk.

 
13.  

Having worked at tall buildings before, the construction workers did not feel dizzy at all.

 
14.  

The man, wanted by the police, escaped to another country.

 
15.  

Determined to pass his examination, he studied very hard.

 
16.  

The children do not like fish cooked that way.

 
17.  

Driving through the countryside, he saw fields and fields of corn.

 
18.  

Being a sensitive person, she is easily hurt.

 
19.  

The woman giving away the prizes, is the wife of the mayor.

 
20.  

The boys teasing the newcomer, were told off roundly by the prefect.

 
 
     
 

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