Writing Academic English 4th Edition

3. BeforeI lefthome,I promisedmyparentsthatI wouldreturn.

HavingreceivedmyB.A.,I wenttograduateschoolfortwoyears.

thecryingbaby

theboringspeaker

Thebabycried.

Thespeakerboredtheaudience.

4. BecauseI amtheeldestson,I amresponsiblefortakingcareofmyparents.
   3. Unionmembers wentonstrike.
   (protest/lossofjobs)


5. automobilemanufacturerswantto
   replaceassemblylineworkerswithrobots.(hope/tosavelaborcosts)
   2. Laborunions areresistingthe
   introductionofrobotsintofactories.(fearflossofjobsfortheirmembers)


6. I enjoyedlivingina bigcitywhileI wasstudyingattheUniversityof
   Chicago.

5.Sincetheyhavespentmostoftheirsavingstosendmeandmysistersto

college,myparentsmaynothaveenoughmoneyfortheirretirement.

Chapter 15 I ParticipialPhrases 261

Thesearetheimportantpointscoveredinthischapter

1.Participlesareadjectivesformedfromverbs.Someparticiplesarefrom

activevoiceverbs:

B. Completethefollowingsentencesbyaddinga participialphraseintheblanks.

Usethewordsinparenthesestomakethephrase,and addcommasif

necessary.

A. Rewritethefollowingsentences,changingtheadverbclauseineachtoa

participialphrase.Ifpossible,writethesentenceinmorethanoneway.The

firstonehasbeendoneforyouasanexample.

1. AfterI hadreceivedmyB.A.,I wenttograduateschoolfortwoyears.
   AfterreceivingmyB.A.. I wenttograduateschoolfortwoyears.

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PRACTICE 5
ReducingAdverb
Clauses