English Practice exercises: noun clause or -ing (participle) clause? - P5-09W
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ID |
First half |
ID |
Second half |
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0 |
finding the front door closed |
A |
wishing she could afford one |
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1 |
waiting for someone who is late |
B |
the teacher was disappointed with his students |
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2 |
my mother is in the kitchen |
C |
we jumped up and down to keep warm |
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3 |
I’ve always regretted |
D |
only happens in story books |
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4 |
laughing loudly at some joke |
E |
is difficult except by taxi |
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5 |
Sandra looked at the beautiful coats |
F |
not speaking Spanish |
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6 |
she ran out in a bad temper |
G |
having to stay in and do his homework |
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7 |
getting across town during the rush hour |
H |
Sam went round to the back |
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8 |
I have a poor digestion and don’t like |
I |
washing dishes and singing a popular tune |
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9 |
finding buried treasure like gold coins |
J |
a group of teenagers went into the club |
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10 |
my younger brother can’t stand |
K |
drives me crazy |
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11 |
waiting for the cafe to open |
L |
slamming the door behind her |
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12 |
marking the exam papers |
M |
having to rush my dinner |
NOUN CLAUSE OR –ING CLAUSE?
Match one left and one right half to make complete sentences. Write them out (or copy and paste), putting in the punctuation.
Underline the clause, then label each sentence NS = noun clause subject, NO = noun clause object, or ING = -ing clause.
Example:
0 H Finding the front door closed, Sam went round to the back. (ING)
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