Make one sentence from two. Begin with — ing or Not — ing. Sometimes you need to begin with Having (done something).
EXAMPLE:
I felt tired. So I went to bed early. ***, I went to bed early.
ANSWER:
Feeling tired
Correct:
Incorrect:
- I felt tired. So I went to bed early. Feeling tired, I went to bed early.
- I thought they might be hungry. So I offered them something to eat thinking they might be hungry, I offered them something to eat.
- Robert is a vegetarian. So he doesn’t eat any kind of meat being a vegetarian, Robert doesn’t eat any kind of meat.
- I didn’t know his email address. So I wasn’t able to contact him not knowing his email address, I wasn ‘t able to contact him.
- Sarah has travelled a lot. So she knows a lot about other countries having travelled a lot, Sarah knows a lot about other countries.
- I wasn’t able to speak the local language. So I had trouble communicating not being able to speak the local language, I had trouble communicating.
- We had spent nearly all our money. So we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel having spent nearly all our money, we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel.
