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1 PARTICIPLE CLAUSES

2 We can use participle clauses after a noun in the same way as relative clauses.
1. A present participle (verb + ing) can be used in the same way as an active relative clause: The man driving the car is a friend of mine. = The man who is driving the car is… Lorries coming over the bridge have to be careful of the wind. = Lorries that come over… Who was the girl wearing the red dress? = Who was the girl who was wearing the red dress? Students handing in their essays late will lose ten marks. = Students who hand in … 2. A past participle can be used in the same way as a simple passive relative clause: We read the sent by the manager. = We read the that had been sent … This vase, made in China, is very valuable. = This vase, which was made in China, … She only eats cakes made by her mother. = She only eats cakes that are made … 3. 'Being + past participle' can be used in the same way as a continuous passive relative clause: The poem being read by the actor was written by my brother. = The poem that is being read by… The cakes being eaten at the wedding were made here. = The cakes that are being eaten…

3 1) They called a lawyer (the lawyer lived nearby) 2) We broke the computer (the computer belongs to my father). 3) The man is in the garden (the man is wearing a blue jumper) 4) We found a doctor (the doctor works at a hospital in Madrid) 5) People will not be allowed to enter (people have arrived late) 6) Don't wake the baby (the baby is sleeping in the next room)


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