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Advanced Participle Clauses

Syllabus topic 7: Advanced Participle Clauses

Advanced Participle Clauses. Advanced participle clauses include perfect and passive forms: having completed, having been informed.

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Advanced participle clauses include perfect and passive forms: having completed, having been informed. Their implied subject normally matches the main-clause subject. Some absolute constructions supply their own subject: weather permitting. Meaning may be temporal, causal or concessive and must be inferred from context.

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Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.

  • Having been warned, she proceeded cautiously.
  • Examined carefully, the document revealed several inconsistencies. (passive)
  • Weather permitting, we'll eat outside.
  • Having considered all the evidence, the panel reached a decision. (earlier active action)
  • Having missed the train, I took a taxi.

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___ been warned, she proceeded cautiously.

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