FluentLab

문법 · C1

Participle clauses

A participle clause replaces a full clause with a single participle, which makes writing shorter and more formal. Having read the report, she called the author. Built in 1890, the bridge is still in use. The -ing form is active, the -ed form is passive, and having plus the participle marks an earlier action.

Participle clauses drop the subject and the auxiliary, leaving only a participle. They are one of the clearest markers of formal written English.

The present participle is active and usually simultaneous: walking home, she noticed the lights were on.

The past participle is passive: built in 1890, the bridge is still in daily use. That is short for "which was built in 1890".

Having plus the past participle marks an action completed before the main verb: having checked the figures twice, he signed the report.

One rule matters above all: the subject of the participle must be the subject of the main clause. Otherwise you get a dangling participle, which is the single most common error with this structure.

이제 써 보세요

이 페이지에서 11문항. 본인 계정 말고는 어디에도 저장되지 않습니다.

문제와 해설은 영어입니다. 의도한 것입니다. 배우는 언어로 생각하는 것이 목적이니까요.

11문항 중 1번

  the report twice, she was certain that two pages were missing.

11 남음

관련

또는 모든 주제를 섞은 세션을 해 보세요

Participle clauses — FluentLab