The participle

TASK 10. Join the sentences given below using the necessary form of participle. Follow the example.
Example. The criminal removed all traces of his crime. He left the building. = Having removed all the traces of his crime, the criminal left the building.

1. 
   He thought he must have made a mistake somewhere. He went through his calculation again.
   
2. 
   He stole the silver. He looked for a place to hide it.
   
3. 
   We were soaked to the skin. We eventually reached the station.
   
4. 
   I had heard that the caves were dangerous. I didn’t like to go any further without a light.
   
5. 
   I didn’t want to sit down. I knew there were ants in the grass.
   
6. 
   She wore extremely fashionable clothes. She was surrounded by photographers. She swept up to the microphone.
   
7. 
   We barricaded the windows. We assembled in the hall.
   
8. 
   The speaker refused to continue. He was infuriated by interruptions.
   
9. 
   We visited the museum. We decided to have lunch in the park.
   
10. 
    She believed she could trust him absolutely. She gave him a blank cheque.
    

PARTICIPLE I AS PART OF COMPLEX OBJECT
In this construction participle I is used only after certain groups of verbs denoting the action in progress. These verbs are:

1. 
   verbs of sense perception
   

to see to hear to notice to feel to watch
to observe to smell to find to catch to look at
to discover* to perceive to listen to
* verbs that are not used in Complex Object with the infinitive
e.g. The doctor found his patient working in the garden
Do you smell something burning?
I discovered them hiding behind the heavy curtains.
In this construction usually non-perfect active participle is used though sometimes non-perfect passive participle is also possible.
e.g. Granny watched the children being dressed.

2. verbs of causative meaning (побудительное значение)