EXERCISES
85.1
Replace the underlined parts of these sentences with a past participle from one of the following
verbs. (B)
85.2
UNIT
8 5
submit
charge cause allocate quote use propose
1 The university asked for more money. In fact, five times the amount that was given to them
as their share. ..
2 They decided to close the factory, regardless of the suffering that resulted.
3 After she had read the article, she checked all the examples that were referred to.
4 There have been demonstrations against the changes that the government intends to make.
5 The teacher wasn't impressed with the quality of the work that was handed in.
6 Mary couldn't afford to pay the fees that were asked for.
7 There was a weakness in the methods that were
Here are some extracts taken from radio news items about a small town in Wales which was
recently hit by serious flooding. Focus on participle adjectives and make any changes that are
necessary. (A-E)
1 The river rose to a surprised
level for this time of year.
3
companies are
working through the night
to repair the caused damage.
5 Food and medical supplies
are being taken to the
affected areas.
7 A local councillor said that she
was worrying by the continued
alarmed rise in the river level.
2 The provided sandbags were
insufficient to keep the water
out of the house.
4 In the meantime, powered
generators are being used
to supply electricity.
6 Volunteers are needed to
provide food and shelter. Any
people interested are asked first
to contact the police.
8 Any children remaining in the area
are being encouraged to leave.
9 Arrived troops are now helping to take the
victims to safe areas away from the floods.
Rewrite these sentences using a compound adjective which includes a participle. (D)
1 The town in which I grew up made cars.
grew up in
car-making town.
2 We hired a design team based in Singapore. We
3 Her performance at the Olympic Games broke a number of records.
4 The public square was lined with trees.
public square...
These are a little more difficult. Can you suggest answers?
5 Tom's a builder who works for himself.
a. ...
6 The new 'Aircap' is a device that saves a lot of effort and time. The new
is.
7 The dispute had been going on for a long time.
was
8 The consequences of the proposals will have a great influence on many people.
consequences
proposals
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