Build the sentence

Participle Clauses for Time, Reason and Result —
Build the Sentences.

Arrange the word tiles to build each sentence. Leave out the extra word.

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Question 1

Build the sentence: _____

Options: washes, While washing up, I broke a plate.

Question 2

Build the sentence: _____

Options: After checking in, we unpacked., checked

Question 3

Build the sentence: _____

Options: leaves, Before leaving, I checked the address.

Question 4

Build the sentence: _____

Options: When questioned, he remained silent., questions

Question 5

Build the sentence: _____

Options: writing, Having written the report, he relaxed.

Question 6

Build the sentence: _____

Options: Having been warned, we stayed., being

Question 7

Build the sentence: _____

Options: knows, Not knowing why, I hesitated.

Question 8

Build the sentence: _____

Options: sleeping, Not having slept, I felt exhausted.

Question 9

Build the sentence: _____

Options: Shocked by the news, she wept., shocking

Question 10

Build the sentence: _____

Options: heats, When heated, the glue will soften.

Question 11

Build the sentence: _____

Options: The dam burst, flooding the valley., flooded

Question 12

Build the sentence: _____

Options: left, The lights failed, leaving us stranded.

Practice Participle Clauses for Time, Reason and Result — Build the Sentences with this interactive sentence-building exercise of 12 questions. Tap the words into the correct order to build each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get detailed feedback on every sentence.

Practicing grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Participle Clauses for Time, Reason and Result — Build the Sentences in everyday English.

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