Please combine the following sets of sentences so that each sentence begins with a present participle (Pattern 14). Please try to avoid these weak verbs: is – are – was – were – am – be – been – being – seems – got – went – became – appears – seems
Information is taken from American Revolution, a Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Book
1. Benjamin Franklin tried unsuccessfully to reach a settlement.
He tried this with Parliament and the colonists.
He returned to America expecting an armed struggle.
Combination: After trying unsuccessfully to reach a settlement between Parliament and the colonists, Benjamin Franklin returned to America where he expected an armed struggle.
2. Colonists armed themselves to resist British oppression.
They hid firearms and ammunition.
They hid it in remote barns and building.
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3. Paul Revere and William Dawes rode through the towns.
They warned people about the advancing Redcoats.
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4. Men left their plows.
Men picked up arms.
They fought against the Redcoats.
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5. The Redcoats reached Concord.
They found themselves surrounded by an armed militia.
They found themselves surrounded by an angry militia.
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Please combine the following sets of sentences so that each sentence begins with a present participle (Pattern 14). Please try to avoid these weak verbs: is – are – was – were – am – be – been – being – seems – got – went – became – appears – seems
Information is taken from American Revolution, a Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Book
1. Israel Putnam misunderstood his orders.
He was to take Bunker Hill.
Instead hundreds of American militiamen dug fortifications.
They did this on Breed’s Hill.
Combination: Misunderstanding his orders to take Bunker Hill, Israel Putnam ordered American militiamen to dig fortifications and take Breed’s Hill.
2. Redcoats disembarked from boats.
They formed up in ranks.
They assaulted the rebels entrenched atop Breed’s Hill.
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3. Henry Knox brought captured cannons to General Washington.
He aimed them at the enemy.
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4. General Howe used every vessel he could find.
He evacuated the city and sailed away.
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5. Washington’s troop marched triumphantly into Boston.
They enjoyed their victory.
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Please combine the following sets of sentences so that each sentence begins with a present participle (Pattern 14). Please try to avoid these weak verbs: is – are – was – were – am – be – been – being – seems – got – went – became – appears – seems
1. The parrot fish used his powerful “beak”.
He bites off parts of the coral reef.
Combination: Using his powerful “beak”, the parrot fish bites of parts of the coral reef.
2. Whales form circles.
They fight off enemies.
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3. Whales beat their flukes up and down.
This propels them through the water.
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4. Some whales migrate twice a year.
They cover thousands of miles.
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5. Whales find plenty of food to eat in the Polar Regions.
They gain a lot of weight and develop a thick layer of blubber.
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Please combine the following sets of sentences so that each sentence begins with a present participle (Pattern 14). Please try to avoid these weak verbs: is – are – was – were – am – be – been – being – seems – got – went – became – appears – seems
1. Whales will lift a wounded companion with their heads.
They keep the injured whale’s blowhole out of the water.
They can save it from drowning.
Combination: By lifting a wounded companion with their heads, whales can keep an injured whale’s blowhole out of the water and save it from drowning.
2. Day and night the pods swim slowly through the water.
They seldom ever stop.
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3. Wounded whales slap the water with their flukes.
This can send huge amounts of water into any nearby boats.
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4. Some people pollute the ocean with chemicals.
Some people pollute the ocean with noise.
People shorten the lives of far too many whales.
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5. Whales can squeal, click, whistle, and moan.
By doing this they communicate with one another.
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Please combine the following sets of sentences so that each sentence begins with a present participle (Pattern 14). Please try to avoid these weak verbs: is – are – was – were – am – be – been – being – seems – got – went – became – appears – seems
1. Dolphins swim in large herds.
They hunt for food and play together.
Combination: Swimming in large herds, dolphins hunt for food and play together.
2. Bottle-nosed dolphins have learned to do important underwater jobs.
They look for underwater mines.
They help save divers who are in trouble.
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3. Baleen whales swim through the water with their mouths open.
They can allow as much as 70 tons of krill, water, and fish to flow through.
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4. Baleen whales migrate to eat during the summer.
They consume 3 tons of food daily.
They gain 20 tons of blubber.
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5. Baby blue whales nurse 40 times a day.
They slurp down 130 gallons of milk every day.
And they gain 10 pounds every hour.
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