Ready for C1 p 151. Participle Clauses. Rewrite the sentences

 Rewrite the sentences using participle clauses. There is an example at the beginning (0).

0 She didn’t want to hurt his feelings, so she avoided the question.
Not wanting to hurt his feelings, she avoided the question.

1 They bought the house for £200,000 and sold it five years later for £1,000,000.
They bought the house for £200,000, ____________________________________________.

2 I came home last night and found someone who was trying to break into my house.
I came home last night and found ____________________________________________.

3 Because I’m quite a lazy person, I pay somebody to clean my flat.
______________________________________, I pay somebody to clean my flat.

4 The bank has agreed to lend us the money, so we can go ahead with our purchase.
______________________________________, we can go ahead with our purchase.

5 If you treat this garden furniture regularly with wood preserver, it should last a lifetime.
______________________________________, this garden furniture should last a lifetime.

6 Because most of my income is going on my flat, I have very little to live on.
With ______________________________________, I have very little to live on.

7 I don’t know the first thing about gardening because I’ve never lived in a house with a garden.
Never ______________________________________, I don’t know the first thing about gardening.

KEY

1. selling it five years later for £1,000,000

2. someone trying to break into my house

3. Being quite a lazy person

4. The bank having agreed to lend us the money

5. Treated regularly with wood preserver

6. most of my income going on my flat

7. having lived in a house with a garden