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12 Bionomics

Grammar Participle clauses

A. Complete the sentences with the correct participle clause a-h below.

1. he couldn’t understand why anyone would want to hunt these magnificent creatures.
2. she was disappointed not to see a giraffe during the safari.
3. very little is known about the saola.
4. they couldn’t believe the damage the forest fire had caused to the Amazon.
5. the class decided to start a project to raise money to help.
6. many wild animals can become depressed.
7. the black rhino is on the critically endangered list.
8. the Iberian lynx is now slowly becoming more common in the wild.

a. Having been critically endangered for some years,
b. Having spent months saving up for her trip,

c. Hunted for its horn,
d. Kept in captivity,
e. Listening to the teacher talk about the damage to the Amazon rainforest,
f. Looking at the tiger’s beautiful stripes and bright eyes,
g. Rarely seen in the wild,
h. Watching the news,

B. Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence.

1. all its life in captivity, the polar bear died without ever swimming in the ocean.
a) Having spent b) Spending c) Spent
2. by her animal photos, the gallery owner offered Anna her own show.
a) Having impressed b) Impressing c) Impressed
3. their habitat to the palm oil industry, Bornean orangutans are coming close to extinction.
a) Having lost b) Losing c) Lost
4. for their shells which are sold as souvenirs, the Hawksbill turtle is critically endangered.
a) Having hunted b) Hunting c) Hunted
5. the rhino from poachers, the park rangers took him back to the nature reserved.
a) Having rescued b) Rescuing c) Rescued
6. by local industry, the Yangtze River became an unliveable habitat for the baiji dolphin.

a) Having polluted b) Polluting c) Polluted

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