Participle Clauses in English Grammar

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What is the difference between Subject + got+ pp and S + be+ pp? when can be used S + got +pp example e.g They got promoted to higher positions in the company due to their outstanding performance.". another example e.g They got invaded in the Opium Wars." The peaceful village got invaded by marauders last night." "Our computer systems got invaded by a sophisticated malware attack."

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Thank you for a lesson! 1.Taken 2.Taking

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Oh, Hello Sarah! Nice to see you again, my teacher. Thank you for the interesting lesson. I have spent more than an hour to listen and write down all your examples. The following is my answer. 1. Taking all things into account, I've decided to resign. 2. Taken three times a day, these tablets will help your allergy. I miss you and your lessons all the time. See you very soon.

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I do feel more confident about the participle clauses, and happily I'll illustrate them to my students just as You did. Thanks a million.... Taking and taken ;)

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Thank you very much for this useful video. Having watched this video, I get more confidence to use the participles. Here are my answers to the quiz. Taking all things into account, I have decided to resign. Taken three times a day, these tablets will help your allergy.

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Taking all things into account, I've decided to resign. Taken three times a day, these tablets will help your allergy.

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Thanks you for your clear explanation of particle clauses. I have two questions. First, in which situations we use this kind of clause when we have two different subject? Second, would it be only possible to use past participle passive just for explaining reason?

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Using Participle Clauses with Two Different Subjects When using participle clauses, the subject of the participle clause is usually the same as the subject of the main clause. However, if you have two different subjects, you typically need to separate them into two full clauses to avoid confusion. Otherwise, it can sound awkward or unclear. For example: Incorrect: Running down the street, the car turned the corner. This sounds like the car was running, which isn’t the intended meaning. Correct: As she was running down the street, the car turned the corner. Here, we clarified by using "as" and a full clause, making the meaning clearer. If you really want to use a participle clause with two different subjects, try making the context clear, or rewrite the sentence for clarity. 2. Using Past Participle Clauses to Express Reason Yes, past participle clauses are often used to show reason, especially in formal writing. This form is passive and can effectively explain why something happened. For example: Reason: Exhausted by the long journey, she went straight to bed. Here, the past participle "exhausted" explains why she went to bed-it gives the reason. However, past participle clauses can also sometimes add information about time or condition rather than just reason: Time: Finished with his work, he left the office. (This tells us what he did after finishing his work.) Condition: If required, you may call our support line. (This sets a condition, not a reason.) Let me know if you’d like more examples on any of these! 😊

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A great video .. thanks a million I'm wondering what is the difference (in usage) between ( present participle ) and ( perfect participle in active ) .. since you used both at 6:30 ?

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Hi Arira, so the example I gave was, "After visiting/ having visited several shops, we returned to the hotel." The meaning here is very similar for both tenses. A perfect participle clause emphasises that the action they describe was finished before the action in the main clause, whereas the present participle is used here because it enables us to say information in a more economical way. The writer has a choice which tense to use. I hope that helps!

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So there are some cases that we can use both forms and the meaning is still correct .. right?

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It is a very easy-to-understand video for this relatively difficult English grammer. Is the answer to the last question in the video, 1=Taking, 2=Taken ?

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Thank you very much! Do I get it rightly? Transitive verbs: Present Participle Active (writing) Present Participle Passive (being written) Past Participle *Passive* (written) Perfect Participle Active (having written/having been writing) Perfect Participle Passive (having been written) As far as I understand there's no (Present/Past/Perfect) *Participle Passive* for intransivite verbs even for Past. Intransitive verbs: Present Participle Active (sleeping) Past Participle *Active* (slept) Perfect Participle Active (having slept/having been slept)

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Thank you for this useful video. I just got one question regarding the second sentence with 'know'. Could we say 'being known by many people...'? Thanks

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I understood the lesson until 8:36. If the participle clauses do not have a specific tense, why would they need to be categorized as present participle("ing) and past participle ("d", "ed")?

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Hi, present participles have a similar meaning to active verbs whereas past participles normally have a passive meaning. I hope that helps!

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Hello. Thanks a lot for you video. It was great. Is there any book where I can exercise more with this participles clauses? Thanks

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Hi Music, I would recommend any of the grammar books by Oxford or Cambridge University Press. I have English Grammar in Use by Cambridge and they have exercises on participle clauses included amongst many other things. I hope that helps!

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Hi. Perfect! But I didn't understand the "with" part. Do we need to write "with" or drop it from the clause? I mean "With it being Sunday..." ? "with the students..." ?

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No, you need the "with" and can be used when the subject of the 2 clauses is different.

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​@oxfordenglishnow Thank you very much! So, "With it being Sunday in Switzerland, we couldn't find any shops open." The "with" in this sentence seemed strange to me. I know that "It being Sunday in Switzerland, we couldn't find any shops open." And is it wrong that way?" I was beginning to get a migraine the students all talking at the same time.." ?

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Hi Sarah , happy you are back. We need your grammar lessons badly 😃. As for the answers, l think they should be 1 - having taken, 2- being taken Waiting for your feedback 😁

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Hi Natalie, Thanks for the comment! As for the answers, yes you can say "having taken" for the first one, as well as the more simple, "taking." For the second one, it is just, "taken." Hope that helps. 😊

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This video being awesome, I've watched it several times. I would think this lesson needs some follow-ups because of its importance. For instance, at 7:54, you taught absolute phrases, which need more in-depth analysis and scrutiny, or reduced adjective clauses, adverb clauses, and noun clauses as well as other ways to add variety to our sentences in written English.

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Can we use ' being' without 'it' in the given examples? I was wondering if you could answer it!

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Hi, I presume you are referring to the sentence, "It being Sunday in Switzerland, we couldn't find any shops open." In my opinion, I think it is more correct to use it, but in spoken English people might drop the it. I hope that helps.

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Hi , I wanna thank you for this wonderful video This is , perhaps, the only informative video about participle clauses. I have a question, can we use these clauses in Speaking , like: "Transport burns most of the world's petroleum, creating air pollution" Does this sentence sound natural in speaking part 3 in IELTS? Please kindly answer my question if you have free time Thanks so much

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Thank you so much for your heplful lesson. Here are my answers: 1. Having taken all things into account, I've decided to resign 2. Taken three times a day, these tablets will help your allergy. Let me know what you think and feel free to give any feedback.

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Having taken isn't correct. It should be 'taking' - as a reason for an action

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Hi Nguyen, The first sentence should be: Taking .... the second one is correct. Well done!

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Please correct me if I'm wrong. Hi teacher, I am confused. Is the comma in the first sentence (We lay on the beach, gazing up at the sky.) a typo? I don't think a comma is necessary here. Coz I was taught like > E.g. She met her friend walking down the street. I listen to the radio driving to work.

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Hi Yu, for different clauses in a sentence you need a comma. There is no typo here, "We lay on the beach, gazing up at the sky," is correct. With your 2 sentences, She met her friend watching down the street. Do you mean, walking down the street? if this is the case it is not a separate clause but part of the main one and likewise with I listen to the radio driving to work. You need a comma if it is a separate clause.

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