Grammar: ⚙️ Verbs in Depth: 🎭 Modals & 🌱 Non-Finite Verbs (Advanced) (B2) - Lesson 9: Introduction to Participle Clauses (Present/Past Participles to connect ideas: Feeling tired, he went to bed.)

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Participle Clauses

Combining Sentences (ភ្ជាប់ប្រយោគ)

1. Original (Two Sentences)

Because he felt tired, he went to bed early.

2. Compressed (Participle Clause)

Feeling tired, he went to bed early.

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Verb-ing

Active Meaning
(Doing the action)

Verb-ed/3

Passive Meaning
(Receiving the action)

1. Present Participle (-ing)

Walking down the street, I saw a monkey.

ដើរតាមផ្លូវ ខ្ញុំបានឃើញស្វា

Feeling hungry, Dara bought some rice.

ដោយមានអារម្មណ៍ឃ្លាន តារាបានទិញបាយ

2. Past Participle (-ed)

Born in Siem Reap, she knows the temples well.

កើតនៅសៀមរាប នាងស្គាល់ប្រាសាទច្បាស់

Cooked slowly, the curry tasted delicious.

ត្រូវបានចម្អិនយឺតៗ ការីមានរសជាតិឆ្ងាញ់

A Bad Day 🌧️

Sophal tells a story.

Sophal 🙍‍♂️

Yesterday was terrible. Waking up late, I missed the bus.

Friend 🧑

Oh no! What did you do?

Sophal 🙍‍♂️

Running to school, I dropped my phone.

Friend 🧑

Is it broken?

Sophal 🙍‍♂️

Yes. Smashed on the road, it stopped working.

⚠️ Grammar Note:

The subject must be the same!
✅ Running fast, I fell. (I ran, I fell)
❌ Running fast, it started raining. (It didn't run!)

Zip it! 🤐

Combine the sentences.

"Because I felt sick, I went home."

"Because it is made of gold, the ring is expensive."

"He drank coffee while he waited."

Mission 📝

Rewrite these sentences!

Use Participle Clauses:

• 1. Because I was hungry, I ate a banana.
  ➔ Feeling hungry, I ate a banana.
• 2. Because he was shocked, he didn't speak.
  ➔ Shocked, he didn't speak.
• 3. While I was walking home, I met a friend.
  ➔ ________________, I met a friend.
• 4. Because it is located in Asia, Cambodia is hot.
  ➔ ________________, Cambodia is hot.