Advanced Participle Clauses — Exercise 1

1— choose —PreservingHaving preservedPreserved for more than a century, the archive contains several extremely fragile documents.

2— choose —Weather permittingPermitting weatherWeather permitted, the outdoor lecture will take place on Friday.

3Although — choose —criticisingcriticisedhaving criticised by several reviewers, the novel attracted a large readership.

4— choose —With the new equipment installingWith the new equipment installedHaving installed the new equipment, the laboratory could begin processing the samples.

5The rail service was suspended overnight, — choose —forcedhaving been forcedforcing thousands of passengers to find alternative routes.

6— choose —There being no further commentsThere were no further commentsBeing there no further comments, the committee moved directly to the final agenda item.

7— choose —Having missedHaving been missedMissed the original deadline, the contractors agreed to pay a penalty.

8— choose —Having censored for decadesHaving been censored for decadesCensoring for decades, the manuscript was eventually published in its complete form.

9— choose —Judging byJudged byHaving judged by the audience's response, the revised ending was a success.

10With both lead engineers — choose —resigninghaving resignedresigned by, the company appointed an interim project manager.