Participle Clauses / Clausulas de participio

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Las oraciones de participio (participle clauses) son oraciones subordinadas que presentan información de forma concisa y se forman con un gerundio (present participle) o un participio (past participle).

En inglés escrito es un recurso muy habitual, ya que se puede aportar mucha información sin que la oración sea demasiado larga o complicada.

Having washed her hair, Susan reached for the hair-dryer and scissors.

Holding the hair-dryer in her left hand, Susan cut her hair with the scissors in her right hand.

Blown to the right by the hair-dryer, her hair could easily be cut.

Having been cut, her hair looked strange.

Have you ever seen anyone cutting their hair this way?

Author: scubero

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