Combine the following sentences using participles.

1. The watchman opened the gate. We entered the courtyard.

2. We started early. We arrived by evening.

3. We met a girl. She was carrying a basket of flowers.

4. He seized his stick. He rushed to the door.

5. The hunter picked up his gun. He went out to shoot the lion.

6. A passenger alighted from the train. He fell over a bag on the platform.

7. The steamer was delayed by the storm. It reached the port a day late.

8. He staggered back. He sank to the ground.

9. Cinderella hurried away with much haste. She dropped one of her little glass slippers.

Answers

1. The watchman having opened the gate, we entered the courtyard.

2. Starting early, we arrived by evening.

3. We met a girl carrying a basket of flowers.

4. Seizing his stick, he rushed to the door.

5. Picking up his gun, the hunter went out to shoot the lion.

6. Having alighted from the train, the passenger fell over a bag on the platform.

7. Having been delayed by the storm, the steamer reached the port a day late.

8. Staggering back, he sank to the ground.

9. Hurrying away with much haste, Cinderella dropped one of her little glass slippers.