Participles exercise (common mistakes)

In each of the following pairs of sentence, one sentence is correct and the other is wrong. Find out the correct sentence.

1. a) The woman looked worrying. / b) The woman looked worried.

2. a) Sweep away the fallen leaves. / b) Sweep away the falling leaves.

3. a) He thinks the study quite rewarding. / b) He thinks the study quite rewarded.

4. a) The dead leave their blessing upon the living. / b) The dying leave their blessing upon the living.

5. a) The story was excited. / b) The story was exciting.

6. a) Having bitten the postman, the farmer decided to shoot the dog. / a) The dog having bitten the postman the farmer decided to shoot it.

7. a) Dejecting and disgusting, the boy left the room. / b) Dejected and disgusted, the boy left the room.

8. a) The woman, quivering and trembling, ran away. / b) The woman, quivered and trembled, ran away.

Answers

1. The woman looked worried.

2. Sweep away the fallen leaves.

3. He thinks the study quite rewarding.

4. The dead leave their blessing upon the living.

5. The story was exciting.

6. The dog having bitten the postman, the farmer decided to shoot it.

7. Dejected and disgusted, the boy left the room.

8. The woman, quivering and trembling, ran away.