Participle Clauses — What Ants Know About Running a Company
Grammar: Participle clauses in professional writing
Free ESL grammar exercise on participle clauses themed around what ants know about running a company. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on science, practising participle clauses in professional writing. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Having touched several foragers returning with seeds, a waiting ant decides to leave the nest. Designed around simple local rules, these systems adapt faster than any central planner could.
Grammar
- Present participle clause
- Designed around simple rules, the system adapts quickly. — adds background information
- Perfect participle clause
- Having touched several foragers, the ant leaves. — one action before another
Sample items
- ______ the data, the analyst changed her forecast.
- ______ in Arizona, the study surprised many experts.
- ______ the market closely, he spotted the trend early.
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