Rewrite the sentences using present or past participle clauses.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
1. My father was a firefighter, so he understood the dangers of open waste burning.
, my father understood the dangers of open waste burning.
2. Many wild animals were frightened by the forest fires, so they ran away or hid under the rocks.
, many wild animals ran away or hid under the rocks.
3. The road was flooded with water after the heavy rain and turned into a big swimming pool.
, the road turned into a big swimming pool.
4. The farmers cut down the local forest to create new farmland and destroyed all the wildlife there.
The farmers cut down the local forest to create new farmland, .