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Grammar
Participles – providing more information about verbs

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.

1 Besides (eat) fruits, some monkeys also eat insects.

2 After (catch) its prey, the lion took it back to its den.

3 The bird-eating spider does not eat birds despite (have) such a name.

4 Unless (threaten), most animals will not attack.

Answers: 1. eating 2. catching 3. having 4. threatened

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Grammar
Participles – providing more information about verbs

Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.

1 Although (hunt) by many for their skin, the tigers continue to survive in the
jungle.

2 Despite (live) in the Arctic with its harsh weather conditions, the polar bear
manages to survive.

3 The trap on the Venus Flytrap snaps shut after (trap) an insect.

4 Although (injure) by the lion, the elephant managed to escape.

Answers: 1. hunted 2. living 3. trapping 4. injured

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Grammar
Participles – providing more information about verbs

Rewrite the sentences using the given words.

1 The cuttlefish camouflaged itself among the coral reefs. It was eaten.

despite

2 The arctic hare turned white. It prevented predators from noticing it.

thus

3 The seal is trapped by a group of whales. It is usually safe in the water.

Unless trapped

trapped by a group of whales, the seal is usually safe in the water.

Answers: 1. The cuttlefish was eaten despite camouflaging itself among the coral reefs. 2. The arctic hare turned white, thus preventing predators from noticing it. 3. Unless
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Grammar
Relative pronouns

Fill in each blank with ‘who’, ‘which’ or ‘where’.

1 The Amazon forest, consists of a large number of trees, produces twenty percent
of the world’s oxygen.

2 The anaconda has been known to attack people go too near it.

3 Animals live in the Arctic are able to change the colour of their fur to suit the
different seasons.

4 Monkeys are usually found in places fruit trees are abundant.

4. where 3. which Answers: 1. which 2. who