Paraphrase these sentences changing the
attributive clauses into participial phrases in post-position where possible.
1. "Bravo", said a man who was sitting nearby.
2. The picture that fascinated her turned out to be an 18th-century masterpiece.
3. He looked down at the dog that was lying at his feet.
4. He could hardly recognize the woman who was standing before him. him.
5. The children who came to the farm every Sunday helped her about the house.
6. The tourists came to a path that led to a lake.
7. I happen to know the man who is talking to the hostess now.
8. The woman who saw the murderer decided to go to the police.
9. Mary was looking at the moon that was coming up over the hills.
10. She picked up a large book that was lying on the table and began to read.
11. I don't think he ever lived in a house that had a bathroom till he was fifty.
12. The girl who knew how to do it was out.
13. Something in the car that was going by seemed strange to him.
14. He thought there was something strange in the car that had just passed him.
15. The lady, who was sitting next to him, dropped her fan.
16. The lady who sat down next to him asked him if he had a programme.
attributive clauses into participial phrases in post-position where possible.
1. "Bravo", said a man who was sitting nearby.
2. The picture that fascinated her turned out to be an 18th-century masterpiece.
3. He looked down at the dog that was lying at his feet.
4. He could hardly recognize the woman who was standing before him. him.
5. The children who came to the farm every Sunday helped her about the house.
6. The tourists came to a path that led to a lake.
7. I happen to know the man who is talking to the hostess now.
8. The woman who saw the murderer decided to go to the police.
9. Mary was looking at the moon that was coming up over the hills.
10. She picked up a large book that was lying on the table and began to read.
11. I don't think he ever lived in a house that had a bathroom till he was fifty.
12. The girl who knew how to do it was out.
13. Something in the car that was going by seemed strange to him.
14. He thought there was something strange in the car that had just passed him.
15. The lady, who was sitting next to him, dropped her fan.
16. The lady who sat down next to him asked him if he had a programme.
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1. "Bravo", said a man sitting nearby.2. The picture having fascinated her turned out to be an 18th-century masterpiece.
3. He looked down at the dog lying at his feet.
4. He could hardly recognize the woman standing before him.
5. The children coming to the farm every Sunday helped her about the house.
6. The tourists came to a path leading to a lake.
7. I happen to know the man talking to the hostess now.
8. The woman having seen the murderer decided to go to the police.
9. Mary was looking at the moon coming up over the hills.
10. She picked up a large book lying on the table and began to read.
11. I don't think he ever lived in a house having a bathroom till he was fifty.
12. The girl knowing how to do it was out.
13. Something in the car going by seemed strange to him.
14. He thought there was something strange in the car having just passed him.
15. The lady sitting next to him dropped her fan.
16. The lady having sat down next to him asked him if he had a programme.