Exercises

	Writing Handbook Exercises

Participials and Infinitives PART A : Creating participial phrases For the exercises in Part A, convert the bold-faced sentence into a participial phrase and join it to the other sentence to make a single, more concise sentence. example: The first operational use of parachutes took place during the First World War. It followed the advent of aircraft in the early twentieth century. *Following the advent of aircraft in the early twentieth century,* the first operational use of parachutes took place during the First World War.

5. The United States has been willing to share defence responsibilities on favourable terms. The United States recognizes the impossibility of defending our vast land mass given Canada's current resource base.


5. Recognizing the impossibility of defending our vast land mass given Canada's current resource base, the United States has been willing to share defence responsibilities on favourable terms.