Foundation
English
Verb
Sentences
Transformation of Sentences
Question
Combine the following pair of sentences by making use of a participle.
They seized him by the collar. They led him away.
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Solution
A gerund is a form of a verb used as a noun, whereas a participle is a form of verb used as an adjective or as a verb in conjunction with an auxiliary verb.
The correct option is option A as 'having' though a verb form acts like an adjective here and gives us an idea about what happens in the sentence. i.e. Someone's collar was grabbed.
The incorrect options are:
B - as the tense of 'seizing' is incorrect.
C and D - Leading here acts like a verb and not an adjective. Thus it isn't used as a participle here.