Question

Use past participles to make each pair of sentences below into one sentence. You may wish or need to change the order or grammar. Use commas to divide the main clause from the participle phrase.
1. They were disappointed by not being able to picnic by the river. They went home sadly.

Answer 1

Answer:

Disappointed by not being able to picnic by the river, they went home sadly.

Explanation:

A past participle refers to a verb in its third form. They could also serve as adjecive They (most past participles) are usually characterized with the suffix "-ed" or "-d", "-en", "-n" & occasionally, "-t". It is also important to note that a past participle signifies an action which has been accomplished or brought to completion. Some examples of verbs and their past participles are shown below:

I. walk - walked

II. eat - eaten

III. go - gone

For the two sentences to be joined by a past participle, the verb disappointed changes from the past tense form to the past participle form. Hence, the sentences change from "They were disappointed by not being able to picnic by the river. They went home sadly." to "Disappointed by not being able to picnic by the river, they went home sadly."

Answer 2

You can join the sentence in this way:

Disappointed by not being able to picnic by the river, they went home sadly.