Question

The members of the orchestra tuned their instruments.

Which rewritten sentence begins with a participle?
A.The instruments were tuned by the members of the orchestra.B.Strangely, the members of the orchestra tuned their instruments.C.Having found their seats, the members of the orchestra began to tune their instruments.D.Tuning their instruments were the members of the orchestra.

Answer 1

The answer would be C. Having found their seats, the members of the Orchestra began to tune their instruments.

This is because it is an adjective of the past tense.

Answer 2

Answer: C. Having found their seats, the members of the orchestra began to tune their instruments.

Explanation: a participle is a word formed from a verb and used as an adjective or a noun. It can be in present (ending in -ing) or in past (typically ending in -ed). From the given options, the rewritten sentence that begins with a participle is the corresponding to option C: Having found their seats, the members of the orchestra began to tune their instruments, where the participle phrase "having found their seats" acts like and adjective modifying the noun "members."