Test your skills with participle clauses

Which of these sentences uses the participle clause correctly?

Sue was lying in the sun. She got sunburned.

John has just retired. He is now able to spend more time gardening.

They bought their cinema tickets. Then they went to find a seat.

The student sat in front of the computer and wrote his essay.

Some people argue against school uniforms. They feel children should wear what they want to.

Wearing school uniforms, some people feel children should argue against this.
Arguing against school uniforms, some people feel children should wear what they want to.
Some people feel children should be arguing against school uniforms, wearing what they want to.
Arguing against children should wear what they want to, some people want school uniforms.

Some students are disappointed in their progress at school. These students often do not go into further education.

Disappointed in their progress at school, these/some students often do not go into further education.
These/some students often are not going into further education, disappointed in their progress at school.
Disappointed in further education, these/some students often do not progress at school.
These/some students often do not go into further education so are disappointed in their progress at school.

Children do not have the maturity to make every choice themselves. A parent or guardian is need to make decisions on their behalf.

Not having children, a parent or guardian needs to make decisions on their behalf.
Not having the maturity to make every choice themselves, children need a parent or guardian to make decisions on their behalf.
Having the maturity to make every choice themselves, children need a parent or guardian to make decisions on their behalf.
Needing a parent or guardian to make decisions on their behalf, children don’t have maturity.

I didn’t want to break the law. I called the police instead.

John travelled overseas a lot as a teenager. He is more open minded to different cultures.

Having different cultures, John is more open to travelling overseas.
Having been opened to a lot of different cultures as a teenager, John travels a lot.
Being more open to different cultures as a teenager, John travelled a lot.
Having travelled overseas a lot as a teenager, John is more open to different cultures.