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11）Mary sat on the ground. She talked with Jane.
    -----Mary sat on the ground, talking with Jane.
    12）I stood at the gate. I was waiting for his arrival.
    -----I stood at the gate waiting for his arrival.
    13) John put on his raincoat because he saw that it was raining.
    -----Seeing that it was raining John put on his raincoat.
    14) As he was stepping carelessly off the pavement, he was knocked down by the bus.
    -----Stepping carelessly off the pavement, he was knocked down by the bus.
    15) He used chopsticks. He ate his dinner.
    -----He ate his dinner using chopsticks.
    16) As he was going downstairs he tripped on the carpet.
    -----Going downstairs he tripped on the carpet.
    17) When I was learning English, I had much trouble in pronunciation.
    -----When learning English, I had much trouble in pronunciation.
    18) As he himself was one of the exploited Pottier shared their bitterness and sufferings.
    -----Being one of the exploited himself Pottier shared their bitterness and sufferings.
    19) The bridge had been weakened by successive storms and was no longer safe.
    -----Weakened by successive storms, the bridge was no longer safe.
    20) What is the book? It is being translated.
    -----What is the book being translated?