Practice Exercises: Linking Two Stages with "After + ing"

Practice Exercises: Linking Two Stages with "After + ing"

Advanced Cohesion: Using "After + -ing"

Connecting stages efficiently in Process Diagrams

To avoid repetition and improve flow, we can combine two sentences into one using a Gerund. This is particularly useful when the subject of both sentences is the same.

Standard Form (Repetitive): "The car is washed, and then it is polished."
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Advanced Form (Concise): "After being washed, the car is polished."

Visualizing the sequence: Wash → Polish

Grammar Alert: Since the car receives the action, we use the Passive Gerund:
After + being + Past Participle (e.g., After being washed).

Practice Exercises

Rewrite the following sentences using the structure "After + being + Past Participle".

1. The apples are picked from the trees. Then, the apples are transported to the factory.

2. The glass is melted in a furnace. Next, the glass is shaped into bottles.

3. The tea leaves are dried. Finally, the tea leaves are packed into boxes.

Check Your Answers
  • 1. After being picked from the trees, the apples are transported to the factory.
  • 2. After being melted in a furnace, the glass is shaped into bottles.
  • 3. After being dried, the tea leaves are finally packed into boxes.