4grammar participle clauses with conjunctions shorten the following sentences. use participle clauses with conjunctions and prepositions.

1 after he had lunch with his friend's parents, tom fell asleep. after having lunch with his friend's parents, tom fell asleep. 2 after they had lunch with kate's mother, they went to kate's room. 3 before she left, sasha looked at her friend's photos of the usa. 4 sasha thought she would like to visit america, if she was given the chance. 5 although she was interested in hearing about the usa, she could not imagine

living there. 6 the two sisters argued while they cooked.

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1. I like my coffe with a little milk and sugar.
2. The meal costs a few euros
3. You look fit! Do you exercise much?
4. There is only a little gouache in the bottle. You can't draw any pictures.
5. Don't talk too much at the lesson.
6. We know the material well and ask the teacher only a few questions.
7. There are few nuts in the bowl, put some more, please.
8. I dont like sweet tea, so I put only a little sugar in my tea.
9. They have little money. - Are yoy sure the are poor?
10. In our country we don't eat much seafood.

The country's official name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It's population is 56 million. It consists of four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are many small islands. The state system is a constitutional monarchy. The supreme  authority is Parliament which consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Commons is elected. There are four main political parties: the Labour, Conservative, Liberal and Communist parties. The party, which wins the majority of seats at a General Election, forms the cabinet. The leader of the majority party is appointed by Prime Minister. Britain is a highly developed industrial country. Its main industries are coal mining, machinery, textiles and clothing, shipbuilding, vehicles, metal manufacture, electronics, chemicals.