Turn the underlined part of the sentence into a participle clause (present, past or present perfect participle}. example: we are lying in the sun and we are enjoying life. → lying in the sun, we are enjoying life. the boy had brushed his teeth. he was allowed to watch a few more minutes of television. → ответ his teeth, the boy was allowed to watch a few more minutes of television. the children were sitting on their beds and watched the thunderstorm. → the children were sitting on their beds ответ the thunderstorm. they were surprised by a sudden storm and had to seek shelter under a tree. → ответ by a sudden storm, they had to seek shelter under a tree. when they had found the secret island, they started searching for the treasure.→ ответ the secret island, they started searching for the treasure.