1. Having failed the exam twice, it was obvious it was above my level.
  2. I found the story both well-written and thought-provoking.
  3. I think my offer is perfectly reasonable.
  4. If you want to improve your listening, I suggest you to listen to the news.
  5. In the past year I saw three movies at the cinema.
  6. It was a drop of luck finding this café. Otherwise, we'd have gone hungry.
  7. Not wanting to seem rude, I accepted the strange looking snack.
  8. Rarely you can see such beautiful workmanship.
  9. The storm started really suddenly just after lunch.
  10. The waiter arranged us to a table near the window.
  11. This noise is driving me up the ceiling. I'll go mad if it doesn't stop soon.
  12. We are planning to go to Thailand after two weeks.
  13. We're working on this project for about six months.
  14. What strikes you first is the sense of space.
  15. When I want some quiet and peace, I go for a walk.

Answers

  1. Having failed the exam twice, I knew / I could see it was above my level.

Note: Sentences with participle clauses normally have the same subject for both clauses. In the original example, the subject of the first clause Having failed… is clearly I, not it. This is called a misrelated or dangling participle. However, main clauses beginning there or it quite commonly follow participle clauses with apparently different subjects and sound quite natural:

Having so little time, there was not much I could do. I would suggest that his would not sound ‘wrong’ to most native speakers.

  1. I found the story both well-written and thought-provoking.
  2. I think my offer is perfectly reasonable.
  3. If you want to improve your listening, I suggest you to listen to the news.
  4. In the past year I have seen three movies at the cinema.
  5. It was a stroke of luck finding this café. Otherwise, we'd have gone hungry.
  6. Not wanting to seem rude, I accepted the strange looking snack.
  7. Rarely can you see such beautiful workmanship.
  8. The storm started really suddenly just after lunch.
  9. The waiter found us a table / showed us to a table near the window.
  10. This noise is driving me up the wall. I'll go mad if it doesn't stop soon.
  11. We are planning to go to Thailand in two weeks’.
  12. We've been working on this project for about six months.
  13. What strikes you first is the sense of space.
  14. When I want some peace and quiet, I go for a walk.