Sequencing clauses

When she tried to make coffee, she discovered her coffee maker was broken.

• After trying to make coffee, she discovered her coffee maker was broken.

• Trying to make coffee, she discovered her coffee maker was broken.

• As she trying to make coffee, she discovered her coffee maker was broken.

Spencer noticed that there was a large gash on the side of the dog's chest. She went over to her medicine cabinet, washed the cut with soap.

• Having noticed that there was a large gash on the side of the dog's chest, Spencer went over to her medicine cabinet, washed the cut with soap.

• After noticed that there was a large gash on the side of the dog's chest, Spencer went over to her medicine cabinet, washed the cut with soap.

• As she noticed that there was a large gash on the side of the dog's chest, Spencer went over to her medicine cabinet, washed the cut with soap.

When she got to her car, she found her battery was dead.

• After getting to her car, she found her battery was dead.

• Having got to her car, she found her battery was dead.

• As soon as she got to her car, she found her battery was dead.

• As she get to her car, she found her battery was dead.

Spencer washed the cut with soap, and then put pressure on it so that it didn't keep bleeding.

• After washed the cut with soap, she put pressure on it so that it didn't keep bleeding.

• Having washed the cut with soap, she put pressure on it so that it didn't keep bleeding.

• Washing the cut with soap, Spencer put pressure on it so that it didn't keep bleeding.

Spencer saw her dog. After just a few minutes, Spencer noticed that there was a large gash on the side of the dog's chest.

• As soon as she saw her dog, Spencer noticed that there was a large gash on the side of the dog's chest.

• Having seen her dog, Spencer noticed that there was a large gash on the side of the dog's chest.

• Seeing her dog, Spencer noticed that there was a large gash on the side of the dog's chest.

Emily fell asleep at her desk while doing her homework late Thursday night.

• Having done her homework late, Emily fell asleep at her desk.

• As she was doing her homework late, Emily fell asleep at her desk.

• After doing her homework late, Emily fell asleep at her desk.

When her alarm went off the next morning, she was so startled that she just got dressed and went to the bus stop.

• Going off the next morning, she was so startled that she just got dressed and went to the bus stop.

• Having her alarm gone off the next morning, she was so startled that she just got dressed and went to the bus stop.

• As her alarm went off the next morning, she was so startled that she just got dressed and went to the bus stop.

When Emily got to school, she began to unpack only to find that she didn't have her homework.

• After getting to school, Emilybegan to unpack only to find that she didn't have her homework.

• Getting to school, she began to unpack only to find that she didn't have her homework.

• Having got to school, Emily began to unpack only to find that she didn't have her homework.

Her phone was nearly dead from spending her free time playing on it while they had fun.

• Ater spent her free time playing on it while they had fun, Shauna nearly had her phone dead.

• Having spent her free time playing on it while they had fun, Shauna nearly had her phone dead.

• As she spent her free time playing on it while they had fun, Shauna nearly had her phone dead.

Toby was walking into school carrying a giant tri-fold poster when he slipped on a forgotten piece of homework.

• As he walked into school carrying a giant tri-fold poster, Toby slipped on a forgotten piece of homework.

• Walking into school carrying a giant tri-fold poster, Toby slipped on a forgotten piece of homework.

• Having walked into school carrying a giant tri-fold poster, Toby slipped on a forgotten piece of homework.