ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME AND RESULTS -WITH KEY

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ADVERBIAL CLAUSES

10 A ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF TIME

1 I will call you before I over

D came

2 After she graduates, she a job

D get

3 When I _ him tomorrow, I will ask him

D see

4 As soon as it _ raining, we will leave

stopped

5 By the time he comes, we will have already

D leaves

6 Whenever I her, I say hello

D saw

7 The next time I go to New York, I am going a ballet

D to see

8 I will never speak to him again so long as I _

A lives B will live C am living

D live

9 By the time Bill to bed tomorrow, he will have had a full day and will be ready for sleep

D went

10 As soon as I finish my report, I will call you and we

out for dinner

go

11 By the time I return to my country, I _ away from home for more than three years

A would be B will have been C will be

D am

12 After he _ breakfast tomorrow, he will get ready to go

to work

A will have had B has C will be having

D have

13 As soon as he finishes dinner, he _ the children for a work to a nearby playground

A will take B takes C will be taking D took

14 When Bill gets home, his children _ in the yard

A played B will play C will be playing D play

15 He will work at his desk until he to another meeting

in the middle of the afternoon

A went B go C will go D goes

16 She lunch by the time we arrived

A finished B has finished C had finished D finishing

17 Bob will come soon When Bob _, we will see him

D comes

18 I will get home at 5:30 After I get home, I dinner

A will have B will be having C had

D have

19 As soon as the taxi _, we will be able to leave for the airport

A arrives B arrive C will arrive

D arrived

20 I will go to bed after I _my work

A finish B finished C will finish

D finishes

21 I here when you arrive tomorrow

D will be

22 I am going to wait right here until Jessica

A comes B will have come C is coming

D came

23 As soon as the war over, there will be great joy throughout the land

A are B will be C is

D would be

24 Right now the tide is low, but when the tide comes in, the ship the harbor

25 I am going to start making dinner before my wife home from work today

D got

Identify the underlined part that needs correction :

26 When it raining, I usually go to school by bus

A B C D

27 I learned a lot of Japanese while I am in Tokyo

A B C D

28 I have not been well since I return home

A B C D

29 I’ll stay here until will you get back

A B C D

30 When Sam was in New York, he stays with his cousins

A B C D

31 Last night, I had gone to bed after I had finished my homework

A B C D

32 I will call you before I will come over

A B C D

33 Ever since I was a child, I had been afraid of dogs

A B C D

34 By the time I left my apartment this morning, someone looked for me

A B C D

35 Whenever Mark will be angry, his nose gets red

A B C D

36 I had fried chicken when I am at the restaurant

A B C D

37 The first time that I went to New York, I go to an opera

A B C D

38 Before I arrived, he was talking on the phone

A B C D

39 When she will see him tomorrow, she will ask him

A B C D

40 As I was walking home, it begin to rain

A B C D

41 We stayed there after we finished our work

A B C D

42 Once it will stop raining, we will leave

A B C D

43 I will never speak to him again as long as I will live

A B C D

44 As soon as the other passengers gets on the bus, we’ll leave

A B C D

45 As soon as I will finish my report, I’ll call you and we’ll go out

to dinner

A B C D

46 Mark was listening to music after his sister was reading a book

A B C D

47 Sam hadn’t received the parcel when I speak to him

A B C D

48 I have been hoping to meet you before I read your first novel

A B C D

49 By the time you finishes getting ready, we will have missed the train

A B C D

50 When you will arrive, there will be someone to meet

A B C D

KEY TO ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF TIME

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B ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF RESULT

I Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following blanks.

1 Our seats were _ far from the stage that we couldn't see the actors and actresses clearly

so

2 He was _ he never washed his clothes by himself

A too lazy B so lazy that C very lazy that D such lazy that

3 They are _ young _ drive the car

A so / that B too / to C enough / to D not only / but also

4 It was _ a boring speech that I felt asleep

5 Is there _ for everyone?

food and drink

C enough of food and drink D enough food and drink enough

6 He was _ he could not continue to work

A very tired that B such tired that C too tired that D so

tired that

7 John’s eyes were _ bad that he couldn’t read the number

plate of the car in front

A such B too C so D very

8 - Why don’t we make a fire? - It’s not cold _ to make a fire

much

9 Most of the pupils are _ to pass the examination

A enough good B good enough C too good D very good

10 You can send me a letter if you want to, but your phone call is _ for me

A enough good B good as enough C good enough

D good than enough

11 Davis has _ many patients _ he is always busy

A too / that B very / until C such / that D

so / that

12 It was _ a difficult question that they couldn't explain

13 The lesson _ for me to understand

A is very difficult B too difficult C difficult too D

is too difficult

14 The tent show is _ for us to see

A enough interesting B very interesting

C interesting enough D interesting

15 They are _ that they can't buy a bicycle

A enough poor B poor enough C so poor D too poor

II Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.

1 These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time

A B C D

2 Mi has such many things to do that she has no time to go out

A B C D

3 My brother is too young not to do volunteer work

A B C D

4 These televisions were so expensive for us to buy at that time

A B C D

5 That is such an interested story that everybody would like to read it

A B C D

6 The road is very slippery for us to drive fast

A B C D

7 The woman was so surprised that she couldn’t say nothing

A B C D

8 She had so many luggage that there was not enough room in the car for it

A B C D

9 He had so a difficult exercise that he couldn't do it

A B C D

10 John had so interesting and creative plans that everyone wanted

to work with him

A B C D

III Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one

1 We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad

A It was so bad a weather that we couldn’t go out

B It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out

C It was so bad weather that we couldn’t go out

D It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out

2 She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone

A She was very busy that she couldn’t answer the phone

B She was too busy to answer the phone

C She was too busy not to answer the phone

D She was very busy so that she couldn’t answer the phone

3 The coffee was too hot for me to drink

A The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it

B The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink

C The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it

D The coffee was so hot that I could drink it

4 If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf

A I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf

B I am too tall to reach the top shelf

C I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall

D In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf

5 It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn

A The speech was very boring that we began to yawn

B It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.

C The speech was too boring that we began to yawn

D The speech was so boring that we began to yawn

6 It was so late that nothing could be done

A It was too late for nothing to be done

B It was too late for anything to be done

C It was such late that nothing could be done

D It was so late that nothing to be done

7 This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood

A I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before

B I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before

C I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before

D I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before

8 The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours

A It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours

B The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours

C The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours

D The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour

9 The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down

A It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

B It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.

C The book was so good for me to put it down.

D The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.

10 Sue is too slow to understand what you might say

A Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say

B What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.

C Sue is so slow to understand what you might say

D So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say

IV Sentence transformation

1 The boy can’t wear the shirt because it’s very tight

 The shirt is so………

The shirt is too………

2 This problem is very difficult He can’t solve it

 The problem is too………

 It is such ………

3 The man was not able to go on an expedition to the Middle East because of his age

 The man was too

………

4 Hoa is very sick She can’t sit up

 Hoa is so………

5 It was very dark, so she couldn’t go out

 It was too………

6 That car was too old for me to buy

 That car was so………

7 The movie was so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing

 It was such………

8 No one could move the piano It was very heavy

 The piano was too ………

9 We shouldn’t swim in this river The water isn’t clean

 This river isn’t ………

10 John couldn’t get to sleep last night He was worried about exam.

 John was

so………

11 It was a good book I couldn’t put it down

 It was

such………

12 They were beautiful flowers We took a photograph of them

 They

were………

13 She speaks English well You would think it was her native

language

 She

speaks………

14 A taxi would have been best But I didn’t have enough money

 I didn’t

have………

15 All my guests will need chairs But I haven’t got very many

 I didn’t

have………

KEY TO ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF RESULT I.

1.D 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 D 7 C 8 B 9 B 10 C

11 D 12 B 13 D 14.

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1 C 2 A 3 C 4 B 5 B 6 A 7 D 8 A 9 B 10 A III.

1 D 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 D 6 B 7 B 8 A 9 B 10 D

IV

1 The shirt is so tight that the boy can’t wear it

The shirt is too tight for the boy to wear

2 The problem is too difficult for him to solve

It is such a difficult problem that he can’t solve it

3 The man was too old to go on an expedition to the Middle East

4 Hoa is so sick that he can’t sit up

5 It was too dark for her to go out

6 That car was so old that I couldn’t buy it

7 It was such a funny movie that we couldn’t stop laughing

8 The piano was too heavy to move

9 The river isn’t clean enough for us to swim in

10 John was so worried about the exam that he couldn’t get to sleep last night

11 It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down

12 They were such beautiful flowers that we took a photograph of

them

13 She speaks English so well that you would think it was her native language

14 I didn’t have enough money for a taxi

15 I didn’t have enough chairs for all my guests