He doesn’t eat large amounts of chocolate because Tom wants to lose weight 11/ She is short, so she can not reach the ceiling.. She is not tall enough to reach the ceiling.[r]
(1)ADVERBIAL CLAUSES
EXCERSISE 1: Complete the following sentences with an appropriate conjunction:
1 She seems happy although she can’t find a job Covid 19 is spreading, so we should avoid crowds I like living in the dormitory although it is noisy I don’t like living in the dormitory because it is noisy He found himself in trouble because of his bad behavior
6 Despite his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem clearly He was late because of heavy traffic
8 I am not going on holiday this summer so that I can get my work done
EXCERSISE 2: : Correct the mistakes in the following sentences
1/ Because the fog, all train departures were cancelled Because of the fog, all train departures were cancelled 2/ She put on the raincoat so that not to get wet
She put on the raincoat in order not to get wet 3/ Despite of their wealth, they are not happy Despite their wealth, they are not happy
4/ I have drawn a map for you in order to find the house I have drawn a map for you so that you can the house 5/ It was rainy even though I went out
Even though it was rainy, I went out
EXCERSISE 3: Sentence transformation:
(2)The snow was so heavy that we couldn’t arrive home early 3/ I don’t like him but I agree that he’s a good manager Although I don’t like him, I agree that he’s a good manager 4/ Although the traffic was very bad , we arrived on time Despite the bad traffic, we arrived on time
5/ The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
6/ His tiredness after the long drive did not prevent him from finishing his work Although he was tired after the long drive, he finished his work
7/ It was such lovely weather that we decided to spend the day on the beach The weather was so lovely that we decided to spend the day on the beach 8/ It is raining hard, but they still want to go to school
They still want to go to school although it was raining 9/ It rained heavily, so they stopped the match
It was such heavy rain that they stopped the match
10/ Tom wants to lose weight, so he doesn’t eat large amounts of chocolate He doesn’t eat large amounts of chocolate because Tom wants to lose weight 11/ She is short, so she can not reach the ceiling
She is not tall enough to reach the ceiling 12/ The furniture was too old to keep
It was such old furniture that couldn’t keep it
13/ My sister had a headache, she still read until late In spite of having a headache, she still read until late 14/ Despite a good performance, she lost the match Although she performed well, she lost the match
15/ Because of his good looks, he is popular with many girls Because he is good-looking, he is popular with many girls 16/ She must stay in bed because of her illness
(3)17/ The faucet is dripping and water is going all over the floor Because of the dripping faucet, water is going all over the floor 18/ The test was difficult but he tried his best to finish it on time In spite of the difficult test, he tried his best to finish it on time 19/ It started to rain Therefore, we stopped playing tennis Because it started to rain, we stopped playing tennis