Ex1: Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means exactly the same as the sentence before it:
1. Although she was not beautiful, she took part in a beauty contest.
-> She wasn't beautiful but .................................................................
2. It was raining, so we decided to postpone our camping.
-> Since .............................................................................
3. She wants them to sing a song.
-> She suggests they ....................
4. She couldn't come to class because of her illness.
-> As ........................................................................
5. She couldn't join us because she was busy.
-> She was busy, so ........................................
6. Because of having a lot of difficulties, she managed to sell the house.
-> As .........................................................................................................
7. Shall we go to the cinema tonight ?
-> What about ....................................
8. They requested us to leave the place at once.
-> They suggested we ......................................
9. I stay at home because it is raining.
-> As ...................................................
10. She was tired and therefore wanted to go home.
-> She wanted to go home because ..........................
Ex2: Complete the sentences using and / but / so / or / because:
1. I like Linda very much ............... I don't like her brother.
2. I'd like to live somewhere by the Mediterranean ............. I love the Sun.
3. We enjoy learning English ............. we find it very difficult.
4. I can't go out tonight ............ I am short of money.
5. She went to the theatre last night .................. had a wonderful time.
6. They can't walk home ............... it is very dark.
7. Would you like to drink milk ............. coffee ?
8. It's raining heavily, .................... I can't go out.
9. He did the tests well ............. I did, too.
10. His life was hard .............. he studied very well.
Ex3: Use connectives to combine each pair of the sentences:
1. He is very tired. He has to finish his homework. (but)
-> ............................................................................
2. The room is very small. It's quite comfortable. (although)
-> ..........................................................................
3. They went for a walk. The weather was bad. (but)
-> ......................................................................
4. Our teacher didn't arrive late. The traffic was terrible. (although)
-> .....................................................................................
5. I like watching TV. I like going to the cinema. (and)
-> .........................................................................
6. She wears glasses. She wants to see better. (because)
-> ...................................................................
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VII.
1/ It stopped raining, so I _____ off my raincoat. (take)
2/ The novel wasn’t very interesting. I _____ it very much. (enjoy).
3/ We went to Kate’s house but she _____ at home. (be)
4/ She was in a hurry, so she _____ time to phone you. (have)
5/ The story was very funny but nobody _____ . (laugh)
6/ Tom was very hungry. He _____ like a horse. (eat)
7/ The room was so cold, therefore we _____ well. (sleep)
8/ It was hard work carrying the bags. They _____ very heavy. (be)
9/ The window was open and a bird _____ into the room. (fly)
10/ It was very hot, so I _____ on the air-conditioner. (turn)
1. Underline the correct word in bold in the following sentences.
1. The weather was nice.................(although/or/unitil)it was a bit cold
2. It was raining...............(however/because/so)I took my umbrella
3.We went to the restaurant..............(although/however/because0there was no food in the house.
4. I will tell you my plans.................(while/or/because)we are having dinner.
5. Andy was bored at school,.................(so/while/and)he left when he was sixteen
6. I didn't buy it........................(baecau/however/and)it was very expensive
7. John failed his history test....................(and/therefore/ỏ), he has to do the test again
8. She wants to prepare a five - food tray,.................(but/so/although)she hasn't got enough truit.
1. Although she didn’t want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end.
2. They visited Madrid although they didn’t have time to visit El Prado.
3. Although it was raining, we decided to go anyway.
4. The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people although he was always kind to animals.
5. Although he behaved badly, he wasn’t punished.
6. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
7. Although it was raining heavily, we played the match as planned.
8. Although my doctor had told me to stay in bed I went to work.
9. Although he takes a lot of exercises, he’s fat.
10. Although I had practiced for hours on end, my first golf ball ended up in the trees.
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1. It was such a boring film that we left in the middle.
=> It was............ we left in the middle. (so)
2. No one knows why they are emigrating.
=> No one knows.......... emigrating. (for)
3. Our car broke down so we were very late.
=> Our car broke down........... very late. (consequently)
4. She was so insistent that we couldn’t ignore her.
=> She was............ ignore. (too)
5. They couldn’t go to the post office because of a snowstorm.
=> They couldn’t go to the post office............. snowstorm. (as)
6. She had a very bad night’s sleep, so she was exhausted.
=> She had a very bad night’s sleep...........she was exhausted. (result)
7. Do you know the reason for her leaving her job?
=> Do ............. her job? (why)
8. The coffee was so strong that I couldn’t drink it.
=> It ........... that I couldn’t drink it. (such)
9. He was such a skillful player that he seldom lost a game.
=> He was ............. he seldom lost a game. (so)
10. He didn’t get the job because he was inexperienced.
=> He didn’t get the job ....... experience. (to)
Connectives
Giúp mình với các bạn ơi
Correct the underlined words where necessary
1. She failed because she didn't work hard
2. However it was raining heavily, we canceled the game
3. I like soccer very much. But I can't play it
4. There was a serious accident on National Road 1. So the traffic was heavily blocked
5. She can't see well so she has to wear glasses
6. Everybody loves him because he is always ready to help
7. Therefore he successfully passed the final exam, his family is very proud of him
8. The teacher ended the class earlier than usual however she had something to do
9. The alarm unfortunately stopped working therefore he was late for class
10. The whole family wanted to eat out tonight. However, my father suggested that we should cook something and enjoy our happy time together.
Các bạn cố gắng giúp mình nhanh nhanh nhé. Mình cảm ơn nhiều
1. You should water these flowers every day to make them fresh.
→ These flowers
2. She wants to be a bird. She can fly everywhere.
→ If
3. She hán't visited her close friends' house for a week.
→ It is
4. She can manage to rank the first in her class because she reads lots of books.
→ As a result of
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as given, so that it contains an expression with have
1 I really enjoyed my holiday last year.
= I.............................................
2, david crashed his car while he was driving to Spain.
=David..................................
3, When we left, Maria wished us a safe journey.
= ^ goodbye ^, said Maria, and .................
4 Most of the people on the beach were wearing very little.
= Most of the people on the beach .....................
5.We could not decide about our holiday but then Sue thought of something.
= We could not decide about our holiday until Sue.................................
6 There was a party at Martin house last night.
= Martin......................
7.Brenda could not go away for the weekend beacause she was very busy.
= Brenda could not go away for the weekend beacause she was .......................
8. LAn did not how to water-ski, but she gave it a try.
= LAn did not how to water-ski but she......................
9. LAura suspected that the hotel food was going to be bad.
= LAura