V. Combine the sentences below, using the words in brackets:
1. The movie was boring. We went home before it finished. ( so )
2. Mai opened the door. Mai greeted the guests. ( and )
3. We started the trip very early. We reached the village before noon. ( so )
4. Liz saw some wild ducks. Liz was resting under a tree. ( while )
5. Hoa is very sick. She can’t sit up. ( so …. That )
6. Ba felt tired and hungry. Lan felt tired and hungry. ( so )
7. We enjoyed the fresh air in the countryside. We enjoyed the food there. ( both )
8. The water is very cold. We can’t swim in it. ( too )
9. Peter didn’t have money to buy a bus ticket. He had to walk home. ( so )
10. Mr. Parker feeds the chicken. He collects their eggs. ( not only … but also )
11. I don’t have time to study. *I wish __________________________.
12. I didn’t see the TV program last night. * I wish __________________________.
13. My friend, John, lost his pen. * I wish __________________________.
14. I can’t answer the questions. * I wish __________________________.
15. They’ll leave for France next week. * I wish __________________________.
16. We aren’t living in England. * I wish __________________________.
17. She won’t visit me again. * I wish __________________________.
18. Mary was absent from class yesterday. * I wish __________________________.
19. He is so stupid. * I wish __________________________.
20. My younger brother plays in the street all day. * I wish __________________________.
21. Liz had a video tape. She wanted to show the trip to her parents. ( to )
22. He repaired his bicycle for two hours. ( took )
23. Mark is too young to see the film. ( so )
24. He can’t speak because he’s so angry. ( too )
25. She studied very hard so she passed the final exam easily. ( because )
26. I’m sorry she can’t come to the party. ( wish )
27. Hoa wishes she could speak English very well. ( can’t )
28. Lan was sick so she couldn’t go to school yesterday. ( because of )
29. There was a banyan here a few years ago, but now there isn’t.
There used
30. Their trips lasted three days.
They had……………………………………………………………………………………..
31. Uncle Lum has raised a lot of chickens and ducks on the farm.
A lot of chickens
32. When did you first know this bamboo forest?
How long
VII. Rewrite the following sentences, using “ BECAUSE OF “
1. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible.
2. As it was raining, we didn’t go out.
3. Since he’s got a very good memory, he never needs to write anything down.
4. He couldn’t run very fast because his leg was bad.
5. As it was very warm evening, we had dinner outside in the garden.
6. He couldn’t drive fast because the traffic was heavy.
7. Nam fell asleep because the film was too bad.
1. The movie was boring. We went home before it finished. ( so )
The movie was boring so we went home before it finished.
2. Mai opened the door. Mai greeted the guests. ( and )
Mai opened the door so greeted the guests.
3. We started the trip very early. We reached the village before noon. ( so )
We started the trip very early so we reached the village before noon.
4. Liz saw some wild ducks. Liz was resting under a tree. ( while )
Liz saw some wild ducks while Liz was resting under a tree.
5. Hoa is very sick. She can’t sit up. ( so …. That )
Hoa is so sick that she can’t sit up.
6. Ba felt tired and hungry. Lan felt tired and hungry. ( so )
Ba felt tired and hungry. So did Lan.
7. We enjoyed the fresh air in the countryside. We enjoyed the food there. ( both )
We enjoyed both the fresh air in the countryside and the food there.
8. The water is very cold. We can’t swim in it. ( too )
The water is too cold for us to swim in.
9. Peter didn’t have money to buy a bus ticket. He had to walk home. ( so )
Peter didn’t have money to buy a bus ticket so he had to walk home.
10. Mr. Parker feeds the chicken. He collects their eggs. ( not only … but also )
Mr. Parker not only feeds the chicken but also collects their eggs.
11. I don’t have time to study. *I wish ___I had time to study_______________________.
12. I didn’t see the TV program last night. * I wish __I had seen the TV program last night_______.
13. My friend, John, lost his pen. * I wish __my friend, John, hadn't lost his pen_____.
14. I can’t answer the questions. * I wish ___I could answer the questions_____.
15. They’ll leave for France next week. * I wish ___they wouldn't leave for France next week______.
16. We aren’t living in England. * I wish __we were living in England_____.
17. She won’t visit me again. * I wish ___she would visit me again____.
18. Mary was absent from class yesterday. * I wish __Mary had not been absent from class yesterday_______.
19. He is so stupid. * I wish __he were not so stupid_.
20. My younger brother plays in the street all day. * I wish ___my younger brother did not play in the street all day____.
21. Liz had a video tape. She wanted to show the trip to her parents. ( to )
Liz had a videotape to show the trip to her parents.
22. He repaired his bicycle for two hours. ( took )
It took him two hours to repair his bicycle.
23. Mark is too young to see the film. ( so )
Mai is so young that she can't see the film.
24. He can’t speak because he’s so angry. ( too )
He is too angry to speak.
25. She studied very hard so she passed the final exam easily. ( because )
Because she studied very hard, she passed the final exam easily.
26. I’m sorry she can’t come to the party. ( wish )
I wish she could come to the party.
27. Hoa wishes she could speak English very well. ( can’t )
Hoa can't speak English very well.
28. Lan was sick so she couldn’t go to school yesterday. ( because of )
Because of being sick, she couldn’t go to school yesterday.
29. There was a banyan here a few years ago, but now there isn’t.
There used to be a banyan here a few years ago, but now there isn’t.
30. Their trips lasted three days.
They had…a three-day trip……
31. Uncle Lum has raised a lot of chickens and ducks on the farm.
A lot of chickens and ducks have been raised on the farm by Uncle Lum.
32. When did you first know this bamboo forest?
How long have you known this bamboo forest?
VII. Rewrite the following sentences, using “ BECAUSE OF “
1. They arrived late because the traffic was terrible.
They arrived late because of the terrible traffic.
2. As it was raining, we didn’t go out.
Because of the rain, we didn’t go out.
3. Since he’s got a very good memory, he never needs to write anything down.
Because of getting a very good memory, he never needs to write anything down.
4. He couldn’t run very fast because his leg was bad.
Because of his bad leg, he couldn’t run very fast.
5. As it was a very warm evening, we had dinner outside in the garden.
Because of a very warm evening, we had dinner outside in the garden.
6. He couldn’t drive fast because the traffic was heavy.
Because of the heavy traffic, he couldn’t drive fast.
7. Nam fell asleep because the film was too bad.
Because of the bad film, Nam fell asleep.
