not being able to speak French, he cannot work in Paris.

being too expensive, this house can't be bought.

succeeding in the final exam, he was happy.

He is not young enough to work hard.

He was old so he can't work hard.

He was old so he can't work hard. 

2. Since/As the wind is strong, I cannot go out Because of …………………………the strong wind, I cannot go out…………………………………. 3. Because she was sick, she didn’t go to work yesterday Because of……………………being sick, she didn't go to school………………………………………. 4. Because they left early, they didn’t eat dinner Due to ……………their early leaving, they didn''t eat dinner………………………………………………. 5. Because there was a strong storm, some house was destroyed Owing to the fact that ………there was a strong storm, some house was destroyed …………………………………

1.      She didn’t eat much though she was hungry. (IN SPITE OF)

 She didn't eat much in spite of her hunger.

2.      He couldn’t solve the problem because he is over sixty. (BECAUSE OF)

He couldn't solve the problem because of being over sixty.

3.      Because it was so noisy, I cannot focus on studying. (BECAUSE OF)

 Because of the noise,  I cannot focus on studying

4.      Despite the bad weather, I went to school on time. (EVEN THOUGH)

 Even though the weather was bad, I went to school on time.

5.      In spite of the fog, the flight was not delayed. (THOUGH)

 Though it was foggy, the flight was not delayed

6.      Mary could not go to school because of her sickness. (BECAUSE)

 Because mary was sick, she couldn't go to school

7.      My mother still went to work yesterday in spite of being sick. (ALTHOUGH)

 My mother still went to work yesterday although she was sick

8.      He enjoys collecting stamps and old china. (BOTH…AND…)

 He enjoys both collecting stamps and old china

9.      The chickens haven’t been fed; the pigs haven’t been fed,either (NEITHER…NOR…)

 Neither the chickens nor the pigs have been fed

10. You can find it in the library OR in a second-hand book shop (EITHER…OR…)

You can find it either in the library OR in a second-hand book shop

1) If you work late tonight, I'll pay you well.

2) If you recycle waste paper now, you will help save money and labor.

3) If the air were pure, they would feel healthy.

4) If they didn't speak French to her, she could help them.

5) If the weather weren't bad, we would enjoy our holiday.

1. she can't work hard because she is very old.

............................she can't work hard because of being very old.....................................................

2. He likes her because she is very beautiful.

.....................He likes her because of her beauty...................................................

3. He broke the vase because he was careless.

...................He broke the vase because of being careless..........................................................

 4.He left school because his life was hard.

......................He left school because of his hard life .....................................................

5. I went to bed early because I felt tired.

.....................I went to bed early because of feeling tired..................................................

1 He wishes he had worked hard during the team

2 My brother wishes he could go to the car show at the city showground

3 She wishes she were able to pass her E test

*Câu wish ở quá khứ: S+wish(es)+S+had+PII+......

Câu ước ở Tương lai: S+wish(es)+S+would/could+V(infinitive)+....

Câu ước ở hiện tại: S+wish(es)+S+V(qkđ)+....

*"Be" trong câu ước luôn đi với were với mọi chủ ngữ

3.It was raining, so he took his umbrella.

->He ______took his umbrella because it was raining_______________________

4.My grandfather cannot work very hard because of his age.

-> My grandfather is __too old to work very hard___________________________

5.He will be absent from the class discussion tomorrow.

-> I wish ____he wouldn't be absent from the class discussion tomorrow._________________________

6.It would be nice to travel to Dalat by train.

-> I wish____I could travel to Dalat by train. ___________________________________

7.He typed her lesson plan in 20 minutes.

->It took ____him 20 minutes to type her lesson plan _________________________________

->He spent __20 minutes typing her lesson plan ___________________________________

8.She likes to wear modern clothing at work.

->She’s fond ____of wearing modern clothing at work. ________________________________

9.It’s not easy to do this exercise.

->Doing _____this exercise is not easy____________________________

10.My father no longer works for this company.

->My father used ____to work for this company________________________