Unit I. Grammar Builder and Reference

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Effectively managing a family requires balancing time and money.

1. To effectively manage a family requires balancing time against money.
2. Time and money in balance is a requirement for an effective family manager.
3. Balancing time and money is required to effectively manage a family.
4. An effective family manager must be able to balance time and money.

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It is important that family members talk and listen to one another.

1. Family members should always talk and listen to one another.
2. Talking and listening to family members is important to everyone.
3. Family members always find it important to talk and listen to one another.
4. Talking and listening to one another must be done among family members.

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You can show your love for your family through special words and actions.

1. Through special words and actions can you show your love for your family.
2. Your love for your family through special words and actions can be shown.
3. Special words and actions can be shown through your love for your family.
4. It can be shown through special words and actions that your family is loved.

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The food price will change at the end of this month.

1. The food price will be the same until the end of this month.
2. The food price of this month will be equal to the one of next month.
3. There will be no same food price from now till next month.
4. There will be two different food prices next month.

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Receiving encouragement, guidance, and training from the family makes family members feel secure.

1. Family members feel secure as they receive encouragement, guidance, and training from the family.
2. The family feel secure because they have received encouragement, guidance, and training from the family.
3. The family members feel secure only after receiving encouragement, guidance, and training from the family.
4. The family members feel secure to be receiving encouragement, guidance, and training from the family.

Rearrange the sentences to make meaningful sentences

What/ can/ to/ you/ parents/ do/ a/ hand/ give/ with/ your/ the housework?

1. What you can do to give your parents a hand with the housework?
2. What do you can to give your parents a hand with the housework?
3. What do you can give to your parents a hand with the housework?
4. What can you do to give your parents a hand with the housework?

Rearrange the sentences to make meaningful sentences

I/ when/ mother/ usually/ in/ having/ my/ confide/ problems.

1. I usually confide my mother in when having problems.
2. I usually confide when having problems in my mother.
3. I usually confide in when my mother having problems.
4. I usually confide in my mother when having problems.

Rearrange the sentences to make meaningful sentences

At/ moment/ the, we/ a/ reading/ novel/ are.

1. I usually confide my mother in when having problems.
2. I usually confide when having problems in my mother.
3. I usually confide in when my mother having problems.
4. I usually confide in my mother when having problems.

Rearrange the sentences to make meaningful sentences

He was so lazy that he never washed his clothes by himself.

1. He was lazy so that he never washed his clothes by himself.
2. He was so lazy that he never washed his clothes by himself.
3. He never washed his clothes by himself that he was so lazy.
4. He was never so lazy that he washed his clothes by himself.

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Security refers to physical and psychological safety. Families can provide security.

1. Families can provide security that refers to physical and psychological safety.
2. The security that families can provide refers to physical and psychological safety.
3. Referring to physical and psychological safety is the security provided by families.
4. Provided by families, security refers to physical and psychological safety.

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There is no one like you. Without you, your family would not be the same.

1. Your family would not be the same if there were no one like you.
2. If there were someone like you, your family would be the same.
3. There is no one like you, without whom, your family would not be the same.
4. Because there is no one like you, then your family would never be the same.

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I am the youngest son in the family. I didn’t have to do much housework.

1. Being the youngest son in the family, I didn’t have to do much housework.
2. If I was the youngest son in the family, I wouldn t have done much housework.
3. Although I am the youngest son in the family, I wouldn’t have done much housework.
4. Despite the fact that I am the youngest son in the family, I did not have to do much housework.

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We need to share the tasks. The burden on each member will be more tolerable.

1. Although the burden on each member will be more tolerable, we still need to share the tasks.
2. We need to share the tasks so the burden on each member will be more tolerable.
3. Unless we share the tasks, the burden on each member will be more tolerable.
4. It is essential to share the tasks, otherwise, the burden on each member will be more tolerable.

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I usually like red. I wore black to the party last night.

1. Because I usually like red, I wore black to the party last night.
2. Although I usually like red, I wore black to the party last night.
3. Unless I like red, I wore black to the party last night.
4. As a result of my interest in red, I wore black to the party last night.

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All families have disagreements from time to time. There may be times when you feel that others in your family don't understand you.

1. All families have disagreements from time to time, but there may be times when you feel that others in your family don't understand you.
2. All families have disagreements from time to time, which makes you feel that others in your family don't understand you.
3. There may be times when you feel that others in your family don't understand you and all families have disagreements from time to time.
4. Because all families have disagreements from time to time, there may be times when you feel that others in your family don't understand you.

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There is no one like you. Without you, your family would not be the same.

1. Your family would not be the same if there were no one like you.
2. If there were someone like you, your family would be the same.
3. There is no one like you, without whom, your family would not be the same.
4. Because there is no one like you, then your family would never be the same.

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The nuclear household is an ideal many strive for. A nuclear household consists of one or two parents and some kids under one roof.

1. The nuclear household, which consists of one or two parents and some kids under one roof, is an ideal many strive for.
2. Even though a nuclear household consists of one or two parents and some kids under one roof, it is an ideal many strive for.
3. The nuclear household is an ideal many strive for, but a nuclear household consists of one or two parents and some kids under one roof.
4. The nuclear household is an ideal many strive for because a nuclear household consists of one or two parents and some kids under one roof.

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He tried his best. He won the biggest prize.

1. If he had tried his best, he could have won the biggest prize.
2. Unless he tried his best, he couldn’t win the biggest prize.
3. Although he tried his best, he still won the biggest prize.
4. If he hadn’t tried his best, he couldn’t have won the biggest prize.

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There are 5 people in my family.

1. My family has 5 people.
2. Five people is too many.
3. There live 5 people in my family.
4. In my family has 5 people.

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He didn’t answer the questions correctly despite his intelligence.

1. Because he is intelligent, he didn’t answer the questions correctly.
2. Although he is intelligent, he didn’t answer the questions correctly.
3. In spite he is intelligent, he didn’t answer the questions correctly.
4. Instead he is intelligent, he didn’t answer the questions correctly.