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Connectives 03 (Author-Bouabdellah)
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"CONNECTORS" - Grammar Guide for Upper Intermediate and Advanced students
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Because, however, or, but, and, so, unless, although/even though, despite, and yet: Conjunctions and Connectors (2 pages, plus KEY)
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Contrast Clauses (although/ even though, but/yet, however, in spite of/despite)
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Connectors of Reason & Result, Purpose and Contrast - Rephrasing
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LINKING WORDS :AND - BUT - OR - SO - BECAUSE ( KEY INCLUDED)
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Purpose Clauses (so/so that, to/in order to/so as to)
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Technicum Si-Tarek Of Relizane
Third Year Students
Technological Streams 2003/2004
Structure Practice:
Connectives
EXERCISE 0
4:
Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses. Do not change the order of the sentences. Pay attention to the punctuation.
1. They got married. They had to learn to manage their own home. (after)
2. He went crazy. His wife burnt his breakfast. (when)
3. You can hear what I'm saying. You keep quiet. (if)
4. I won't invite my classmates to a party. I know them well. (until)
5. He arrived home. I had already cleaned the house. (by the time)
6. The first quiz was easy. This one is extremely difficult. (whereas)
7. She's snobbish. People like her. (yet)
8. We're broke. We can't buy anything. (since)
9. He failed. He won't give up his ideals. (even though)
10. He fell asleep. He was watching the film. (while)
EXERCISE 05:
Choose the connecting word that completes the sentences meaningfully.
1. Do you think this is something
who
that
---
can be learned?
2. Don't go out
as
while
until
you've finished your work.
3. Make sure you close all the windows
after
before
for
it starts to rain.
4. I think I know
why
until
where
he left the job.
5.
Whether
When
If
I had known how much I would disappoint him, I wouldn’t have done it.
6.
As soon as
While
Whether
you see me, get in the car.
7. My friend John,
whose
who
that
lives in California, has a car with a New York license.
8. It's usually quite simple to cross the border between the USA and Canada
yet
and
because
these two countries have friendly relations.
9.
Until
When
Even though
a university professor returns from a sabbatical leave, he should be better qualified.
10. She's
such
so
quite
a snobbish person
that
so
for
nobody likes to be with her.
EXERCISE 06:
Combine the following pairs of sentences making any necessary changes. Use one of the following connectors.
After / And / Because / Before / But / Neither…nor / That / When / Whom / Whose
1. I play a kind of music. Nobody likes that kind of music.
2. You saw a man yesterday. That man wasn’t a famous actor.
3. I remember a day. On that day I took my first airplane trip.
4. I have a neighbour. The parents of that neighbour live in Australia.
5. I read a book. It taught me a lot about the history of Algeria.
6. I didn’t like your work. I didn’t appreciate it too.
7. My grandpa is slow. He is a strong person.
8. The girls ran over the path. They ran over the hill too.
9. He didn’t make enough efforts. He didn’t succeed.
10. First I finished all my work. Then I went to bed.
