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Connectives 03 (Author-Bouabdellah)




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�Technicum Si-Tarek Of Relizane
�Third Year Students
Technological Streams 2003/2004
Structure Practice: Connectives

QuestionEXERCISE 04: Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses. Do not change the order of the sentences. Pay attention to the punctuation.
Ermm�1. They got married. They had to learn to manage their own home. (after)
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Ermm�2. He went crazy. His wife burnt his breakfast. (when)
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Ermm�3. You can hear what I'm saying. You keep quiet. (if)
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Ermm�4. I won't invite my classmates to a party. I know them well. (until)
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Ermm�5. He arrived home. I had already cleaned the house. (by the time)
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Ermm�6. The first quiz was easy. This one is extremely difficult. (whereas)
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Ermm�7. She's snobbish. People like her. (yet)
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Ermm�8. We're broke. We can't buy anything. (since)
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Ermm�9. He failed. He won't give up his ideals. (even though)
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Ermm�10. He fell asleep. He was watching the film. (while)
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QuestionEXERCISE 05: Choose the connecting word that completes the sentences meaningfully.
Ermm�1. Do you think this is something �can be learned?
Ermm�2. Don't go out �you've finished your work.
Ermm�3. Make sure you close all the windows �it starts to rain.
Ermm�4. I think I know �he left the job.
Ermm�5. �I had known how much I would disappoint him, I wouldn�t have done it.
Ermm�6. �you see me, get in the car.
Ermm�7. My friend John, �lives in California, has a car with a New York license.
Ermm�8. It's usually quite simple to cross the border between the USA and Canada �these two countries have friendly relations.
Ermm�9. �a university professor returns from a sabbatical leave, he should be better qualified.
Ermm�10. She's �a snobbish person �nobody likes to be with her.

QuestionEXERCISE 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
Ermm�1. I play a kind of music. Nobody likes that kind of music.
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Ermm�2. You saw a man yesterday. That man wasn�t a famous actor.
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Ermm�3. I remember a day. On that day I took my first airplane trip.�
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Ermm�4. I have a neighbour. The parents of that neighbour live in Australia.
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Ermm�5. I read a book. It taught me a lot about the history of Algeria.
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Ermm�6. I didn�t like your work. I didn�t appreciate it too.
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Ermm�7. My grandpa is slow. He is a strong person.
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Ermm�8. The girls ran over the path. They ran over the hill too.
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Ermm�9. He didn�t make enough efforts. He didn�t succeed.
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Ermm�10. First I finished all my work. Then I went to bed.
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