Question

[Trần Thị Kim Ngân]

1.Join each pair of the following pairs of sentences with“ and,  but , so ,because ”

1.       I told a joke . Nobody laughed.

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2.      Last night’s storm damaged the power lines. The town was without electricity for several hours.

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3.      The city suffers from air pollution . The city suffers from water pollution.

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4.      Coal is a valuable natural resource. Oil is a valuable natural resource.

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5.      We must do whatever we can in order to conserve oil. Oil is a valuable natural resource.

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6.      The Bakers want to use solar energy. The Bakers don’t know how to install the solar panel on the roof of their house.

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7.      They decided to cut down on the number of lights in their house. They wanted to save energy.

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8.      We can’t afford energy- saving light bulbs. The light bulbs are too expensive.

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2.Join sentences ,using “and  , so , although , but  , because , however , therefore”

1.      She isn’t English . ……………………,she speaks English fluently

2.      She went home …………………she was tired.

3.      She can speak French ,………………….she can’t write it . ( however / but )

4.      He worked hard ,…………………he passed all his exams.

5.      She not only goes to school ­­­­­­­­­………………………. also has a part time job.

6.      We haven’t got a dishwasher……………….. we haven’t got a microwave.

7.      She is working late next Friday, ……………she can’t come to the party. ( so / therefore )

8.      I haven’t got a car ,…………………I’ve got a motorbike.

9.      We enjoyed the holiday………………………it rained a lot.

10.   She didn’t study …………………… , she failed the test .    ( Therefore / Because )

3.  Join the following sentences, using the words in brackets.

1. Cars cause pollution. People still want them. ( although )

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2. I tried to persuade her . I didn’t succeed .  ( although )

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3. This exercise is very long . I hope it isn’t boring. ( though )

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5. I like fish . I don’t like catching them myself. ( although )

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6. We couldn’t get tickets . We queued for an hour .( although )

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7. There was a cow on the streets. All the cars stopped. (because)

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4.      Complete these sentences by using although / in spite of / because / because of :

1.            ………………… the meeting is at 2pm, I won’t be able to see you.

2.            ………………… I told you the absolute truth, no one would believe me.

3.            I didn’t get the job …………………… I have all necessary qualifications.

4.            The villagers refused to leave …………………… the drought.

5.            ………………….. everything looked different, I had no idea to go.

6.            It was difficult to deliver the letter …………….the sender had written the wrong address on the envelope.

7.            We decided to leave early …………………the party was boring.

8.            They visited their friends often ……………….they enjoyed their company.

9.            ………………… the traffic jam, I came to the meeting late.

10.        ………………. having a bad cough, she was able to sing in the choir.

11.        She walked slowly …………………. her leg was injured.

12.      I went to work the next day …………………….. I was still feeling unwell.

13.        ………………… there was a shortage of water, many trees died rapidly.

5.Rewrite these sentences, using BECAUSE / BECAUSE OF :

A.     

1.      Because I am sick, I do not go out. à Because of ……………………………………………

2.      Because the water is polluted, we can’t swim in that river.

à Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………

3.      Because Nga has had a sore leg, she had difficulty in walking.

à Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………

4.      Because he behaved badly, he found himself in trouble.

à Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………

5.      Because it was snowing, we didn’t go out for a walk.

à Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………

B.      

1.         He came late because it was dark.

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2.         I can’t study because it is noisy.

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3.         I can’t sleep because the weather is hot.

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4.         He left school because his life was hard.

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5.         Mary didn’t go to school yesterday because she was sick.

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Answer 1

[Sinh Viên NEU]

1.Join each pair of the following pairs of sentences with“ and,  but , so ,because ”

1.       I told a joke . Nobody laughed.

………I told a joke but nobody laughed…………………………………………………………

2.      Last night’s storm damaged the power lines. The town was without electricity for several hours.

…………Last night’s storm damaged the power lines, so the town was without electricity for several hours.……………………………………………………………

3.      The city suffers from air pollution . The city suffers from water pollution.

……………The city suffers from air and water pollution.………………………………………………………

4.      Coal is a valuable natural resource. Oil is a valuable natural resource.

……………Coal and oil are valuable natural resource…………………………………………………

5.      We must do whatever we can in order to conserve oil. Oil is a valuable natural resource.

……We must do whatever we can in order to conserve oil because it is a valuable natural resource.…………………………………………………………………

6.      The Bakers want to use solar energy. The Bakers don’t know how to install the solar panel on the roof of their house.

…… The Bakers want to use solar energy but they don’t know how to install the solar panel on the roof of their house……………………………………………………………

7.      They decided to cut down on the number of lights in their house. They wanted to save energy.

………They decided to cut down on the number of lights in their house because they wanted to save energy.………………………………………………………

8.      We can’t afford energy- saving light bulbs. The light bulbs are too expensive.

……We can’t afford energy- saving light bulbs because the light bulbs are too expensive.…………………………………………………………

Answer 2

[Sinh Viên NEU]

2.Join sentences ,using “and  , so , although , but  , because , however , therefore”

1.      She isn’t English . ………However……………,she speaks English fluently

2.      She went home …………because………she was tired.

3.      She can speak French ,…………but……….she can’t write it . ( however / but )

4.      He worked hard ,…………so………he passed all his exams.

5.      She not only goes to school ­­­­­­­­­……………but…………. also has a part time job.

6.      We haven’t got a dishwasher………and……….. we haven’t got a microwave.

7.      She is working late next Friday, ……so………she can’t come to the party. ( so / therefore )

8.      I haven’t got a car ,……but……………I’ve got a motorbike.

9.      We enjoyed the holiday…………although……………it rained a lot.

10.   She didn’t study ………Therefore…………… , she failed the test .    ( Therefore / Because )