Practice 2 (Adverbial clauses) SVIP

Identify types of adverbial clauses in the following sentences.

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Tina has ________ much paperwork to do that she doesn't have time to take care of her daughter.

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She wanted to get on the plane ________ possible.

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You can't get this job ________ you have relevant experience.

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I went to work the next day ________ I was feeling unwell.

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I was baking a cake ________ Julie was talking on the phone.

Complete the sentences using the conjunctions given.

1. I didn't get the job I had all the necessary qualifications.

2. I would have been happy I had got the gold medal in our last competition.

3. She speaks English was her mother tongue, but in fact, she is Intalian.

4. I took some paper and a pen I could make some notes.

5. The exam was not as difficult I thought it would be.

Match two halves of the sentences.

Identify the mistake in each sentence, then correct it.

1. She was so a beautiful girl that I fell in love with her at first sight.

2. He took off his shoes because of he didn't want to ruin the new carpet.

3. The students stopped their work while the skilled craftsman had requested.

4. Although she has finished a cooking course, she cannot cook as well than her mother.

Combine each pair of the sentences using the words in brackets.

The instructor had requested that the apprentice finish the work. The appentice finished the work. (AS)

Combine each pair of the sentences using the words in brackets.

He is a funny clown. All the kids laugh.

Combine each pair of the sentences using the words in brackets.

He was much older than the others. He won the race.

Combine each pair of the sentences using the words in brackets.

I wish I were a millionaire. I would travel around the world.

Choose the sentence that best rewrites the given one.

Kate cooks well, but her sister cooks better.

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You can have a dog, but you have to promise to take care of it.

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Because the burglar was so clever, no one could catch him.

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The crime was so terrible that the man was sent to prison for life.