He doesn’t eat large amounts of chocolate because Tom wants to lose weight 11/ She is short, so she can not reach the ceiling.. She is not tall enough to reach the ceiling.[r]
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EXCERSISE 1: Complete the following sentences with an appropriate conjunction:
1 She seems happy although she can’t find a job.
2 Covid 19 is spreading, so we should avoid crowds.
3 I like living in the dormitory although it is noisy.
4 I don’t like living in the dormitory because it is noisy.
5 He found himself in trouble because of his bad behavior.
6 Despite his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem clearly.
7 He was late because of heavy traffic.
8 I am not going on holiday this summer so that I can get my work done.
EXCERSISE 2: : Correct the mistakes in the following sentences
1/ Because the fog, all train departures were cancelled
Because of the fog, all train departures were cancelled
2/ She put on the raincoat so that not to get wet
She put on the raincoat in order not to get wet
3/ Despite of their wealth, they are not happy
Despite their wealth, they are not happy
4/ I have drawn a map for you in order to find the house
I have drawn a map for you so that you can the house
5/ It was rainy even though I went out
Even though it was rainy, I went out
EXCERSISE 3: Sentence transformation:
1/ Anne could not go to university because of her financial difficulties
Because Ann had financial difficulties, she could not go to university
2/ It snowed heavily, so we couldn’t arrive home early
Trang 2The snow was so heavy that we couldn’t arrive home early.
3/ I don’t like him but I agree that he’s a good manager
Although I don’t like him, I agree that he’s a good manager
4/ Although the traffic was very bad , we arrived on time
Despite the bad traffic, we arrived on time
5/ The furniture was so expensive that I didn’t buy it
The furniture was too expensive for me to buy
6/ His tiredness after the long drive did not prevent him from finishing his work Although he was tired after the long drive, he finished his work
7/ It was such lovely weather that we decided to spend the day on the beach The weather was so lovely that we decided to spend the day on the beach 8/ It is raining hard, but they still want to go to school
They still want to go to school although it was raining
9/ It rained heavily, so they stopped the match
It was such heavy rain that they stopped the match
10/ Tom wants to lose weight, so he doesn’t eat large amounts of chocolate
He doesn’t eat large amounts of chocolate because Tom wants to lose weight 11/ She is short, so she can not reach the ceiling
She is not tall enough to reach the ceiling
12/ The furniture was too old to keep
It was such old furniture that couldn’t keep it
13/ My sister had a headache, she still read until late
In spite of having a headache, she still read until late
14/ Despite a good performance, she lost the match
Although she performed well, she lost the match
15/ Because of his good looks, he is popular with many girls
Because he is good-looking, he is popular with many girls
16/ She must stay in bed because of her illness
Because she was ill, she must stay in bed
Trang 317/ The faucet is dripping and water is going all over the floor Because of the dripping faucet, water is going all over the floor 18/ The test was difficult but he tried his best to finish it on time
In spite of the difficult test, he tried his best to finish it on time 19/ It started to rain Therefore, we stopped playing tennis Because it started to rain, we stopped playing tennis
20/ Mr Brown kept on working although he was getting tired Despite getting tired, Mr Brown kept on working