VII.Combine a clause in column A with a clause in column B to make complex sentences.
A
1. Before I have breakfast,
2. They were talking
3. Although he worked very hard,
4. Since Joe has high blood pressure,
5. Never look down on anybody
6. After he finished his homework,
7. When he finished his degree,
8. George was obviously in a bad mood,
9. He’ll be able to maintain a healthy weight
10. Whenever they eat at this restaurant
B
a.his parents let him play video games.
b.Matt got a job in a software company.
c.because he didn’t even say good morning.
d.unless you’re helping him up.
e.they order a hamburger and fries.
f.if he keeps exercising.
g.he has to watch what he eats.
h.he didn’t manage to pass the exam.
i.I spend half an hour doing exercises.
j.while the teacher was explaining the lesson.
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2 She walked carefully becausethe streets were covered in ice,
3 As he is now 17 years ago, he can learn to drive
4 I had to ask for help as I had no idea how it worked
5 Because they had been married for 10 years, they were going to have a party
6 He had to buy the machine abroad since the prices at home were sky high
7 Since That had never met before, "Hello, again," was an odd thing to say
2-d. She walked carefully because the streets were covered in ice.
3-a. As he is 17 now, he can learn to drive.
4-g. I had no idea how it worked as I had to ask for help.
5-e. Because they were going to have a party, all the cakes looked good.
6-c. They had to buy the machine abroad since the prices at home were sky high.
7-f. Since they had never met before, they had been married for 10 years.
Exercise 5. Your answer:
1.E
2.A
3.G
4.C
5.H
6.B
7.D
8.F
Exercise 6. Complete each sentence with a suitable coordinating conjunction or conjunctive adverb.
1. People are very busy at work now, and they tend to eat more fast food.
2. You can order this laptop through this website, or you can go to the store to buy it.
3. The kids have to keep silent; or they will be punished.
4. The service here is too bad,so we have to wait for nearly 2 hours to be served.
5. Jenny is doing her homework,and her brother is watching comic books.
6. My grandfather is very old; but he is still healthy.
7. Nancy always tries her best at school;so she has been given a scholarship to study abroad.
8. This group of students is drawing,and the other group is making a model.
9. The test was long;so I can’t finish it on time.
10. David invited me to the cinema; but I was busy working.
Exercise 7. Complete each sentence using the correct conjunction in the brackets.
1. Jack’s overweight, _________ he continues to eat lots of chocolate and fast food. (and, so, yet)
2. I’ve worked on the computer for 10 hours today, _________I’ve got a headache. (and, so, but)
3. The meeting was finished, ____________ everyone went out. (and, or, but)
4. Jane is making good progress, ____________ she needs to keep going. (but, so, or)
5. Lucy is not here. Maybe she is stuck in the traffic jam, ____________ she may forget about the meeting. (and, but, or)
6. Maria didn’t review for the exam, ____________ she failed. (but, so, or)
7. To get to Phu Quoc, you can fly, ____________ you can ride the ferry. (and, or, yet)
8. I’m afraid of heights, ____________ I want to enjoy the view from the top of this mountain. (and, yet, so)
9. This restaurant isn’t located in a nice place in the city, ______ it’s a good one. (but, and, so)
10. I got up late this morning, ____________ I didn’t have breakfast. (yet, and, or)
Exercise 8. Circle the correct answers.
1. My sister is a teacher (and/ but) she works in an international primary school.
2. My teeth hurt, (so/ or) I am going to see the dentist tomorrow.
3. We want to go to the concert, (but/ so) there aren’t any tickets left.
4. You shouldn’t listen to rock music through earphones, (or/ and) you will have an earache.
5. Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth, (so/ and) it causes obesity.
6. I cannot finish my work on time, (so/ for) the computer suddenly stops working.
7. People are advised to drink enough water, (and/ so) do exercises regularly.
8. Jack invited me to his party (and/ but) I was so busy.
9. I want to eat Tokbokki, (so/ but) I am going to a Korean restaurant tonight.
10. I will go to the zoo tomorrow, (and/ so) my father will take me there.
Exercise 9. Choose the best answers.
1. I was tired, ____________ I went to bed early.
A. and B. or C. but D. so
2. I tried to call her, ____________ she didn’t answer.
A. and B. or C. but D. so
3. You can go to the city centre by bus ____________ by train.
A. because B. or C. and D. either
4. I have a dog, ____________ I raise a school of fish.
A. and B. or C. but D. so
5. She can sing well; ____________ she can’t dance.
A. and B. however C. but D. therefore
6. He was hungry; ____________ he ate two bowls of rice.
A. therefore B. however C. otherwise D. so
7. You should drive carefully; ____________ you may cause an accident.
A. however B. but C. otherwise D. therefore
A | B | Answers |
1. Minh has a round face | A. but the garden in front of my house is large. | 1 C |
2. My sister is very good at English and Maths | B. and he travels everywhere by bus too. | 2 D |
3. My house is small | C. but his sister has an oval face. | 3 A |
4. My father goes to work by bus | D. but she doesn’t like Literature much. | 4 B |
cau1 : complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first . use the word in brackets :
1 it was a public day . all the shops were shut ( since )
=>all the shops were shut since it was a public day.
2 we did not enjoy our holiday . the weather was bad ( so )
=> the weather was bad SO we did not enjoy our holiday
3 the building has now been rebuilt . it was destroyed in the fire ( relative clause )
=>The building which was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt.
4 lan can not drive a car ( wish )
=>Lan wishes she could drive a car .
5 i got very wet in the rain . i had an umbrella ( although )
=>Although i had an umbrella , i got very wet in the rain.
PAST SIMPLE TENSE + PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (3) Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
1. There _________ a serious food in this area last year.
A. was B. has been C. were D. have been
2. She _________ me good health and success on my last birthday.
A. wished B. wishes C. has wished D. wishing
3. The last time they __________Ha Noi was in 2008.
A. visit B. visited C. visiting D. have visited
4. She __________her project yet.
A. hasn’t finished B. has finished C. finished D. didn’t finish
5. I __________English since I was a child.
A. have learn B. has learnt C. learnt D. have learnt
6. Last week, I ___________Ha Long Bay with my family.
A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited
7. She ___________five novels so far.
A. have written B wrote C. writes D. has written
8. They first __________each other in 2009.
A. meet B. met C. will meet D. have met
9. We have been good friends since we________at School.
A. are B. were C. have been D. was
10. There ________an outbreak of coronavirus in the world lately.
A. were B. was C. has been D. have been
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using past simple and present perfect tenses.
11. I began watching TV three hours ago.
A. I have watched TV for three hours.
B. I have watched TV for three hours ago.
C. I have watched TV since three hours.
12. The last time she ate fast food was in January.
A. She has eaten fast food since January.
B. She hasn’t eaten fast food since January.
C. She hasn’t eaten fast food for January.
13. He has played soccer since three o’clock.
A. He started to play soccer at three o’clock.
B. He started to play soccer three o’clock ago.
C. He started to play soccer three o’clock before.
14. I haven’t met her for a long time.
A. It’s a long time since I have met her.
B. It’s a long time since I haven’t met her.
C. It’s a long time since I last met her.
15. Tuan started to do his homework ten minutes ago.
A. Tuan has done his homework since ten minutes.
B. Tuan has done his homework for ten minutes.
C. Tuan have done his homework for ten minutes.
16. When did you study English?
A. How long have you studied English?
B. How long did you study English?
C. How long has you studied English?
17. They began building this house 2 months ago.
A. They haven’t built this house for 2 months.
B. They have built this house for 2 months ago.
C. They have built this house for 2 months.
18. My father started to work in this factory last week.
A. My father has worked in this factory in last week.
B. My father has worked in this factory for last week.
C. My father has worked in this factory since last week.
19. How long has he worked in the garden?
A. When has he worked in the garden?
B. When did he start to work in the garden?
C. When did he started to work in the garden?
20. How long ago did you learn music?
A. How long have you learnt music?
B. How long have you started to learn music?
C. How long did you learn music?
1 - I/ 2 - J/ 3 - H/ 4 - G/ 5 - D/ 6 - A/ 7 - B/ 8 - C/ 9 - F/ 10 - E