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"CONNECTORS" - Grammar Guide for Upper Intermediate and Advanced students
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Because, however, or, but, and, so, unless, although/even though, despite, and yet: Conjunctions and Connectors (2 pages, plus KEY)
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Contrast Clauses (although/ even though, but/yet, however, in spite of/despite)
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Connectors of Reason & Result, Purpose and Contrast - Rephrasing
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LINKING WORDS :AND - BUT - OR - SO - BECAUSE ( KEY INCLUDED)
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Purpose Clauses (so/so that, to/in order to/so as to)
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Technological Streams 2003/2004
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Structure Practice:
Connectives
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EXERCISE 0
4:
Combine the sentences using the conjunction given in parentheses. Do not change the order of the sentences. Pay attention to the punctuation.
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�1. They got married. They had to learn to manage their own home. (after)
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�2. He went crazy. His wife burnt his breakfast. (when)
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�3. You can hear what I'm saying. You keep quiet. (if)
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�4. I won't invite my classmates to a party. I know them well. (until)
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�5. He arrived home. I had already cleaned the house. (by the time)
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�6. The first quiz was easy. This one is extremely difficult. (whereas)
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�7. She's snobbish. People like her. (yet)
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�8. We're broke. We can't buy anything. (since)
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�9. He failed. He won't give up his ideals. (even though)
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�10. He fell asleep. He was watching the film. (while)
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EXERCISE 05:
Choose the connecting word that completes the sentences meaningfully.
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�1. Do you think this is something
who
that
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�can be learned?
�2. Don't go out
as
while
until
�you've finished your work.
�3. Make sure you close all the windows
after
before
for
�it starts to rain.
�4. I think I know
why
until
where
�he left the job.
�5.
Whether
When
If
�I had known how much I would disappoint him, I wouldn�t have done it.
�6.
As soon as
While
Whether
�you see me, get in the car.
�7. My friend John,
whose
who
that
�lives in California, has a car with a New York license.
�8. It's usually quite simple to cross the border between the USA and Canada
yet
and
because
�these two countries have friendly relations.
�9.
Until
When
Even though
�a university professor returns from a sabbatical leave, he should be better qualified.
�10. She's
such
so
quite
�a snobbish person
that
so
for
�nobody likes to be with her.
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EXERCISE 06:
Combine the following pairs of sentences making any necessary changes. Use one of the following connectors.
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After / And / Because / Before / But / Neither�nor / That / When / Whom / Whose
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�1. I play a kind of music. Nobody likes that kind of music.
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�2. You saw a man yesterday. That man wasn�t a famous actor.
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�3. I remember a day. On that day I took my first airplane trip.�
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�4. I have a neighbour. The parents of that neighbour live in Australia.
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�5. I read a book. It taught me a lot about the history of Algeria.
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�6. I didn�t like your work. I didn�t appreciate it too.
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�7. My grandpa is slow. He is a strong person.
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�8. The girls ran over the path. They ran over the hill too.
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�9. He didn�t make enough efforts. He didn�t succeed.
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�10. First I finished all my work. Then I went to bed.
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