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CONNECTORS

I - Fill in the blanks with the suitable conjunction:
������� �When / although / and / as / since /�for / but / so that / because /�despite
1. Peter� Mary went to the ball last night,� they didn�t dance.
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2. I have been using glasses� I was four.
3.� the bell rang everybody left.
4. He lent some money� he could buy a bike.
5. �it is late, we�ll stay a little longer.
6. I didn�t go to school �I was sick.
7. �you work hard, you�ll have good results at the exams.
8. �running fast, he didn�t win the race.
9. They have been living in Australia� four years.
II - Join these sentences using the given conjunctions. Make the necessary changes:
1.����� I like tea. I don�t like coffee.(but)
2.����� My sister went on holiday. I went on holiday. (both�and)
3.����� He broke his leg. He was playing tennis. (while)
4.����� He ran to the station. He wanted to catch the train. (so�that)
5.����� My brother doesn�t go abroad. My sister doesn�t go abroad. (neither�nor)
6.����� His doctor ordered him to stay in bed. He went to work. (although)
7.����� She was having a bath. The phone rang. (while)
8.����� I didn�t take my umbrella. It rained. (in spite of)