Question

[Nguyễn Khánh Chi]

III. Link the sentences together, using the words in brackets.

1. I gave her an extra blanket. I thought she might feel cold during the night. (in case)

2. I’ll get home soon. I’ll ring him then. (as soon as)

3. I don’t care how urgent it is. I’m not going to stay here all the night to finish it. (however)

4. We know that car fumes make our cities dirty; on the other hand, we don’t want to give up the convenience of having cars. (while)

5. He stayed out of the fight. He didn’t want to be hurt. (so as)

6. I’ll have a look in my office. She may have left a message for me on my desk. (in case)

7. She may feel like doing it and she may not, but it makes no difference. The job has to be done. (whether……or not)

8. While we know that nuclear reactors do not produce smoke, we are not convinced that they are not dangerous to the environment. (on the other hand)

9. The sailed across the Atlantic. This had never been done before. (which)

10. This was an interesting television programme. It satisfied everybody. (so.... that)

Answer 1

[Hoàng Hạnh Nguyễn]

III. Link the sentences together, using the words in brackets.

1. I gave her an extra blanket. I thought she might feel cold during the night. (in case)

I gave her an extra blanket in case she feels cold during the night.

2. I’ll get home soon. I’ll ring him then. (as soon as)

As soon as I’ll get home, I’ll ring him then. 

3. I don’t care how urgent it is. I’m not going to stay here all the night to finish it. (however)

However urgent it is, I’m not going to stay here all the night to finish it.

4. We know that car fumes make our cities dirty; on the other hand, we don’t want to give up the convenience of having cars. (while)

While we know that car fumes make our cities dirty, we don’t want to give up the convenience of having cars.

5. He stayed out of the fight. He didn’t want to be hurt. (so as)

He stayed out of the fight so as not to be hurt. 

6. I’ll have a look in my office. She may have left a message for me on my desk. (in case)

I’ll have a look in my office in case she has left a message for me on my desk.

7. She may feel like doing it and she may not, but it makes no difference. The job has to be done. (whether……or not)

Whether she feels like doing it or not, it makes no difference. The job has to be done.

8. While we know that nuclear reactors do not produce smoke, we are not convinced that they are not dangerous to the environment. (on the other hand)

We know that nuclear reactors do not produce smoke; on the other hand, we are not convinced that they are not dangerous to the environment.

9. The sailed across the Atlantic. This had never been done before. (which)

The sailed across the Atlantic, which had never been done before.

10. This was an interesting television programme. It satisfied everybody. (so.... that)

This television programme was so interesting that it satisfied everybody.