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1. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry. (IN SPITE OF)
She didn't eat much in spite of her hunger.
2. He couldn’t solve the problem because he is over sixty. (BECAUSE OF)
He couldn't solve the problem because of being over sixty.
3. Because it was so noisy, I cannot focus on studying. (BECAUSE OF)
Because of the noise, I cannot focus on studying
4. Despite the bad weather, I went to school on time. (EVEN THOUGH)
Even though the weather was bad, I went to school on time.
5. In spite of the fog, the flight was not delayed. (THOUGH)
Though it was foggy, the flight was not delayed
6. Mary could not go to school because of her sickness. (BECAUSE)
Because mary was sick, she couldn't go to school
7. My mother still went to work yesterday in spite of being sick. (ALTHOUGH)
My mother still went to work yesterday although she was sick
8. He enjoys collecting stamps and old china. (BOTH…AND…)
He enjoys both collecting stamps and old china
9. The chickens haven’t been fed; the pigs haven’t been fed,either (NEITHER…NOR…)
Neither the chickens nor the pigs have been fed
10. You can find it in the library OR in a second-hand book shop (EITHER…OR…)
You can find it either in the library OR in a second-hand book shop
1. We (wait) for her for 30 minutes.
- have been waiting
2. She (go) out since 5 a.m.
- has been going out
3. They (not eat) anything all the morning
- haven’t been eating
4. The street is full of water because it (rain) for 3 hours.
- has been raining
5. She looks very exhausted because she (work) all night.
- has been working
6. I (read) this book since last night.
- have been reading
7. She (chat) with her friend all the day.
- has been chatting
8. He (talk) on the phone for hours
- has been talking
9. She (cycle) for 2 hours and she is very tired now.
- has been cycling
10. We (not write) to each other for 6 months
- haven’t been writing
III. Combine each pair of sentences, using “so” or “because”.
1. She wasn’t hungry because she had a big lunch.
2. It was a public day so all the shops were shut.
3. We didn’t enjoy our holiday because the weather was bad.
4. She is working late next Saturday so she can’t come to tha party.
5. I bought a computer because I want to play computer games.
6. We don’t use the car very often so we’ve decided to sell it.
7. The house was empty so we left the note on the door.
8. Tony went to Paris because he wanted to see the Eiffel Tower.
III. Combine each pair of sentences, using “so” or “because”.
1. She wasn’t hungry. She had a big lunch. (bc)
2. It was a public day. All the shops were shut. (so)
3. We didn’t enjoy our holiday. The weather was bad. (bc)
4. She is working late next Saturday. She can’t come to tha party. (so)
5. I bought a computer. I want to play computer games. (bc)
6. We don’t use the car very often. We’ve decided to sell it. (so)
7. The house was empty. We left the note on the door. (bc)
8. Tony went to Paris. He wanted to see the Eiffel Tower. (bc)
PREPOSITONS
* Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
1. Daisy couldn’t go to the cinema because she had to look ___after__ her little sister.
2. If we go ___on______ wasting water, there will be a shortage of fresh water in a few decades.
3. Please turn _____on_____ the TV for me! I want to watch News.
4. What are you doing? – I’m looking _____for_____ my pen.
5. Turn _____off____ the music. It’s too loud!
6. Don’t forget to turn ______off_____ the lights when you go to bed.
7. I used to smoke, but I gave _____up_____ last year.
8. Could you fill ______in____ this form, please?
9. Don’t wory about the baby. I’ll look _____after______ her while you’re out.
10. I’m looking ____forward______ to meeting her very much.
V/ .....using suitable connectives ( but, so, as, because, although,.....)
1. The exam was quite hard, but they all passed it
-> they all ..passed the exam although it was quite hard...
2. It began to rain , but the workers went on working
-> although....It began to rain, the workers went on working
3. Ba ate a lot of food though he wasn't very hungry
-> Ba wasn't...very hungry but he ate a lot of food...
4. Even though he had a car , he still bought a new one
-> he had..a car, but he still bought a new one....
5. Lisa wants to go home because she fells sick
-> lisa fells...sick , so she wants to go home ....
6. Since the weather was bad, our flight was delayed
-> the weather...was bad, so our flight was delayed..
7. Long didn't work hard, so he failed in the exam
-> Long failed...in the exam because he didn't work hard ...
8. The boy drove carelessly , so he caused the accident
-> since....The boy drove carelessly,.he caused the accident.
9. She still when to work in spite of her sickness
-> although..she was sick ,she still went to work..
10. Despite not felling well he tired to finish the work
-> Even...though he didn't feel well, he tried to finished the work....
11. We decided to stay home because of the heavy rain
-> because it....rained heavily, we decided to stay home..
12. She divorced him due to his unkindness to their son
-> because he...was unkind to their son , she divorced him...
13. They tired hard, but they couldn't win the match
-> despite.....trying hard, they couldn't win the match..
14. He is humorous and generous, so we all love him
-> because of..being .humorous and generous, we all love him..
Ex: Rewrite sentence:
1. He is rich but He isn't happy (Although)
Although he is rich, he isn't happy
2. Cars cause pollution but people still want them (although)
Although cars cause pollution, people still want them
3. Mr.Nam was successful in his life although he came from a poor family (despite)
Despite coming from a poor family, Mr.Nam was successful in his life
4. Though he is intelligent, he can't do all these tests well (in spite of)
In spite of being intelligent, he can't do all these tests well
5. In spite of his much experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine (Although)
Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in repairing this machine
6. Don't shout at her in spite of her laziness (Though)
Don't shout at her though she was lazy
7. It was raining heavily but I went swimming (in spite of)
In spite of the heavy rain, I went swimming
8. Though Lan is beautiful and intelligent, she is never proud of herself (As)
Beautiful and intelligent as Lan is, she is never proud of herself
9. Lan is always admired by her friends because she is intelligent (Because of)
Lan is always admired by her friends because of her intelligence
10. We don't spend much time in our homework because a lot of devices for the home were invented (Because of)
We don't spend much time on our homework because of the inventions of many devices for the home
11. We always trust Nam because he is wise and honest (Because of)
We always trust Nam because of his wisdom and honesty
12. Because of Lan's poverty, she can't continue her study at the university (Because)
Lan can't continue her study at the university because she is poor
because