Amar and Ruha
Amar and Ruha
Amar and Ruha
1. Sam really wanted a dog, but his parents wouldn't ______ him have a pet.
2. I can't believe she ______ you look at her vacation pictures again last night. We have to look at those
stupid pictures every time we go to her house.
3. I don't know how you convince your children to clean up their rooms. I couldn't ______ my children to
clean up their rooms if my life depended on it.
4. Professor Yu ______ each of her students write an essay describing their future goals in life.
5. Professor Yu ______ her students use a dictionary while they were taking the test.
6. Debbie's husband hates the opera. But after days of nagging, she finally ______ him to go see the new
production of La Boehme.
7. Sally ______ me take off my shoes before I went into her house. She said she wanted to keep the
carpet clean.
8. Rebecca Smith requested a copy of that expense report, so I ______ the courier take one over to her
last week.
9. Diane thinks television is a waste of time, so she won't______ her children watch TV.
10. Mr. Levine ______ his secretary call Ms. Jackson and reconfirm their meeting on Thursday.
Combine the following pairs of sentences. Use a subordinating conjunction to create an adverbial
clause. Punctuate carefully. After- although –as- because – before- if - since- when- whenever- while.
Ex: Jackie Rodriguez won the lottery. Jackie Rodriguez bought her mother a house.
After Jackie Rodriguez won the lottery, she bought her mother a house.
1. Paola lost her purse. Paola needs to cancel her credit cards.
2. The student was writing a paper on her computer. The power went out.
3. Mr. Kellar recently sold his car. He needs to cancel his auto insurance policy.
4. Jose was playing soccer last weekend. Jose injured his left knee.
5. Karen took her parents to go out to dinner. Karen forgot her credit card.
6. Three trucks collided on the Ventura Freeway. Two of the drivers were badly injured.
7. The Lopezes often go out to a Thai restaurant. Sometimes the Lopezes prefer Italian food.
8. Madson enjoys going to the theater. He rarely has the time or money.
11. Terrence was having trouble with his English 101 paper. Terrence went to see a tutor in the Learning
Center.
12. Maria's son was very ill last week. Maria took her son to the pediatrician.
Combine the following pairs of sentences. Use a relative pronoun to create an adjective clause.
Punctuate carefully. Who - whom - whose - which - that
Ex: Jackie Rodriguez won the lottery. Jackie Rodriguez bought her mother a house.
Jackie Rodriguez, who won the lottery, bought her mother a house
1. Jerry was in a terrible car accident. Jerry lives across the street from my family.
2. Bill Lopez spoke at the rally. Bill Lopez recently traveled to South Africa.
3. The man took Roberto's wallet. The man was wearing a pink shirt.
4. This exercise will help you to write adjective clauses. This exercise was written by Susan.
5. The Smiths' house is for sale for $500,000. Tom is thinking about buying the Smiths' house.
6. Sylvia sent a birthday card to her mother. Her mother lives in Hawaii.
8. We tried a new restaurant yesterday. The restaurant was recommended by Mr. Chavez.
9. Our English class is reading Of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck.
10. Jennifer Lopez appeared at the movie premiere. Jennifer Lopez is starring in a new movie.
11. The man was injured during a robbery. The man was taken to the hospital.
12. The president congratulated the winner of the contest. The winner will receive a free trip to
Disneyworld.
Complete each of the sentences below with one of the reflexive pronouns.
11. My little sister dressed ___________________________. She didn’t need any help.
13. John and Thomas, did you ask ______________________ the question?
14. Mrs. Brown, please help ______________________ to the cookies and drinks.
2. Jimmy and Ken are alike that I can't tell one from another.
4. Those are great pictures that I never want to throw them away.
6. Our neighbors are kind that they let us borrow their lawn mower.
Join each pair of sentences by using in order that/so that in order to/so as to/to so (that)
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2. The immigrants work very hard. They want their children to have a good education and a better life.
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3. He helped us with the calculations. As a result, we were able to keep the deadline.
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5. She spoke very loud. That´s why even those sitting in the back row could hear her.
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6. She spoke very loud. She wanted even those sitting in the back row to hear her.
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8. She got up early. She didn´t want to miss the beginning of the lecture.
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9. The manual was very confusing. I thought I would never be able to start the machine.
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3. In spite of her injured foot, she managed to walk to the village (Although)
4. I decided to accept the job although the salary was low. (In spite of)
6. In spite of not having eaten for 24 hours, I didn’t feel hungry. (Even though)
10. She has plenty of money, but she is very mean (Although)