English Practice exercise: adverbial clause match - P5-01W
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This exercise involves three tasks: first, to match the first and second half of each sentence; second, to find from the list the appropriate conjunction needed to join the two halves; third, to add commas where needed. NOTE: the conjunction may need to be placed EITHER at the beginning of the sentence (as in example 0) or in the middle (as in example 00) Number the second half like the first as shown.
When / until / while / or / so that / because / in order to / after / although / in case / as soon as / despite
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0 |
After |
our mother’s early death |
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they could be given new soles and heels. |
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00 |
——— |
I phoned the hospital |
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he never broke the world record. |
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1 |
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My brother bought an expensive car |
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eventually I got fed up and went home. |
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2 |
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we’d finished our evening meal |
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I find it too expensive. |
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3 |
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She asked us to bring some cash on the trip |
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we weren’t able to find a cash machine. |
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4 |
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I put my boots in to the repair shop |
0 |
———- |
us children were looked after by our aunt. |
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5 |
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The policeman told us to move the car |
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the match began at 2 p.m. as usual. |
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6 |
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it raining all morning |
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impress his new girlfriend. |
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7 |
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I waited around for an hour or so |
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it was still moving. |
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8 |
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he was Olympic champion twice |
00 |
as soon as |
I got your message.
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9 |
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I don’t use this supermarket |
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we sat round the T.V. to watch the 9 o’clock film. |
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10 |
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He injured himself by jumping off the bus |
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we would get a parking fine. |