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Model: | The taxi stopped at the station. Two men got out of it. (and) |
The taxi stopped at the station and two men got out of it. |
1. | You can give some advice. Your colleague can. (either you … or) |
2. | The old lady was nervous. She wasn’t used to strangers calling late at night. (for) |
3. | The telephone connects you to a person directly. Your question will be answered immediately. (and) |
4. | I like ice-cream. Michael doesn’t like sweet things. (but) |
5. | The alarm-clock rang. I had to get up. (and) |
Exercise 2. | Complete the sentences with noun clauses (or that -clauses) as subject of a sentence (sentences with noun clause subjects usually begin with it) . |
Model: | He feels angry. It’s not surprising. – It’s not surprising (that) he feels angry. |
1. | She has resigned from her job. It’s a shame …. |
2. | There are no lights on. It’s strange …. |
3. | You were insured. It’s a good thing …. |
4. | You’ve passed your exam. It’s splendid …. |
5. | They didn’t get married. It’s a great pity …. |
6. | Everybody should know what to do. It is essential …. |
Exercise 3. | In the following complex sentences find subject clause, predicate clause, object clause. Translate them into Russian. (Обратите внимание, что: а) в придаточных предложениях подлежащих, сказуемых и дополнительных, которые вводятся словами whose, who, what, when, how, why и т.п., всегда употребляется порядок слов повествовательного предложения в отличие от самостоятельных вопросительных предложений; б) союз that в object clauses часто опускается). |
1. | Do you know how a four-cycle diesel works? |
2. | When heating gases we find they act in exactly the same way as liquids. |
3. | The question is whether they will arrive in time to take part in this work. |
4. | The doctor’s advice was that my sister should go to the South immediately. |
5. | That the matter should have taken such a turn is not surprising. |
6. | The laboratory assistant said he would demonstrate a linear amplifier. |
7. | He isn’t what he pretends to be. |
Exercise 4. | Join these sentences using who or which(all of them will also join with that). |
Model: | He’s an accountant. He does my accounts. He’s my accountant who does my accounts. |
1. | She’s the nurse. She looked after me. |
2. | That’s the magazine. It arrived this morning. |
3. | I read books. I borrow them from library. |
4. | There are some infinite numbers. They are larger than any number we can possibly write no matter how long we work. |
5. | I met Professor Smith. He’s Tom’s supervisor. |
Exercise 5. | Join these sentences with one of the conjunctions in brackets. |
Model: | I lost a lot of weight. I was ill. (when) I lost a lot of weight when I was ill. |
1. | I phoned home. I arrived at the airport building. (immediately after) |
2. | We instructed our London office to prepare the goods for shipment. We received your telegram. (as soon as) |
3. | I reached my house. It started raining. (by the time) |
4. | Fast neutrons can penetrate any material and must be slowed down. They can be absorbed. (before) |
5. | She pressed the button. The lift stopped. (when) |
Exercise 6. | Join these sentences with the conjunctions to say why. More than one order is possible. |
Model: | Service in this hotel ought to improve. There’s been a change of management. (because) – Service in this hotel ought to improve because there’s been a change of management. |
1. | Could you sell your old computer to me? You have no further use for it. (as) |
2. | You don’t like Bill. Why did you invite him? (seeing that) |
3. | You are here. You can as well give me a hand. (since) |
4. | The soup was very salty. We were thirsty afterwards. (as) |
5. | It was too dark to go on. We camped there. (as/because/since) |
6. | Tom knows French. He’d better do the talking. (as/since/seeing that) |
Exercise 7. | Complete the following sentences to say where. |
Model: | This is the exact spot where the accident happened. |
1. | Some television programs are familiar everywhere __. |
2. | I like to spend my leave where __. |
3. | He went where __. |
4. | The house stands where __. |
5. | She was welcome where __. |
Exercise 8. | Complete the following sentences to say how. Use conjunction as –как, as if (as though) – как будто, как если бы, that – что, so that (so) – так что. |
Model: | It sounds as if it’s raining. | |
1. | You never do anything the way __. | |
2. | He went to the lecture early __. | |
3. | She sat behind me __. | |
4. | The weather was so bad __. | |
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