Connectives
Although / Though
Although or Though + situation or fact, unexpected result
Example:
Although he studied hard, he failed the exam.
Though it was very cold, they went swimming.
Exercise 1
1. The team performed well. They lost the match.
2. He studied hard for the test. He did not score well.
3. Many students made mistakes. The instructions were clear.
4. He was badly injured in the first round of the boxing match. He was victorious in the third round.
5. She failed the interview of a newsreader. She has very good accent in English.
As Soon As
As soon as + [subordinate clause (time)], + [main clause (result)]
Exercise 2
1. They saw that a tiger was prowling in the shrub near them. They attacked the tiger.
2. I reached the station. The train left.
3. She finished her homework. She went out to play.
4. We stopped talking. We saw the teacher coming.
Because
Because + [subordinate clause (reason)], + [main clause (result)]
OR
[Main clause (result)] + because + [subordinate clause (reason)]
Exercise 3
1. I wanted to go back from office. I was feeling uneasy.
2. I stayed home today. It was raining heavily.
3. She is happy. She did well in her exams.
4. They stopped playing football. It was getting dark.
Therefore / So
[Main clause (cause)]. Therefore, + [Main clause (result)].
OR
[Main clause (cause)]; therefore, + [Main clause (result)].
Exercise 4
1. He worked very hard for the exam. He achieved excellent results.
2. It was raining heavily. We decided to cancel the picnic.
3. The road was closed due to construction. We had to take a different route.
Relative Clauses / Relative Pronouns
Exercise 5
1. There is someone at the door. He wants to speak to George.
2. His step-mother was not very kind to him. He had been staying with her.
3. He showed me his new tab. He had paid a hundred thousand rupees for it.
4. They saw a man in the river. He would be an inspiration for them to know how struggle pays in life.
5. The driver ___ was driving along the road was careful.
6. She is one of the few girls _____ passed the examination.
7. She is the girl. She helped me with my homework.
8. He is the man. He won the first prize in the race.
9. I saw a student. He was solving a difficult math problem.
10. She is the teacher. The students admire her greatly.
11. They interviewed a candidate. We had been discussing him earlier.
12. This is the man. I gave some money to him this morning.
13. He is my brother. His dog won the competition.
14. Do you know the man? His son was awarded in the school yesterday.
15. She is a famous painter. Her paintings are displayed in the museum.
16. He is the consultant ____ advice I rely on.
17. He is the man ____ son plays football for three-star club.
18. This is the house. The house belongs to my uncle.
19. The building was destroyed in the fire. It has now been rebuilt.
20. She forgot to buy the things. Her mother had told her to buy them.
21. A new cricket stadium is being made in Chitwan. It can accommodate one hundred thousand people.
22. Shanghai is the most populated city in the world. I stayed there for five years.
23. He can never forget Nakkhu Jail. He had spent 14 years there.
24. The hotel was very comfortable. We stayed there.
25. A cemetery is a place. Dead bodies are buried there.
26. The garden is beautiful. We spend a lot of time in the garden.
27. I was born in a remote village. Indelible childhood memories from there recur all the time.
28. Nelson Mandela joined ANC in the 1930s. He was a student then.
29. I remember the day. The accident happened then.
30. There was a time. People traveled by horses then.
31. Evening is the time of the day. The streets are busiest at that time.
32. I will never forget the day. I met my best friend on that day.
33. Summer is the season. Most tourists visit Nepal then.
34. The 1990s were a decade. Technology advanced rapidly during that time.
35. I recall the evening. We first met on that evening.
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