Work sheet 5

A. Choose the correct answer

1. Murat decided to give up smoking _________he had had a heart attack two times.
a) in case    b) although    c) because  
2. ____________ she was walking along the garden, she found a very rare flower.
a) because  b) in spite of c) while
3. __________ he behaves well, Mary will never talk to him.
a) although  b) unless   c)because
5. __________ my best friend Hasan five years older than me, he looks very young.
a) when  b) although  c) because
6. I have decided to buy a car ,____________ I can go to work easily.
a) in case   b) so t   c) although
7. The soldiers in the camp will be punished ___________ they didn’t obey the rules.
a) although  b) because  c) however
8. I don’t want to invite Kemal to the party ___________ he always talks about nonsense things.
a) although  b) despite  c) because
9. I’m going to work harder ,__________ I can be promoted.
a) when   b) so   c) because  
10. She was very exhausted ____________ she didn’t stop working.
a) but   b) unless   c) although  
11. You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains, _______ the ground is rough and hard.
a) so b) even though c) since

B. Correct the error:

1. in spite of it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
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2. Although of the traffic, I arrived on time.
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3. In spite of the fact that it was rainy, we enjoyed our holiday
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4. Because feeling sick, Maria didn't go to the supermarket.
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5. I cannot come due to the stormy weather.
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C. Reduce the following underlined adverb clauses if it is possible:

1. Since Sara enrolled in English class, Sara has made many friends.
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2. I feel asleep while I was listening to the radio.
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3. Larry always watches TV after she washes the dishes.
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4. While we were riding our bikes, a mysterious car followed us down the street. 
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Ms.Batool