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Exercise 26 (Showing cause and effect and contrast) page 400

Direction : complete the sentences, using the words and phrases below. There may be more
than one posible complection. Add any necessary punctuation and capitalization.

1. It was cold and wet. Nevertheles, Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach.

2. I can't ride my bicycle because there isn't any air in one of the tires.

3. I got to class on time despite the fact that/although I had missed my bus.

4. Brian used to be an active person, but now he has to limit his activities because of
problems with his health.

5. It should be easy for Bob to find more time to spend with his children now that he no
longer has to work in the evenings and on weekends.

6. Jake is a very good student of languages. His brother Michael, however ,has never been
able to ma ster another language.

7. The ancient Aztecs of Mexico had no technology for making tools from metal. However,
they had sharp knives and spears. They made them from a stone called obsidian.

8. Garlic was believed in ancient Rome to make people courageous. Therefore, Roman
soldiers ate large quantities of it before a battle.

9. I usually enjoy attending amateur productions in small community theaters. The play we
attended last night, however, was so bad that I wanted to leave after the first act.

10. Some snakes are poisonous, but others are harmless.

11. Roberta missed the meeting without a good reason eventhough she had been told that it
was critical that she be there. I wouldn't want to be in her shoes at work tomorrow.
4. Exercise 11 (Conditional Sentences) pages 421

Direction : Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses

1. You should tell your father exactly what happened. If I (be) were you, I (tell) would tell
him the truth as soon as possible.

2. If I (have) had had my camera with me yesterday, I (take) would have taken a picture of
Alex standing on his head.

3. I'm almost ready to plant my garden. I have a lot of seeds. Maybe I have more than I need.
If I (have) have more seeds than I need, I (give) will give some to my neighbor.

4. George has only two pairs of socks. If he (have) had more than two pairs of socks, he (have
to, not) wouldn’t have to wash his socks so often

5. The cowboy pulled his gun to shoot at the rattlesnake, but he was too late. If he (be) had
been quicker to pull the trigger, the snake (bite, not) wouldn’t have bitten him on the foot. It's
a good thing he was wearing heavy leather boots

6. What (we, use) would we use to look at ourselves when we comb our hair if we (have, not)
didn’t have mirrors?

7. It's been a long drought. It hasn't rained for over a month. If it (rain, not) doesn’t rain soon,
a lot of crops (die) will die If the crops (die) die , many people (go) will go hungry this
coming winter.

8. According to one scientific theory, an asteroid collided with the earth millions of years
ago, causing great changes in the earth's climate. Some scientists believe that if this asteroid
(collide, not) had not collided with the earth, the dinosaurs (become, not) would not have
become extinct. Can you imagine what the world (be) would be like today if dinosaurs (exist,
still) still existed ? Do you think it (be) would be possible for dinosaurs and human beings to
coexist on the same planet?