REVISION FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER

*QUY TẮC CHUYỂN TỪ BECAUSE SANG BECAUSE OF:

1. Because + S (N) + be + adj …..
(Although)
 Because of + the + adj + N
(Despite/Inspite of)
Because the weather was hot, I couldn’t sleep well.
 Because of ………………………………………………….
2. Because + S1 + V …., S2 + V2 +…
 
 Because of + (not) Ving …., S2 + V2 +… (S1 = S2)
 Because of + Sở hữu + (not) Ving …., S2 + V2 +… (S1 # S2)
Because he is a millionaire, he can buy expensive cars.
 Because of …………………………………………...
Because he failed the exam, his mother was sad.
 Because of …………………………………………...
3. Because + S (I, you, he, she…) + be + adj …..

 Because of + Sở hữu (my, your, his, her…) + N

Because she was ill, she couldn’t go to school
 Because of…………………………………………………...
4. Because + S (I, you, he, she…) + V + adv …..

 Because of + Sở hữu (my, your, his, her…) + adj + N

Because she behaves well, everyone loves her.
 Because of ………………………………………………….
5. Because + (S+ have) hoặc THERE + BE + (a /an) + ADJ + N
 Because of + (Sở hữu) hoặc (a/an) + ADJ + N
Because she has a nice voice, we love listening to her.
 Because of …………………………………………...
6. Because + S (I, you, he, she…) + TO BE + ADV + ADJ

 Because of + Sở hữu (my, your, his, her…) + ADJ + N

Because she is extremely beautiful, everyone admires her.
 Because of …………………………………………...
7. Because + S (N) + TO BE + V3/ed

 Because of + the N + of + N
Because the student was injured , we called the nurse.
 Because of …………………………………………...
8. Because + S (N) + V + (ADV)

 Because of + a/ an/ the (ADJ) + N + of + N

Because this boy behaved kindly , I love him so much.
 Because of …………………………………………...
Rewrite these sentences
1. Though he had much experience, he didn’t succeed in repairing the machine.
 Despite .................................................................................................................................................
2. Though Kid has failed so often, he has never been disappointed.
 Despite .................................................................................................................................................
3. Though I hadn’t eaten anything for 24 hours, I didn’t feel hungry.
 In spite of .........................................................................................................................................
4. He left school because his life was hard.
 Because of .........................................................................................................................................
5. Although the prices are high, my daughters insist on going to the movie.
 Despite .................................................................................................................................................
6. We bought the house though its rooms were small.
Despite....................................................................................................................................................
7. Although the streets are narrow, many people drive cars in this city.
 In spite of ...........................................................................................................................................
8. We didn’t go fishing because the water was rough.
 Because of .........................................................................................................................................
9. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German.
Despite....................................................................................................................................................
10. Although we admire his intelligence, we can’t stand his selfishness.
 In spite of …………………………………………………………………………..
11. These students didn’t arrive late although there was the traffic jam.
- Despite........................................................................................................................................
12. Mary can’t sleep because there was the noise.
- Because of..................................................................................................................................
13. We couldn’t study because it was noisy.
- Because of..................................................................................................................................
14. Even though it was cold, I went swimming.
- In spite of....................................................................................................................................
15. Because of the cheap price, my wife insists on buying theTivi.
=> Because______________________________________.
16. They didn’t have much time, however they came to visit us.
=> Despite ______________________________________________
17. He is too old, but he still does his gymnastics every morning.
=> In spite ______________________________________________
18. In spite of their poverty, they are very generous. (Although)
___________________________________________________________
19. In spite of Lee’s Sadness at losing the contest, she managed to smile. (Although)
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* RELATIVE CLAUSES
20. Show me the new hats. You bought them last night.
➔ ………………………………………………………………………..
21. Norman won 20000. He gave half of it to his parents.
➔ ………………………………………………………………………..
22. I have just bought some books about astronomy. I’m very interested in it.
➔ ………………………………………………………………………..
23.They are looking for the man and his dog. They have lost the way in the forest.
➔ …………………………………………………………………………………………………
24. The students will be awarded the present. The students’ reports are very valuable.
➔ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
25. The botanist will never forget the day. He found a strange plant on that day.
➔ ………………………………………………………………………………………….
26. The man works for my father’s company. The man’s daughter is fond of dancing.
➔ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
27. Carta has a sister. Her sister’s name is Juma.
➔ ………………………………………………………………………..
28. Tom made a number of suggestions. Most of them were very helpful.
➔ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
29. A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in hospital.
➔ ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
30. A friend of mine helped me to get a job. His father is the manager of a company.
➔ ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
31. John is one of my closest friend. I have known John for 8 years.
➔ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
32. The tree has lovely flowers. The tree stands near the gate of my house.
➔ …………………………………………………………………………………………………
33. Hoang was the first man who go to work early.
➔ _________________________________________.
34. Mr.Jun who lives near her house is a good teacher.
➔ _________________________________________.
35. I’ve just read a book which was called Harry Potter.
➔ _________________________________________.
36. My father who was knocked off his bicycle broke his leg.
➔ _________________________________________.
37. The man who is standing here is my neighborhood.
➔ _________________________________________.
* CONDITIONALS
38. She is living in China because she got married to a Chinese.
If………………………………………………………………
39. I am tired now because I went home late yesterday.
If………………………………………………………………
40. She did the homework last night so she gets a high score today.
If………………………………………………………………
41. I didn’t see the signal, so I didn’t stop.
Had ………………………………………………………………
42. Without this treatment, the patient would have died.
→ If……………………………………….….…...
43. He lost his job because he was late every day.
→ If……………………………………….….…...
44. Peter is fat because he eats so many chips.
→ If……………………………………….….…...
45. Robert got a bad cough because he started smoking cigarettes.
→ If……………………………………….….…...
* PASSIVE VOICE
46. They are going to buy a new apartment next year.
……………………………………………………………………………………
47. The shop assistant handed these boxes to the customer.
……………………………………………………………………………………
48. How do you spend this amount of money?
……………………………………………………………………………………
49. How did the police find the lost man?
……………………………………………………………………………………
50. People don’t make the children work hard.
……………………………………………………………………………………
51. They made him work all day.
……………………………………………………………………………………
52. The detective saw the woman putting the jewelry in her bag.
……………………………………………………………………………………
54. People say that I’m the brightest kid in the class.
……………………………………………………………………………………
55. They think that I damaged their car.
……………………………………………………………………………………