ACTIVITIES

A. Choose the appropriate word or phrase in the parenthesis to complete the given statement by
writing the answer on your worksheet.

1. We stayed up late, ____________ we were tired. (although, despite)

2. They went swimming, ____________ the coldness of the water. (although, despite)
3. I enjoy the course, ____________ the professor is a good teacher. (because, because of)
4. She looks ___________ your sister. (as if, like)
5. Please wait ___________ I make a phone call. (during, while)
6. Did you hear any noises ____________ the night? (during, while)
7. It looked ____________ we would not be able to leave until the next day. (as if, like)
8. We all felt tired ____________ the hot weather. (because, because of)
9. I read a book ___________ I was waiting. (during, while)
10. Her eyes shone _____________ stars. (as if, like)
11. They managed to work together, ___________ their differences of opinion. (although, despite)
12. I left home early, ____________ I had to do several errands. (because, because of)
13. He speaks about the subject ____________ he was an expert. (as if, like)
14. We rested ____________ the hottest part of the day. (during, while)
15. ____________ she lost her way twice, she arrived safely. (Although, Despite)

B. Reconstruct the given paragraph below by using appropriate pronoun to avoid repetition.

“Harry had the best morning Harry’s had in a long time. Harry was careful to walk a little way
apart from the Dursleys so that Dudley and Piers, [as] Dudley and Piers were starting to get bored with
the animals by lunchtime, wouldn’t fall back on Dudley and Piers ‘favorite hobby of hitting Harry. Harry
and the Dursleys ate in the zoo restaurant, and when Dudley had a tantrum because Dudley ‘s
knickerbocker glory didn’t have enough ice cream on top, Uncle Vernon bought Dudley another
knickerbocker glory and Harry was allowed to finish the first. Harry felt, afterward, that Harry should
have known the joy was all too good to last. After lunch Harry and the Dudley went to the reptile house.
The reptile house was cool and dark, with lit windows all along the walls. Behind the glass, all sorts of
lizards and snakes were crawling and slithering over bits of wood and stone. Dudley and Piers wanted to
see huge, poisonous cobras and thick, man-crushing pythons. Dudley quickly found the largest snake in
the place. The largest snake in the place could have wrapped the largest snake ‘s body twice around
Uncle Vernon ‘s car and crushed the car into a trash can – but at the moment the largest snake in the
place didn’t look in the mood. In fact, the largest snake in the place was fast asleep.”