Wednesday, 14 October 2020

CHAPTER 8. CONNECTING IDEAS (15) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

CHAPTER 8. CONNECTING IDEAS

 

EXERCISE 21. BECAUSE and SO. (Charts 8-3 and 8-6)

Directions: Create sentences with the same meaning. Use commas as appropriate.

PART I. Restate the sentence, using so

1

1. Jack lost his job because he never showed up for work on time.

Jack never showed up for work on time, so he lost his job.

2

I opened the window because the room was hot.

3

Because it was raining, I stayed indoors.

PART II. Restate the sentence, using because.

4

Jason was hungry, so he ate.

Because Jason was hungry, he ate. OR Jason ate because he was hungry.

5

The water in the river is polluted, so we can't go swimming.

6

My watch is broken, so I was late for my job interview.

EXERCISE 22. Review: conjunctions and adverb clauses. (Charts 8-1 + 8-6)

Directions: Add commas, periods, and capital letters as appropriate. Don't change any of the words or the order of the words.

1

Jim was hot he sat in the shade.

Jim was hot. He sat in the shade

2

,Jim was hot and tired so he sat in the shade.

3

Jim was hot tired and thirsty.

4

Because he was hot Jim sat in the shade.

5

Because they were hot and thirsty Jim and Susan sat in the shade and drank tea.

6

Jim and Susan sat in the shade and drank tea because they were hot and thirsty.

7

Jim sat in the shade drank tea and fanned himself because he was hot tired and thirsty.

8

Because Jim was hot he stayed under the shade of the tree but Susan went back to work.

9

Mules are domestic animals they are the offspring of a horse and a donkey mules are called "beasts of burden" because they can work hard and carry heavy loads.

10

Because mules are strong they can work under harsh conditions but they need proper care.

11

Ann had been looking for an apartment for two weeks yesterday she went to look at a11 apartment on Fifth Avenue she rented it because it was in good condition and had a nice view of the city she was glad to find a new apartment.

12

The word "matter" is a chemical term matter is anything that has weight this book your finger water a rock air and the moon are all examples of matter radio waves and heat are not matter because they do not have weight happiness daydreams and fear have no weight and are not matter.

ANSWER KEY

EXERCISE 21


EXERCISE 22


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