Exercise 12 : Complete the following. Pay special attention to verb tenses.

5. Be sure to reread your composition for errors before you __hand__ it in to the
teacher tomorrow.
6. By the time I left my apartment this morning, the mail carrier _had delivered_ the
mail.
7. I have known Jim Bates since he _was_ ten years old.
8. A black cat ran across the road as I _was ariving_ my car to work this morning.
9. By the time I leave this city, I _will have been_ here for four months.
Exercise 17 WRITTEN : Complete the following. Punctuate carefully. Pay special
attention to verb tense usage.
13. The next time you _________
14. I _______ after I ________
15. I _______ Afterwards I _______
16. I had already _______ when _______
17. Whenever ______
18. Ever since ______
Exercise 21 WRITTEN : Complete the following. Punctuate carefully.
1. Now that I ______
2. The teacher didnt ______ because _______
3. Since heavy fog is predicted for tonight _______
4. He was not admitted to the university inasmuch as ______
5. Jack cant stay out all night with his friend now that ________
6. Since we dont have class tomorrow _______
7. Inasmuch as her application arrived after the deadline_____
Exercise 22 : Using the ideas given in parentheses, complete the sentences.
1. (My parents are generous.) Because of _my parents generosity_ all of the
children in our family have received the best of everything.
2. (The traffic was heavy.) We were late to the meeting due to ________
3. (Bills wife is ill.) Bill has to do all of the cooking and cleaning because of
_________
4. (Dr. Robinson has done excellent research on wolves.) Due to ___________ we
know much more today about that endangered species than we did even five
year ago.
5. (It was noisy in the next apartment.) I couldnt get to sleep last night because
of _______
6. (Circumstances are beyond my control.) Due to ____________ . I regret to say
that I cannot be present at your daughters wedding.
Exercise 23 : Restate the sentences using the given transitions. Use three
alternative positions of the transitions, as shown in Chart 8-8. Punctuate carefully.
1. The children stayed home because a storm was approaching. (Use therefore.)
_____________________________________________________________________
2. I didnt have my umbrella, so I got wet. (Use consequently.)
_____________________________________________________________________
Exercise 24 : Punctuate the following sentences. Add capital letters if necessary.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Adverb Clause
Adverb Clause
Prepositional Phrase
Prepositional Phrase
Transition
:
Transition
:
Transition
:
Conjunction
:

The
The
The
The

: Because it was cold she wore a coat.

: She wore a coat because it was cold.
: Because of the cold weather she wore a coat.
: She wore a coat because of the cold weather.
weather was cold therefore she wore a coat.
weather was cold she therefore wore a coat.
weather was cold she wore a coat therefore.
weather was cold so she wore a coat.

Exercise 25 : Punctuate the following sentences. Add capital letters if necessary.

1. Pat always enjoyed studying sciences in high school therefore she decided to
major in biology in college.
2. Due to recent improvements in the economy fewer people are unemployed.
3. Last nights storm damaged the power lines consequently the town was
without electicity for several hours.
4. Because of the snowstorm only five students came to class the teacher
therefore cancelled the class.
5. Anna always makes numerous spelling mistakes in her compositions because
she does not use dictionary when she writes.
Exercise 26 : Using the given words, combine the following two ideas.
We postponed out trip. The weather was bad.
1. Because
bad.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Therefore

Since

So

Because of

Consequently
Due to (the fact that)

We postponed out trip because the weather was

Because the weather was bad, we postponed

Exercixe 37 :
6. The Wilsons have experienced many changes in their lifestyle since they
adopted twins.
Exercise 42 : Using the given information, make sentences with upon + ing
1. When Tom saw his wife and childget off the airplane, Tom broke into a big
smile.
Upon seeing his wife and child get off the airplane, Tom broke into a big
smile.
2. When Tina crossed the marathon finish line, she fell in exhaustion.
3. When I looked in my wallet, I discovered I didnt have enough money to pay
my restaurant bill.
4. I bowed my head when I met the king.
5. When Sam re-read the figures, he found that he had made a mistake
6. When I got an appraisal of my coin collection. I was surprised how it had
increased in value.
7. Mrs. Alexander nearly fainted when she learned that she ha won the lottery.
8. When you finish the examination, bring your paper to the front of the room.
9. When the police found the thief, they also found the stolen merchandise.
10.When I was elected a member of the club, I found that the dues were more
than I could afford.
Exercise 43 : Complete the following. Add commas where needed.
1. Before going to class
_________________________________________________________
2. After coming home from the party
_________________________________________________
3. Having failed the entrance examination
__________________________________________
4. Since arriving in this city
_______________________________________________________

5. Driving home last night

________________________________________________________
6. Being new on the job
__________________________________________________________
7. After traveling for four hours
____________________________________________________
8. Receiving no answer when he knocked on the door
__________________________________
9. Having been told that there were no more rooms available in the dormitory
__________________________________________________________________
10.Upon finishing this assignment
__________________________________________________
11.Being the largest city in the United States
___________________________________________
12.Upon hearing a loud crash and feeling the house shake
________________________________
Exercise 44 WRITTEN : Complete the following. Punctuate carefully.
1. After having finished my _____________________________
2. Before going to _______________________________
Exercise 1 : Complete the sentences by using either even though or because.
1. Tims in good shape physically ____even though____ he doesnt get much
exercise.
2. Jerrys in good shape physically ___because___ he gets a lot of exercise.
3.