ENGLISH REMEDY

Arrange the following words and the punctuations into the meaningful sentences with the correct
punctuations.
1. could//.//because of//finish//help//I//my//job//your//
2. lost//so//.//,//Google Maps//I//was//opened//
3. she//she//how//learned//,//could//Since//to//drive//drive//.//a//well//car//
4. well//my//the lack of//mango tree//.//water//Due to//,//does not//grow//
5. Consequently//was//,//.//.//come//raining//late//I//It//
6. a//a//Therefore//,//.//.//is//Ranthy//hard//companies//her//worker//job//many//offer//
7. this week//was//.//.//,//The circus elephant//canceled//injured//the show//As a result//the
circus//
8. so//on//a//the school//Jack//flat tire//has//.//,//cannot//got//reach//time//he//
9. your//I//to//of//last night//could not//because//.//the rain//party//come//
10. is//could//Denny//his//not//sore//sing//.//for//throat//

Match the causes in column A with their suitable effects in column B and then combine the
sentences using suitable sentence connectors showing effect.
A B
1. The shop assistants are friendly and helpful. a. They cannot live without the gadgets.
2. Shilla forgot where she left her passport. b. She did not pass the driving test.
3. The rain is very hard. c. She could not fly to Paris.
4. Teenagers nowadays have been familiar with d. She spends money to buy cooking recipe
any kinds of gadgets. books.
5. Bella was nervous. e. I stop driving my car and park it at a safe
place.

Match the causes in column B with their suitable effects in column A and then combine the
sentences using suitable sentence connectors showing cause.
A B
6. Many students do part-time work. f. He studied hard.
7. Anthony got an accident yesterday. g. It rained hard yesterday morning.
8. Gareth could pass the examination. h. College costs so much.
9. These shoes are rather expensive. i. They are quite difficult to find.
10. I missed the class. j. He drove his car too fast.
 ENGLISH REMEDY

Complete the following texts with the correct sentence connectors showing cause or effect.
Text 1
Playing team sports, like soccer, baasketball, volleyball, etc., is advantageous. First of all, it is
healthy (1) ... running hither tither while playing is a kind of exercise. As we know, doing exercises is
one way to maintain our health. Second, we can learn to work together with other people (2) ... we can’t
play alone in a team sport. We need other players to gain victory, (3) ... we learn to cooperate with them
during the game. Third, we learn to develop a sportsman-like attitude (4) ... we have to do a fair game.
Besides, we learn to accept victory or defeat. Finally, playing team sports is fun. We are often bored
with our daily activities, (5) ... we need to do an activity that relaxes our mind. As a hobby, playing
team sports will give us more pleasure.

Text 2
A common sign of depression is sleep deprivation. When you’re not sleeping well, you will
lack the energy you need each day. Your immune function will also drop significantly, (6) ... you will
be more susceptible to ailments. (7) ... , people with depression commonly have other health problems
that make them even more depressed.
Another thing that can wane a depressed person’s health is unhealthy habits. Many depressed
people turn to alcohol and/or drugs (8) ... they hope that these will help them escape problems and
negative thoughts. People can become dependent on them (9) ... their addictive substances.

Text 3
I had an appointment to enjoy a car free day with my friends on Sunday morning. Unfortunately,
I woke up late (10) ... I didn’t set the alarm. Mom reminded me of having breakfast, but I declined it.
Soon I took my bicycle and pedaled it. On the way, I had a flat tire. (11) ... , I had to find a person to
repair it. The man told me to replace the tire (12) ... it was already too old. I spent my money to buy a
new tire, (13) ... I had no money to have breakfast.