Fill in the blanks with an item as required.
With a subordinator: When you leave the office, please see to itall the windows have been closed and lights turned off.
Rewrite the following sentences as required. Combining the two sentences by using a conjunct: Sidney was lively and talkative.His brother was quiet and reserved.
Rewrite the following sentences as required.
Using an appropriate cohesive device:
Check out the weather at your destination. If you do not check out the weather at your destination, things can be very embarrassing.
Using coordination:I caught the Eurostar train from London to Paris for the weekend. Then I flew back from Paris to London with British Airways.
Rewrite the following sentences as required
Using coordination:
Short periods of fasting could help people lose weight. Short periods of fasting could lead to better health.
Correct one error in each of the following sentences.
The boy does not smoke, not drink alcohol, and not idle away his time.
With a subordinator: When you select reading materials for your students, make sureall the articles and books are legally published.
Fill in the blanks with the words given in brackets. Make changes or add something where necessary. They wouldn’t let their cat outside (fear) it would get run over.
The professor stepped into the classroom. The professor opened his book and then began to talk.
Rewrite the following sentence as required.
Combining the two sentences by using a correlative coordinator: The conference on nuclear energy was not attended by students from Stanford. We were very disappointed that the conference on nuclear energy was only attended by teachers from Berkeley.
With a subordinator: After two weeks’ investigation, it was not yet clearwas responsible for the accident.
He would rather listen to others than to talk himself.
Correct one error in each of the following sentences.
The old lady must feel the cold a great deal because she doesn’t go out in the winter.
Because the leader couldn’t attend the meeting, so it was canceled.
When used with care, transitional words can enhance writing, however, too many of them will soon weary your reader.
Combining the two sentences by using a conjunct:
He has not paid his debts. He has no intention of paying.
Access to the cabin is given by a personal card, which also serves as a credit card for everything you buy on board, including drinks. There is no need to carry cash.
Using a correlative coordinator: Kathy was not satisfied with her own achievement or with the team’s performance.
Using coordination: I caught the Express Train from Shanghai to Qingdao for the National Holiday. Then I flew back from Qingdao to Shanghai with Oriental Air.
Using an appropriate cohesive device: I inherited some skills from my mother. Those skills have been put to the rest.