Reason / Example
Statement
For example, when my parents were choosing a school for me, they
decided it was better to send me to a private school which had a school
uniform rather than a public school which did not.
Reason
Example
This is because parents and teachers think that uniforms enhance school
discipline.
as well
means of transport.
whereas
but / yet /
although
yet /
.... clean.
but / although
because of
from petroleum.
unpopular ....
Wind power is a promising
because
because /
since
as a result
Look at the pairs of sentences and join them together to make one complex
sentence using relative pronouns and type your answer in the relevant box.
Sentence 1. The average adult can weigh up to 5000 kilograms. The average adult has
a lifespan of 60 to 70 years.
Sentence 2. Females reach sexual maturity between 9 and 12 years of age. Females
can produce young until around 50 years of age.
Sentence 3. Asian elephants live in many different habitats. The habitats include open
grasslands, marshes, and forests.
Sentence 4. Asian elephants are threatened by a loss of habitat. The loss of habitat is
caused by warfare, agriculture, human settlement and logging.
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Read the following writing task:
CONDITIONAL
SENTENCES
Fill in the gaps in the
conditional sentences with the
appropriate form of the verb
given in brackets.
1. If governments around the
world do not pass laws to reduce pollution levels, temperatures ....... (continue) to
increase.
2. If temperatures continue to increase, there ....... (be) serious consequences for the
world's climate.
3. The fight against global warming would have started earlier if all of the world's
governments ....... (sign) the Protocol on Climate Change.