GRAMMAR

1 CONNECTING SENTENCES

a) Use coordinating conjunctions to connect the sentences. Use each conjunction (FANBOYS) once.

1) She went to work. She did not want to go.

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2) My cat was hungry. It had not eaten since breakfast.

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3) That movie looks great! I would love to come see it with you.

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4) Alan invested a lot of money in the business. The business went bankrupt.

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5) Janet doesn't like sushi. She doesn't like any kind of fish.

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6) Mary was thirsty. She drank a glass of water.

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7) Do you want cookies? Do you want brownies?

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b) Identify the INDEPENDENT and the DEPENDENT CLAUSES in the sentences. Underline the IC and circle the DC.

1) As petrol prices increase, will more commuters use public transport?

2) Because bacteria can be transmitted from one patient to the other, physicians must sterilize all reusable medical
and surgical equipment.

3) Frozen foods may lose water molecules and become dry unless they are wrapped tightly in cellophane.

4) While a stray cat is usually defined as a lost or abandoned pet, a feral cat lives in the wild and avoids human
contact.

c) Write a logical sentence using the subordinating conjunction provided.

1) INSTEAD OF __________________________________________________________________________________

2) BECAUSE _____________________________________________________________________________________

3) AFTER _______________________________________________________________________________________

4) ALTHOUGH ___________________________________________________________________________________

d) Read the following paragraph about a Consumer Society. Connect as many sentences as you can using
coordinating or subordinating conjunctions.

A consumer is a person who buys things. A consumer society is a society that encourages
people to buy goods. A consumer society is a society that encourages people to use
goods. People in consumer societies tend to live more comfortably. People in consumer
societies tend to eat a wider variety of food. People in consumer societies go to
restaurants more often. People in consumer societies buy a lot of products, maybe more
than they need.

Products such as TVs were luxuries. Products such as cell phones were luxuries.
Products such as computers were luxuries. Today people can buy these things more easily
than ever before. The market for these goods is growing faster all the time. Consumer
societies encourage people to buy bigger products. Consumer societies encourage people
to better products. For example, smarter phones come out every year. In a consumer
society, people are often buying newer products. In a consumer society people are often
buying more advanced products.

3 COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES (and INTENSIFIERS):

Read the text and complete with a comparative or superlative adjective.

expensive bad large old satisfied big (x2)

MATT: My phone is working _______________________________ ever! Im always having problems with it! And its
_________________________ all the other phones I see, too. Its ancient!

LARA: Take a look at my phone. It was __________________________ phone I have ever bought! All my other
phones were more expensive! Im much ______________________________ with it than my more expensive
phones!

MATT: Why do you like it so much?

LARA: It has a much ____________________________ memory than my old one!

MATT: Let me see. Your screen is __________________________ than mine.

LARA: Yeah, you need a large screen to watch videos. This is the ________________________ screen on the market!
All the other models are smaller!