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Complex Sentences Practice

This document contains a practice exercise on using complex sentences with adverbial clauses. The first section provides examples of completing sentences with different adverbial clauses like "before, after, whenever, while, until and as soon as". The second section asks to join sentences using adverbial clauses, providing alternative constructions for sentences joined by reason, time, concession, condition, purpose and reason.

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Complex Sentences Practice

This document contains a practice exercise on using complex sentences with adverbial clauses. The first section provides examples of completing sentences with different adverbial clauses like "before, after, whenever, while, until and as soon as". The second section asks to join sentences using adverbial clauses, providing alternative constructions for sentences joined by reason, time, concession, condition, purpose and reason.

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Name: _________________________

Class: ___________

COMPLEX SENTENCES

PRACTICE

I. Complete the sentences with the given adverbial clauses. "Before, after, whenever, while,
until and as soon as".
1. I went up to my room to drop off my bags ______before______ checked in.
2. I saw a stranded dolphin ____while________ I was walking down the beach.
3. We had better wait here under the tree _______until_____ the rain slows down a bit.
4. I promise, I will call you soon _____after_______ we get there.
5. We'd better start our hike back to camp _______before_____ it gets dark.
6. Don't forget to brush your teeth ____before________ you go to sleep.
7. I will let you know _____whenever_______ I get any information about your promotion.
8. Don't bother to call me _____as soon as_______ you have any problem.
9. You should pick up Daniel from work ______as soon as______ you finish your dinner.
10. I prefer to drive _______whenever_____ I have a chance to travel.
11. You can't go anywhere ______until______ you finish your assignments.
12. I didn't know about the accident ___before_________ I talked to Sam.
13. I called the firefighters _____as soon as_______ I saw the smoke coming from the forest.
14. I feel homesick ______whenever______ I eat a homemade cake.
15. My hands begin to shake nervously _____whenever_______ I am angry.
16. Finish your homework _____before_______ dinner is ready.
17. I feel much better ______after______ taking a shower.
18. Finish your homework ______before______ going to bed.
19. The lights went out _____while_______ I was trying to fix the computer.
20. We are not leaving anywhere _____before_______ everything is sorted out.

II. Join the following sentences using adverbial clauses and giving alternative constructions:
1. The color didn’t suit her. My wife decided not to buy the dress. (Reason)
____ My wife decided not to buy the dress because the color didn’t suit her.
_______________________________________________________________________
2. I broke my leg. I was skiing. (Time)
______ I broke my leg when I was skiing.
_____________________________________________________________________
3. All the seats on the train were taken. We had to stand. (Reason)
________ We had to stand since all the seats on the train were taken.
___________________________________________________________________
4. My grandfather worked hard all his life. He retired. (Time)
___ My grandfather worked hard all his life before his retirement.
________________________________________________________________________
5. We left rather late. We arrived on time. (Concession)
__Although we left rather late, we arrived on time.
_________________________________________________________________________
6. She is quite fit. She never takes any exercise. (Condition)
___She is quite fit even though if she never takes any exercise.
________________________________________________________________________
7. She had the best qualifications. She got the job. (Condition)
__She got the job provided she had the best qualification.
_________________________________________________________________________
8. They stopped work at 1.00 o’clock. They wanted to have lunch. (Purpose)
__ They stopped work at 1.00 o’clock so that they could have lunch.
________________________________________________________________________
9. We got up early. I didn’t want to be late for work. (Purpose)
__We got up early in order not to be late for work.
10. He won’t listen to me. You’d better try talking to him yourself. (Reason)
__ You’d better try talking to him yourself since he won’t listen to me.
11. She likes England very much. She’s looking forward to going home. (Result)
___ She likes England very much as a result she’s looking forward to going home.

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