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1 About This Book Writing meaningful sentences and building grammatically correct language structures are important aspects of English learning. Good writing skills enable one to communicate effectively. 700 Questions 70 exercises, 10 questions each: 63 focussed exercises and 7 revision exercises on the use of sentence connectors including coordinating, correlative and subordinating conjunctions, linking adverbs and transition words. Example An example is provided at the start of each exercise as a guide for students. Specific Focus The exercises are grouped according to question types and/or sentence connectors introduced in the book for focussed learning. Performance Record Incorporated in the Contents page, the Performance Record gives students a quick and easy way to track their progress. Tear-out Format Perforated, the pages can be easily removed for use as tests or worksheets for classroom or home learning. Answers Answers are provided at the back of the book for quick and easy assessment. Enhanced resources available Learning Download free reproducible exercises to enrich your learning process! The Editorial Team

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6 EXERCISE 1 NAME:... CLASS:... DATE:... MARKS:... MARKS For each of the questions, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the words provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). Example: Steven is not going to the movies. Fred is not going to the movies either. Steven Fred is going to the movies. 1 Jack does not like apples. Jim does not like apples either. 2 The English book is not mine. The Chinese book is not mine either. 3 The dog is not sick. The cat is not sick either. 4 The chicken is tasteless. The fish is tasteless. Conquer Synthesis & Transformation Workbook 5 Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd Exercise 1

7 5 The man is not acting in the play. The woman is not acting in the play. 6 John does not know how to cycle. George does not know how to cycle either. 7 Kim cannot speak English. Jack cannot speak English either. 8 Joe is not in the badminton team. David is not in the badminton team. 9 The food is not ready. The drinks are not ready. 10 Both the girls and the boys did not want to go on the roller coaster. Conquer Synthesis & Transformation Workbook 5 Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd Exercise 1

8 EXERCISE 2 NAME:... CLASS:... DATE:... MARKS:... MARKS For each of the questions, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the words provided. Your answer must be in one sentence. The meaning of your sentence must be the same as the meaning of the given sentence(s). Example: Angela is not at the playground. She is not in the pool. Angela is at the playground in the pool. 1 The weather is not rainy. It is not windy. 2 The food is not too sweet. The food is not too sour. 3 I am not hungry. I am not thirsty. 4 This is not Luke s bag. This is not Tom s bag either. Conquer Synthesis & Transformation Workbook 5 Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd Exercise 2

9 5 The children have not completed their English assignment. They have not completed their science assignment. 6 This puppy is not cute. It is not friendly either. 7 I am not upset or angry with him. 8 There is no basketball practice today. There is no football practice today. 9 Both Peter and Mary are not taking part in the marathon. 10 Both my mother and my father are not in bed. Conquer Synthesis & Transformation Workbook 5 Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd Exercise 2

10 Exercise 1 1. Jack Jim likes apples. 2. the English the Chinese book is mine. 3. the dog the cat is sick. 4. the chicken the fish is tasty. 5. the man the woman is acting in the play. 6. John George knows how to cycle. 7. Kim Jack can speak English. 8. Joe David is in the badminton team. 9. the food the drinks are ready./ the drinks the food is ready. 10. the girls the boys wanted to go on the roller coaster. Exercise 2 1. The weather is rainy windy. 2. The food is too sweet too sour. 3. I am hungry thirsty. 4. This bag is Luke s Tom s. / This is Luke s bag Tom s bag. 5. The children have completed their English science assignment. 6. This puppy is cute friendly. 7. I am upset angry with him. 8. There is basketball football practice today. 9. Peter Mary is taking part in the marathon. 10. my mother father is in bed. Exercise 3 1. of my siblings is at home. 2. of my pets sleeps with me. 3. of my grandparents can speak English. 4. of the pencils is blunt. 5. of the storybooks is interesting. 6. of the classes is full. 7. of my sisters plays the violin. 8. of my brothers studies in this school. 9. of my blouses is in the wardrobe. 10. of my grandmothers stays with me. Exercise 4 1. Sally could bake either the apple pie or the chocolate pie. / Sally could bake either the apple pie or the chocolate one. 2. You can go to either the library or the swimming pool. 3. I can eat at either the Vietnamese restaurant or the Chinese restaurant. / I can eat at either the Vietnamese restaurant or the Chinese one. 4. I may go to the cinema with either Jack or Peter. 5. Mrs Thomson can grow either chilli or bean sprouts. 6. I may sew either a cushion or a bag. 7. Janet can go to either Malaysia or Thailand. 8. The farmer may slaughter either the chicken or the duck. 9. We can take either a coach or a train to Penang. 10. I can read either a book or a magazine on the bus. Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd Exercise 5 A Conquer Synthesis & Transformation Workbook 5 1. You can buy either this red dress or this white one. 2. This clock is either too fast or too slow. 3. the fishermen could use either the speedboat or the sailboat. 4. Either the zoo or the Science Centre is closed on Monday. 5. Either this white bus or that green one goes to the shopping centre. 6. Either Isaac or Jack may be selected for the team. 7. Either the toys or the clothes can be kept in the wooden box. 8. Either the farmer or his wife can take the sheep to the meadow. 9. Either Sam or Francis can lead the team. 10. Either the boy or the girl may win the contest. Exercise 6 1. You can wear either of the suits. 2. I can buy either of the books. 3. We can take either of the routes home. 4. I can buy either of the pens. 5. Tim can have either of the drinks. 6. Either of the teams may win the competition. 7. Either of my parents can cook dinner. 8. Either of the twins sleeps in this room. 9. Either of the houses could be Jack s. 10. Either of the taxis was involved in the accident. Exercise 7 1. All the boys wear glasses. 2. All the tennis players practise on weekends. 3. All the girls are invited to the party. 4. All the fish have white specks on their scales. 5. All the cars are parked in the car park. 6. All the birds in the aviary have red and black feathers. 7. All the flats in this area are under renovation. 8. All the trees are bare. 9. All the team members have been playing football for a year. 10. All the new cars have been inspected by the mechanic. Exercise 8 1. All the biscuits in the jar were eaten by Sam. 2. All the empty drink cans in the dustbin were taken by the old man. 3. All the shirts were ironed by the maid. 4. All the stray cats at the animal shelter were taken home by Jack. 5. All the dishes were cooked by Shirley. 6. All the animals have been specially trained for the animal shows. 7. All the toy cars on the shelf were bought by the rich man for his son. 8. All the walls in the house were painted green by Edmund.