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. 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. The Editorial Team
Contents Marks Using Exercise 1... 1 Exercise 2... 3 Exercise 3... 5 Using because Exercise 4... 7 Using as Exercise 5... 9 Using because or as Exercise 6... 11 Using since Exercise 7... 13 Exercise 8... 15 Using or Exercise 9... 17 Exercise 10... 19 Exercise 11... 21 Using but Exercise 12... 23 Exercise 13... 25 Exercise 14... 27 Using prefer... to Exercise 15... 29 Exercise 16... 31 Using would rather... than Exercise 17... 33
Contents Marks Using and Exercise 18... 35 Exercise 19... 37 Exercise 20... 39 Using both Exercise 21... 41 Exercise 22... 43 Exercise 23... 45 Using all Exercise 24... 47 Exercise 25... 49 Exercise 26... 51 Using although Exercise 27... 53 Exercise 28... 55 Exercise 29... 57 Using who Exercise 30... 59 Exercise 31... 61 Using whose Exercise 32... 63 Exercise 33... 65 Using whom Exercise 34... 67 Exercise 35... 69 Using where Exercise 36... 71 Exercise 37... 73
Contents Marks Using when Exercise 38... 75 Exercise 39... 77 Using if Exercise 40... 79 Exercise 41... 81 Exercise 42... 83 Using direct and indirect speech Exercise 43... 85 Exercise 44... 87 Using so... that Exercise 45... 89 Exercise 46... 91 Using so that Exercise 47... 93 Exercise 48... 95 Using even though Exercise 49... 97 Exercise 50... 99 Using with Exercise 51... 101 Exercise 52... 103 Using after Exercise 53... 105 Using before Exercise 54... 107 Using as long as Exercise 55... 109 Exercise 56... 111
Contents Marks Using as soon as Exercise 57... 113 Exercise 58... 115 Using either... or Exercise 59... 117 Exercise 60... 119 Using neither... nor Exercise 61... 121 Exercise 62... 123 Using unless Exercise 63... 125 Revision Exercise 64... 127 Exercise 65... 129 Exercise 66... 131 Exercise 67... 133 Exercise 68... 135 Exercise 69... 137 Exercise 70... 139 Answers (A1 A11)
EXERCISE 1 NAME:... CLASS:... DATE:... MARKS:... MARKS For each of the questions, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word 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: She blew the balloon. She stopped blowing it when it was big enough. She blew the balloon it was big enough. 1 We stayed at the beach. We left the beach when it was evening. 2 We continued working. We stopped working when we were tired. 3 Tom ate. He stopped eating when he was full. 4 Martha practised the song. She became good at it. Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd Exercise 1
5 We swam in the sea. We stopped swimming in the sea when the sun went down. 6 We searched the forest. We stopped searching the forest when we found the treasure. 7 I scrubbed the blouse. I stopped scrubbing the blouse when the stain came out. 8 I was reading the book. I stopped reading the book when I got to the last chapter. 9 The baby kept crying. he stopped crying when his mother carried him. 10 The children slept. They woke up when the alarm clock rang. Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd Exercise 1
EXERCISE 2 NAME:... CLASS:... DATE:... MARKS:... MARKS For each of the questions, rewrite the given sentence(s) using the word 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). 1 The detectives continued investigating the case. They solved the case. 2 We waited at the bus shelter. The rain stopped. 3 The victim struggled. She broke free from her kidnapper. 4 She refused to talk to me. She only talked to me when I apologized to her. 5 I waited in school. My mother came to pick me up. Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd Exercise 2
6 The runners ran as fast as they could. They reached the finishing line. 7 I waited at the porch. My father came home. 8 Linus did his homework. He stopped doing his homework when it was time for dinner. 9 The vehicle that was involved in the accident remained on the road. The breakdown truck came to tow it away. 10 The children stayed in their tent. They came out of their tent when the bear was gone. Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd Exercise 2