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  • John has poor eyesight._______________, he has to sit in the front row. (linker)
    John has poor eyesight.___Thus/Therefore/As a result/ As a consequence/Consequently___, he has to sit in the front row.
  • Combine the two sentences with ‘so that’ and ‘such that’. She has nice friends. She never feels lonely.
    She has such nice friends that she never feels lonely.
  • I / that / you / a little / me / have / the truth / earlier / hope /told
    I hope that you have told me the truth a little earlier.
  • I used to___________ stand on my head but I can't do it now. (ability)
    I used to be able to stand on my head but I can't do it now.
  • __________________ (You, not meet) Mr Temple yesterday ? - Why __________________ (you think) I __________________ (meet) him ? - I __________________ (see) him last Friday, but I ________________ (not see) him since then.
    DIDN’T YOU MEET Mr Temple yesterday ? - Why DO YOU THINK I met him? - I SAW him last Friday, but I HAVEN’T SEEN him since then.
  • a laptop / messages / quickly / sends / a smartphone. (as...as)
    A smartphone sends messages as quickly as a laptop.
  • What ______________________ (Helen, do) for the last two hours ? - She ______________________ (prepare) for next week’s meeting; she ______________________ (dust) the furniture now.
    What HAS HELEN BEEN DOING (Helen, do) for the last two hours ? - She HAS BEEN PREPARING (prepare) for next week’s meeting; she IS DUSTING (dust) the furnitu
  • We ______________________ (live) in Johannesburg since World War II and so far we ______________________ (never, intend) to leave the country, but the situation ______________________ (recently turn) so bad that we ______________________
    We HAVE BEEN LIVING (live) in Johannesburg since World War II and so far we HAVE NEVER INTENDED (never, intend) to leave the country, but the situation HAS RE
  • I can't go skating ______________ I have to work on Saturday. __________, I need to get a new pair of skates.
    because/ Moreover
  • She’s an excellent worker, But she has never been promoted. (Even though)
    Even though she’s an excellent worker, she has never been promoted.
  • 3. Where __________________ (your mother / work)? used to
    Where did your mother use to work (your mother / work)?
  • (Combine the two sentences with ‘so that’ and ‘such that’.) The weather is nice. I don’t want to stay inside.
    The weather is so nice that I don’t want to stay inside.
  • 5. Who _______________ (be) the tallest kid in your primary school? used to
    Who used to be (be) the tallest kid in your primary school?
  • I forgot the time. Her plane would land then. (Relative Clause)
    I forgot the time when her plane would land.
  • _________________ the government’s lack of preparation for the hurricane, many people suffered. (linker)
    As a result of__ the government’s lack of preparation for the hurricane, many people suffered.