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PRACTICE ON POINTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

• Review Summary
• Ch 6-8 Agreement
• Ch 12 Noun Clauses
• Ch 13 Adj Clauses
• Ch 16-19 Adv Phras
• Ch 19 Connectives
• Ch 20 Conditionals

Chapter Review – Adverbial Phrases & Other

Az Chapter Review 5, 16, 17, 18 & 19 

 

 

 

1. Select the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 
2. Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button to the right. 

#	YOUR RESPONSE	ANSWER CHECK
1.	The driver was not only yelling at her kids but also – she talked she was talking on her mobile phone.	16-2    Parallel Phrasing
2.	Neither of her children — were wearing was wearing a seatbelt.	16-2    Neither
3.	She was yelling at her children — yet , yet she kept on talking on her cell phone.	16-3    Conjunctions
4.	When she looked up — , (comma) (no comma) she saw a truck in front of her.	5-1   When / While
5.	A driver will continue to drive in a distracted manner until she — will have has an accident. "	5-2   After/ Before/ When
6.	— After Before I got a ticket,  I bought a phone headset.	5-2    After/ Before/ When
7.	Too many accidents were happening — though because people were mult-tasking while driving.	17-2 & 17-3   Because/ Though
8.	— Now that As long as   people are paying attention to their driving, we hope to see fewer accidents.	17-2 & 17-3   Because/ Though
9.	Several accidents happen everyday — even though because signs were put up to advise people to slow down.	17-3   Because/ Though
10.	The engineers temporarily added a big S-curve to the bridge. — Consequently, In addition, However, , people are surprised by the change and suddenly have to brake (slow down).	19-2    Cause & Effect
11.	Because of — he was drunk driving, drunk driving, , he was put in jail.	19-1   Because / of
12.	Texting while driving is dangerous. — By the time At the time a driver enters a phone number, ten seconds or more will have passed.	5-2    By the time
13	Using a phone while driving is — so such a dangerous activity that it is illegal.	19-4   So/Such that
14.	Can the first clause be shortened?  While she was talking, I was staring at her. — While she was talking, While talking, , I was staring at her.	18-1    After / Before –ing   (clause shortening)
15.	Can the first clause be shortened? While she was talking, she was trying to park. — While she was talking, While talking, , she was driving with one hand.	18-1    After / Before –ing   (clause shortening)