Practice

Adverbials and Connectives

 

 

 

Complete the sentence.

1. Select the response from the list that best completes the sentence. 
2. Compare your response to the feedback by clicking the "check" button.

 

1.

The driver was not only yelling at her kids but also — she talked she was talking on her mobile phone.

Feedback 1

16-2 Parallel Phrasing

2.

Neither of her children — were wearing was wearing a seatbelt.

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16-2 Neither

3.

She was yelling at her children — yet , yet she kept on talking on her mobile phone.

Feedback 3

16-3 Conjunctions

4.

When she looked up — , (comma) (no comma) she saw a truck in front of her.

Feedback 4

5-1When / While

5.

A driver will continue to drive in a distracted manner until she — will have has an accident.

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5-2   After/ Before/ When

6.

— After Before I got a ticket,  I bought a phone headset.

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5-2 After/ Before/ When

7.

Too many accidents were happening — though because people were mult-tasking while driving.

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17-2 & 17-3Because/ Though

8.

— Now that As long as people are paying attention to their driving, we hope to see fewer accidents.

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17-2 & 17-3  Because/ Though

9.

Several accidents happen everyday — even though because signs were put up to advise people to slow down.

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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).

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19-2 Because

11.

Because of — he was drunk driving, drunk driving, , he was put in jail.

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19-1 Because of / Despite

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.

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5-2 By the time

13.

Using a phone while driving is — so such a dangerous activity that it is illegal.

Feedback 13

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.

Feedback 14

18-1 After / Before –ing

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.

Feedback 15

18-1After / Before –ing