Grammar Exercises for Busrah

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Her parents give her a box ofsweets.

Expressions using Prepositions:

good at get up fall off interested in

clever at wake up get off involved in

bad at look up set off send in

point at clean up break off work in

stare at add up finish off fill in

fight against get into turn on made of

speak against cash into switch on built ofvote against jump into get on a box of

hit against turn into carry on half of

lean against dive into put it on many of
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Lesson 9-

Conjunctions

( 9) CONJUNCTIONS

Conjunctions join words, phrases and sentences together.

Conjunctionsjoining words:

Example: I have a car and a house.

Conjunctionsjoining phrases:

Example: The fisherman is happy walking along the beach and carrying a bucketfull of fish.

Conjunctions joining sentences:

He walked to his car. He got into it..

He walked to his carand got into it.

Will you have tea? Will you have coffee?

Will you have tea or coffee?

She is tired. She cannot sleep.

She is tired but she cannot sleep.

Besides and', or' and but', other common conjunctions include: because, if, so, although,

unless, therefore, etc.


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Conjunctions can join nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

Example:

I have a pen and a book. (Joining two nouns)

He joked and we laughed. (Joining two verbs)

She is beautiful and tall. (Joining two adjectives)

He eats quickly and noisily. (Joining two adverbs)


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( 9.1) EXERCISE - CONJUNCTIONS

Fill in the blanks with these words: although, and, because, but, or, since, so,

unless, until, when.

1 Things were different _____ I was young.

2 I do it _____I like it.

3 Let us wait here _____ the rain stops.

4 You cannot be a lawyer _____ you have a law degree.

5 That was years _____ years ago.

6 She has not called _____ she left last week.

7 I saw him leaving an hour _____ two ago.

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8 This is an expensive _____ very useful book.

9 We were getting tired _____ we stopped for a rest.

10 He was angry _____ he heard when happened.

11 Walk quickly _____ you will be late.

12 He had to retire _____ of ill health.

13 We will go swimming next Sunday _____ it's raining.

14 I heard a noise _____ I turned the light on.

15 Would you like a coffee _____ tea?


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16 Do you know _____ she will arrive?

17 _____ the car is old it still runs well.

18 Do you want a pen _____ a bit of paper?

19 I would like to go _____ I am too busy.

20 She will die _____ the doctors operate immediately.

( 8.1) EXERCISE - PREPOSITIONS

Fill in the blanks with these words: against, at, by, for, from, in, like, near, of, on,

to, up, with.

1. She is doing a degree course _____ a university.

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She is doing a degree course at a university.

2. His trousers were washed _____ the washing machine.


His trousers were washed by the washing machine.

3. We had to climb slowly _____ the hill.


We had to climb slowly up the hill.

4. His house looks _____a temple.


His house looks like a temple.

5. How many _____the members will join the trip?



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How many ofthe members will join the trip?

6. Don't lean that ladder _____ the wall.


Don't lean that ladderagainst the wall.

7. I don't usually feel tired _____ the morning.


I don't usually feel tired in the morning.

8. Have you heard anything _____him yet?


Have you heard anything from him yet?

9. My house is quite _____ to your school.


My house is quite near to your school.

10. Put this _____your drawer and do not let anyone see it.


Put this in your drawer and do not let anyone see it.

11. A university is where you study_____a degree.


A university is where you study for a degree.

12. Which of these roads will lead _____ the church?


Which of these roads will lead to the church?

13. He sometimes quarrels _____ the neighbour.


He sometimes quarrels with the neighbour.


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14. I think there is a salesman _____ the door.


I think there is a salesman at the door.

15. Her next birthday will be _____a Sunday.


Her next birthday will be on a Sunday.

16. Even the new drug could not cure him _____ his illness.


Even the new drug could not cure him ofhis illness.

17. He was given a ten-year prison sentence _____ armed robbery.


He was given a ten-year prison sentence for armed robbery.

18. The cat likes to rub its head _____ my legs.


The cat likes to rub its head against my legs.

19. The store was robbed because there was no guard _____ duty.


The store was robbed because there was no guard on duty.

20. My father has a car _____ yours.


My father has a carlike yours.

21. His sister holds a degree _____ physics _____ Oxford.


His sister holds a degree in physics from Oxford.


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22. The new factory is expected to come online _____ May.


The new factory is expected to come online by May.

23. If you go _____ a river you go towards its source.


If you go up a river you go towards its source.

24. Many of us eat _____ fork and spoon.


Many of us eat with fork and spoon.

Answers

Things were different when I was young.

I do it because I like it.

Let us wait here until the rain stops.You cannot be a lawyerunless you have a law degree.

That was years and years ago.

She has not called since she left last week.

I saw him leaving an houror two ago

This is an expensive but very useful book.

We were getting tired so we stopped for a rest.

He was angry when he heard when happened.

Walk quickly or you will be late.

He had to retire because of ill health.


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