MODULE 21: CONJUNCTIONS (Exercise 2)

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Question 1.Both Peter and Mary enjoy scientific expedition.

Peter enjoys scientific expedition. Therefore, does Mary.

Peter enjoys scientific expedition, and so does Mary.

It is not Peter, but Mary, that enjoys scientific expedition.

However Peter enjoys scientific expedition and Mary does.

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Question 2.She doesn't want to go to their party. We don't want to go either.

Either we or she wants to go to their party.

Neither we nor she wants to go to their party.

Neither we nor she want to go to their party.

Neither she nor we don't want to go to their party.

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Question 3.Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race.

The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race.

The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race.

The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race.

The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race.

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Question 4.Crazianna is a big country. Unfortunately, it has never received respect from its neighbours.

Crazianna is such a big country that it has never received respect from its neighbours.

Crazianna has never received respect from its neighbours because it is a big country.

It is Crazianna, a big country, that has never received respect from its neighbours.

Though Crazianna is a big country, it has never received respect from its neighbours.

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Question 5.Seeing that he was angry, she left the office.

He wouldn’t have been so angry if she hadn't been there.

He grew very angry when he saw her leaving the office.

She didn't want to make him angry, so she left.

She left the office when she saw how angry he was.

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Question 6.The film was not interesting. However, he tried to watch the whole film.

Uninteresting as the film was, he tried to watch the whole film.

Despite of uninteresting film, he tried to watch the whole film.

Uninteresting as was the film, he tried to watch the whole film.

In spite of the film uninteresting, he tried to watch the whole film.

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Question 7.Noisy as the hotel was, they stayed there.

Despite the hotel was noisy, they stayed there.

Much as the hotel was noisy, they stayed there.

Although the noisy hotel, they stayed there.

In spite of the noisy hotel and they liked it.

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Question 8.Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.

Though Tim graduated with a good degree, he joined the ranks of the unemployed.

Tim joined the ranks of the unemployed because he graduated with a good degree.

That Tim graduated with a good degree helped him join the ranks of the unemployed.

If Tim graduated with a good degree, he would join the ranks of the unemployed.

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Question 9.She tried very hard to pass the driving test. She could hardly pass it.

Despite being able to pass the driving test, she didn't pass it.

No matter how hard she tried, she could hardly pass the driving test.

Although she didn't try hard to pass the driving test, she could pass it.

She tried very hard, so she passed the driving test satisfactorily.

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Question 10.The coffee was not strong, so it didn't keep us awake.

The coffee was very strong, but it couldn't keep us awake,

We are kept awake because the coffee was strong.

The coffee was so hot that it didn't keep us awake.

The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.

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Question 11.I didn't want to disturb the meeting. I left without saying goodbye.

The meeting was disturbed as I left saying goodbye.

Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.

I disturbed the meeting because I said goodbye.

I would rather disturb the meeting than leaving without saying goodbye.

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Question 12.I whispered as I didn't want anybody to hear our conversation.

Since nobody wanted to hear our conversation I whispered.

So as not to hear our conversation I whispered.

I lowered my voice in order that our conversation couldn't be heard.

Because I whispered, nobody heard our conversation.

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Question 13.Smallpox is a dangerous disease. Malaria is a dangerous disease.

Malaria is a dangerous disease, but smallpox is not.

Either smallpox or malaria is a dangerous disease.

Neither smallpox nor malaria is a dangerous disease.

Smallpox is a dangerous disease, and so is malaria.

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Question 14.The weather was so dismal. They had to cancel the picnic immediately.

The picnic would be cancelled immediately since the weather was dismal,

So dismal was the weather that they had to cancel the picnic immediately.

The weather was too dismal that the picnic was cancelled immediately.

The weather was enough dismal for them to cancel the picnic immediately.

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Question 15.I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned put that she was quite useless.

I was right in thinking that she was totally useless for the job.

I was mistaken about her suitability for the position since she proved rather incompetent.

Because I was expecting her to be competent, I was shocked to see her perform rather badly.

Contrary to my initial impression, she was not totally unsuitable for the position.

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Question 16.He felt very tired. He was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

He felt so tired that he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

As result of his tiredness, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

Feeling very tired, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

Tired as he might, he was determined to continue to climb up the mountain.

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Question 17.She was so busy that she couldn't answer the phone.

She was too busy to answer the phone.

She was very busy that she couldn't answer the phone.

She was very busy so that she couldn't answer the phone.

She was too busy not to answer the phone.

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Question 18.Although she was very old, she looked very grateful.

In spite her being old, she looked very grateful.

Despite her old age, she looked very grateful.

In spite of very old, she looked very grateful.

Despite she was very old, she looked very grateful.

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Question 19.Though he tried hard, he didn't succeed.

However he tried hard, but he didn't succeed.

However he didn't succeed hard, he tried hard.

However he tried hard, he didn't succeed.

However hard he tried, he didn't succeed.

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Question 20.Transportation has been made much easier thanks to the invention of car. However, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution.

Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, people use cars to contribute to the pollution of air.

The invention of cars has made transportation much easier, but cars are among the greatest contributors of air pollution.

Although the invention of cars has made transportation much easier, cars are the greatest contributor of air pollution of air.

However easier the invention of cars has made transportation, it is cars that among the greatest contributors of air pollution.

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Question 21.They decided to go for a picnic though it was very cold.

If it had been cold, they would not have gone for a picnic.

It was very cold so they decided to go for a picnic.

Because it was very cold, they decided to go for a picnic.

However cold it was, they decided to go for a picnic.

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Question 22.She gets up early to prepare breakfast so that her children can come to school on time.

Because she wanted her children to come to school on time, she gets up early to prepare breakfast.

If she does not get up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on time.

Despite her getting up early to prepare breakfast, her children cannot come to school on time.

Unless she gets up early to prepare breakfast, her children will not come to school on.

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Question 23.In spite of his poverty, he led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause.

Although he was poor, he led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause.

If he had not been so poor, he could have devoted his life to the revolutionary cause.

He could not devote his life to the revolutionary cause because of his poverty.

He led a devoted life to the revolutionary cause, but he was so poor.

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Question 24.Having spent all his money, Daniel couldn't afford a new watch.

Daniel couldn't get a new watch because he didn't have much money.

Because he had spent all the money, Daniel couldn't afford a new watch.

Daniel didn't buy a new watch although he had a lot of money.

As Daniel had bought a new watch, he spent all his money.

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Question 25.The substance is very toxic. Protective clothing must be worn at all times.

The substance is too toxic to wear protective clothing at all times.

So toxic is the substance that protective clothing must be worn at all times.

The substance is such toxic that protective clothing must be worn at all times.

Since the substance is very toxic, so protective clothing must be worn at all times.

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