Complex Sentences & Connectors
______ the heavy rain, the game continued.
a) Although
b) Despite
c) Because
b) Despite
Correct: If the police acted faster, the crime would be prevented.
If the police had acted faster, the crime would have been prevented.
He looks tired. He ______ have been working all night.
a) must
b) must have
c) must be
b) must have
The man is a suspect. He was arrested yesterday.
The man who was arrested yesterday is a suspect.
Fill: The ______ you study, the ______ you learn.
more /more
She stayed home ______ she was feeling sick.
a) because
b) because of
c) due to
c) due to
If people recycle, pollution would decrease.
If people recycled, pollution would decrease.
The project is complete. They ______ have finished it early.
a) might
b) might have
c) might be
b) might have
The house was damaged. It was very old.
The house that was damaged was very old.
Fill: The ______ it gets, the ______ people go outside. (warm)
warmer / more
______ he finished his homework, he went out.
a) After
b) Once
c) Because
Once
If the suspect had escaped, he will be free now.
he would be free now.
She ______ been studying when I called her.
a) has
b) had been
c) have
b) had been
The girl is my friend. She won the competition.
The girl who won the competition is my friend.
Is it correct?: If he studied more, he would have passed the exam.
Correct
______ the situation was difficult, the team managed to succeed.
a) In spite of the fact that
b) Because
c) Due to
a) In spite of the fact that
If there is more security, the crime would not happen.
If there were more security, the crime would not happen.
They ______ have forgotten the meeting.
a) should
b) must have
c) must
b) must have
The car was stolen. It was parked outside.
The car that was parked outside was stolen.
Improve:
Because it was raining. The match continued.
Although it was raining, the match continued.
He didn’t attend the meeting ______ a scheduling conflict.
a) although
b) because
c) due to
due to
If the government had invested more, people are safer now.
people would be safer now.
I ______ been waiting for two hours.
a) have
b) have been
c) had
b) have been
The book is interesting. I am reading it.
The book that I am reading is interesting.
Improve (argumentation):
If the city had better lighting, crime decreases.
…crime would decrease.