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100
Combine both sentences into one using the second sentence as an adjective clause: Pierre Omidyar got the idea for eBay in 1995. His wife is a collector.
Pierre Omidyar, whose wife is a collector, got the idea for eBay in 1995.
100
Complete the sentence with an appropriate time word: They talk _____ they go to the movies. This happens every time.
WHENEVER
100
Complete with the gerund or infinitive of the verb in parentheses: I started_______ (eat) dinner last night at 9 and the phone rang.
TO EAT/ EATING
100
Complete the sentence with an included question: Where does Jack live? I don't know__________
WHERE JACK LIVES
100
Combine both sentences, using a noun phrase (not a clause!): Have you ever used Mapquest? (It is a Web site that gives maps and driving directions).
Have you ever used Mapquest, a Web site that gives maps and driving directions?
200
Combine both sentences into one using the second sentence as an adjective clause: The Internet changed the way people get their information. It became popular in 1990s.
The Internet, which/that became popular in 1990s, changed the way people get their information.
200
He came to the US _____ a better future.
FOR
200
Complete with the gerund or infinitive of the verb in parentheses: Sometimes they want you____ (donate) money to charity.
TO DONATE
200
Complete the sentences with a noun clause with the information given: It is essential that_________ (Joan/hard/study)
JOAN STUDY HARD.
200
Complete the sentence with the gerund or infinitive of the verb in parentheses: I can't remember _________ (brush) my teeth every night.
TO BRUSH
300
Combine both sentences into one using the second sentence as an adjective clause: Berners-Lee was born in 1955. Most people knew nothing about computers in 1955.
Berners-Lee was born in 1955, when most people knew nothing about computers.
300
Complete the following conditional with the appropriate word: You should come to class ____ you're sick. If you're sick, stay home.
UNLESS
300
Complete with the gerund or infinitive of the verb in parentheses: I don't like _______ (give) my credit card number to strangers.
TO GIVE/ GIVING
300
Complete the following sentences with a noun clause as an included statement with the information in parentheses: I'm sure _____ (she/be/patient)
THAT SHE IS PATIENT
300
Complete the adverbial clause with the right word: _______ many people in the North if U.S. were against slavery, it still continued in the South.
Although/ Even though/ In spite of the fact that
400
Combine both sentences into one using the second sentence as an adjective clause: Berners-Lee studied physics in college. His parents were programmers.
Berners-Lee, whose parents were programmers, studied physics in college.
400
My brother is ___ intelligent ___ he graduated from highschool at age 15.
SO...THAT
400
Complete with the gerund or infinitive of the verb in parentheses: ______ (tell) someone that you're not interested does not stop them from calling you again.
TO TELL/ TELLING
400
Change the sentence to reported speech (follow the rule of sequence of tenses): He said to us, "You should have called me last week."
He told me/ He said to me that I/we should have called him the previous week/ the week before."
400
Change to reported speech: They said, "Don't ever watch this movie because it's very boring!"
They told me/us/them not to ever watch that movie because it was very boring.
500
Combine both sentences into one using the second sentence as an adjective clause: Berners-Lee is not a well-known person. We read about him in this lesson.
Berners-Lee, about who(m) we read in this lesson, is not a well-known person. OR Berners-Lee, that we read about in this lesson, is not a well-known person.
500
The U.S. is a land of opportunity. ______, many people from other countries want to immigrate here.
THEREFORE
500
Complete with the gerund or infinitive of the verb in parentheses: Do you remember ________ (read) The Catcher in the Rye in high school?
READING
500
Change the following question to reported speech (follow the rule of sequence of tenses): He asked me, "Did your father come home yesterday?"
He asked me if/whether my father had come home the day before.
500
Change the following question to rerpoted speech: He asked Maria, "What are your kids eating for dinner tonight?"
He asked Maria what her kids were eating for dinner that night.