A recent article in Health magazine suggested ways to lose weight. The article suggested that an individual consumes more vegetables and meat;____________, it suggested that the individual cut down on sugary beverages and drink more water.
furthermore/in addition/moreover/besides/also
100
Combine the sentences to create an adverb clause on the whiteboard:
The crowd cheered. They saw the baseball fly over the stadium wall.
The crowd cheered when they saw the baseball fly over the stadium wall.
100
(How much time do we have left?):
I don't know__________________________.
I don't know how much time we have left.
100
I forgot the name of the teacher________teaches French.
who
100
For example, many students have part-time jobs.
Correct
200
The farther away from Earth a person is, the less the gravitational force of Earth.____________a man weighs less when he is 50,000 miles from Earth than when he is only 5,000 miles away.
Therefore/Thus/As a result/Consequently/Hence
200
Combine the sentence to create an adverb clause:
Shelley goes jogging. She drinks a lot of water.
Whenever Shelley goes jogging, she drinks a lot of water.
200
(How much did Sue's car cost?):
___________________is none of your business.
How much Sue's car costs is none of your business.
200
Correct or incorrect? If incorrect, fix the mistake: The book that I'm reading is from the Everett Public Library where you can borrow books for up to three weeks.
Add a comma before "where" because it's a non restrictive clause. We know which library is referred to.
200
Although people want to believe that all men are created equal we aren't.
Run-on: Although people want to believe that all men are created equal, we aren't.
300
Robots can detect malfunctions in machinery,______ ______human workers can.
just as/as
300
Joshua is very thin___________he eats lots of fattening junk food.
even though
300
(Did an overnight mail package arrive today?):
We can ask the mail clerk__________________________
We can ask the mail clerk if/whether an overnight mail arrived today.
300
Combine the sentences using using the second sentence as the adjective clause:
The elderly woman was grateful. Anne helped her with yard work.
The elderly woman whom Anna help with yard work was grateful.
300
Finding a suitable marriage partner is a challenging task, it requires patience and maturity in order to be successful.
Stringy sentences:
Finding a suitable marriage partner is a challenging task. It requires patience and maturity in order to be successful.
400
A medical computer system is an aid to physicians________ _______its ability to interpret data from a patient's history and provide a diagnosis.
because of
400
Combine the sentences using "even if":
I may win the lottery. I won't quit my job.
Even if I win the lottery, I won't quit my job.
400
The college recommends_________the student_____________
The college recommends that the student send his application package soon.
400
Ellen met a kind man. His parents died when he was very young.
Ellen met a kind man whose parents died when he was very young.
500
Present-day rock music has a harder sound_______ _______early rock.
compared with
500
San Francisco is cool during the summer, whereas_______________________________________
San Francisco is cool during the summer, whereas Miami is very humid and hot.
500
The idea_________________________is supported by some people.
The idea that taxes should be raised is supported by some people.
500
Change to reduced form of adjective clause:
Instructors who attend the workshop will learn about computer presentation strategies.
Instructors attending the workshop will learn about computer presentation strategies.
500
Despite a lag of up to several hours between the earthquake and tsunami, nearly all of the victims were taken completely by surprise, and unprepared for the events that turned out to be catastrophic.
No comma before "....and unprepared for..." before the subject is "the victims".