General Revision

Exercise 1. Define the types of sentences and the types of subordinate clauses.

1. Lord Bracknell would be highly displeased if he learned that that was the way in which you wasted your time and money. 2. As soon as I began to be in the money I took to living like a millionaire, which I had always wanted to do, just to see how it felt. 3. What makes his conduct all the more heartless is, that he was perfectly well aware that I have no brother, that I never had a brother, and that I don’t intend to have a brother. 4. I had a mild hope that I might disarm destiny. 5. Mrs. Cheveley, I think it right to tell you frankly that, had I known who you really were, I should not have invited you to my house last night. 6. For a long time, I was mad because I thought my dreams had lied to me. 7. I wished I knew what to say, what to do. 8. I know I can leave all household arrangements to you, and you must just run things as they have always been run. 9. The kind of feelings he had had there were dead in him, and he had a reluctance to bring them to life. 10. Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world. 11. We stared at one another for a moment without speaking, and I could not be certain whether it was anger I read in her eyes or curiosity. 12. For a few weeks his head was bandaged, but that didn’t worry him. 13. When the captain gave orders to abandon the Titanic, many passengers refused because they believed the ship was unsinkable, so many lifeboats were only partly filled. 14. It was an axiom with the Forsytes that people didn’t go anywhere unless they wanted something. 15. He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything. (Arabian proverb) 16. There were no signs of any change when he looked into the actual painting, and yet there was no doubt that the whole expression had altered. 17. When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. 18. When she has to talk to someone she doesn’t know well, she speaks in a whisper and stares sideways. 19. Africa was where he had been happiest in the good time of his work, so he had come out here to start again.

Exercise 2. Insert the proper conjunctions, conjunctive pronouns, conjunctive adverbs, relative pronouns or relative adverbs.

1. It was such a tempting picture … Roy hesitated before refusing. 2. The garden in … the cottage stood was surrounded by a wall. 3. After two days and nights I felt … I had lived there for a year. 4. She became … would have been called a fine creature. 5. Andrew turned toward her, distressed, … still determined to carry out his intention. 6. All husbands are alike, … they have different faces so you can tell them apart. 7. One ought to have good memory … he has told a lie. 8. We cannot despair of humanity, … we ourselves are human beings. 9. He won’t marry … he marries a perfect woman. 10. Opinions cannot survive … one has no chance to fight for them. 11. I don’t want to harm anybody … they harm me. 12. Of all spots in the world it was the most sacred to him, … he had loved his father. 13. Instead of stopping, the rain increased, … we decided to set out for home right away. 14. You’ve been getting thinner … I saw you last. 15. His beard was black and heavy, … it had grown for three days. 16. He needed a bath so badly … he stank like a goat. 17. He nodded goodbye to Biff … they started off together down the sidewalk. 18. He had the feeling … he wanted to explain something to himself. 19. I had expected Rosemary to marry again … she is very attractive to men. 20. Palmer strikes one immediately as an American, … he is in fact only half American and grew up in Europe. 21. How glad I am to have met you then, … we might have lost sight of each other. 22. I want to go very much, … I do not care to go out in the rain. 23. My real mother, … among other things was a painter, died … I was sixteen. 24. I feel … we two are survivors of a wreck, … have suffered so much together … they can hardly bear to see each other. 25. It is very cold, … I shall not go out. 26. The younger brother is always playing with his toys … the elder is busy working about the house. 27. I like to spend my holiday … one can bathe. 28. It was arranged … the whole group should go on the journey together. 29. I had no sooner arrived … I was interviewed.

Exercise 3. Combine the following couples of simple sentences into a complex sentence.

1. There were no objections. The plan was adopted. 2. Erik walked slowly over to Tony. Tony stood by the other window, staring out at the night. 3. They asked me to accompany them. It was just the thing I wanted. 4. Have you found the book? We were talking about it the other day. 5. We left the house at a certain time. It has not ceased raining ever since that time. 6. I went out to the shop. He stood watching me. 7. Her son started going to school. Five years has passed since that time. 8. I didn’t want to interrupt them. They were talking. 9. The girl was frightened. She could not move. 10. You will hear from us soon. It is quite probable. 11. He goes to bed late. He always gets up at 6 o’clock. 12. The whole family could have a drive in their own car. Colin liked it. 13. Two days later she reached the railway station. There she learned that war had broken out that very morning. 14. The school will open in ten day’s time. So we heard. 15. I shall close the window. You may catch cold. 16. The sun is shining. It is rather cold. 17. She did not tell me anything. But I think she will come.

Exercise 4. Complete the following sentences stating the type of the subordinate clause.

1. Women appreciate it when men … 2. The value of any deed is determined by how (what, who) … 3. Love brings happiness only to those who … 4. Ambition is so powerful a passion that … 5. If you wish to reach the highest … 6. You shouldn’t speak to your children as though … 7. One who does not love his country … 8. If some day people see the earth turn into a desert, they will … 9. The older we grow … 10. The history of humanity proves that … 11. Politics has become so expensive that … 12. Crimes shouldn’t be left unpunished lest … 13. We can’t call ourselves free unless … 14. Some people believe in God because …, others don’t believe in God because … 15. The best husbands (wives) are those who … 16. We live in a time when … 17. Justice is what … 18. If you have no enemies … 19. Every man should get education so that … 20. The future of mankind depends on what … 21. Those who don’t remember the past … 22. It is sometimes very difficult to explain why (how, what) … 23. … is that every parent wants his child to be better than himself. 24. While we are young we … 25. Even if you are a welcome guest … 26. Home is a place where … 27. Students are never pleased with their teachers unless …. And teachers are never pleased with their students unless … 28. Justice can never triumph where … 29. As long as he lives … 30. No matter how hard we try to … 30. The greatness of people is measured by what (how, how long, how often) …

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