iStarSign inEnglish 7 · Unit 8: In the news · Cambridge Global English Stage 7
8.G2 Connectives: because, so that, as, therefore, however, although
17 questions · e.g. He doesn't write poetry ____ he loves songwriting.
Questions
1. Rule: we ____ so that, although, because and as to join different parts of the same sentence.
Check2. Rule: we ____ use however and therefore to join two different sentences.
Check3. The article was very long. ____ the editor decided to cut it.
Check4. The article was very long. The editor, ____, decided not to cut it.
Check5. ____ I was feeling unwell, I stopped writing and lay down.
Check6. He rewrote the exercise neatly ____ the first copy was messy.
Check7. I love doing puzzles in magazines ____ I never win any prizes.
Check8. I invited all my friends ____ nobody would feel left out.
Check9. I like writing ____ I'm not very good at spelling.
Check10. I couldn't read the invitation ____ it was handwritten in tiny writing.
Check11. ____ the magazine has a lot of adverts, we can sell it at a low price.
Check12. Please tell us your views ____ we can improve the magazine.
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14. Not many people buy printed newspapers. → People do, ____, read newspapers online.
Check15. The editor is leaving. → We ____ need to find someone else to edit the magazine.
Check16. This article is interesting. → ____, it only gives one side of the argument.
Check17. There's too much empty space on this page. → ____, we need to make the photos bigger.
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