3 Which of these groups of words are clauses and which are phrases?
1 sports equipment specialist 2 our products are the best 3 a unique combination of comfort and protection 4 we print badges 5 those football boots 6 she went there 7 bought boots 8 and tennis racquets
4 Which conjunction completes each sentence? 1 I went to the shop _____ I wanted football boots. a) so that b) because 2 It’s a good shop _______they didn’t have what I wanted. a) therefore b) although 3 I go to the shop ______ my friend buys online. a) whereas b) because 4 The shirt shrank ______ I took it back to the shop. a) nevertheless b) therefore
5 Write three sentences comparing these two cars. Use transitional words from the chart on page 50.
6 What parts of speech are the underlined words? noun verb adjective pronoun conjunction 1 I watched the 200-metre race on television. 2 His teacher encouraged him to join the team. 3 My cousin is the fastest bowler I know. 4 They won the cricket match easily. 5 The coach spoke to them before the game.
• Exercise 5: You may ask students to make notes on a Venn diagram before writing their sentences. DA Allow some students to list only one more similarity and one difference for each car.
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