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LINKING WORDS REPHRASING 1. Circle the right option in each sentence: 1. As/ Because Mary arrived at the station, the train had left. 2. What were you doing while/ since your brother was listening to music? 3. Peter won’t tell you his secret unless/so that you promise not to tell anybody. 4. Mum was disappointed owing to/ because I didn’t get the job. 5. Despite / Although retaking his French exam, Paul didn’t pass it. 6. Give me a call in case/ in spite of you can’t come around tonight. 7. My sister is working hard so as to/ so that get her university degree.

8. The football match had to be cancelled due to/ because there weren’t enough players. 9. We’ll be late for the maths lesson if/ unless you don’t hurry. 10. Nevertheless / Although Mary has a lot of money, she hardly ever gives any to charity. 11. I did my best to/ owing to help Pam with her wedding reception. 12. We need a technician so that/ in order to fix our TV. 13. The Blacks had to sell their house because/ because of the high mortgage they had on it. 14. Spanish teenagers aren’t allowed to drive a car if/ unless they’re eighteen. 15. You can drive a car in case/ as long as you’ve got a driving license. 16. My brother loves skiing when/whereas I hate it. 17. Some roofs were damaged because/ owing to the strong wind. 18. Even though/ Since Dick always gets the best marks at school, he is never satisfied. 19. I couldn’t join the club since/ due to the membership cost a lot. 20. Remember to take you swimsuit so as to/ in case we go to the beach.

2. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning: 1. Baby Jane won’t stop crying if you don’t give her a dummy. …………………………………………… unless …………… …………………………………………………………………… 2. Peter looks very interested in modern art. He doesn’t understand anything at all. Although ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… 3. Robert was extremely rich, so he had lots of friends. ……………………………… due to ………………………… 4. They tried hard to save the company. They didn’t succeed. Even though ………………………………………………… 5. My father can’t sleep well. That’s why he sometimes takes sleeping pills. ………………………………………, so ………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… 6. Mary is the kindest person I’ve ever met. Her husband never seems to like other people. ……………………………………………. On the contrary, ……………………………………………………………………… 7. They’ll have the contract ready. Mark may sign it. ………………………………… in case ……………………… 8. It rained heavily yesterday. Carol went jogging. Despite ………………………………………………………… 9. Dave didn’t take the dog for a walk. It was so windy! ………………………………… because of ………………… 10. Everybody enjoys Pete’s company. He’s so nice! ……………………………, therefore ………………………… 11. Get a library card. It allows you to borrow books. ………………………………… in order to ………………… 12. Mary copied my cheesecake recipe. She wanted to make it for her family. …………………………………… so that …………………… ……………………………………………………………………

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KEY 1. As Mary arrived at the station, the train had left. 2. What were you doing while your brother was listening to music? 3. Peter won’t tell you his secret unless you promise not to tell anybody. 4. Mum was disappointed because I didn’t get the job. 5. Despite retaking his French exam, Paul didn’t pass it. 6. Give me a call in case you can’t come around tonight. 7. My sister is working hard so as to get her university degree. 8. The football match had to be cancelled because there weren’t enough players. 9. We’ll be late for the maths lesson if you don’t hurry. 10. Although Mary has a lot of money, she hardly ever gives any to charity. 11. I did my best to help Pam with her wedding reception. 12. We need a technician in order to fix our TV. 13. The Blacks had to sell their house because of the high mortgage they had on it. 14. Spanish teenagers aren’t allowed to drive a car unless they’re eighteen. 15. You can drive a car as long as you’ve got a driving license. 16. My brother loves skiing whereas I hate it. 17. Some roofs were damaged owing to the strong wind. 18. Even though Dick always gets the best marks at school, he is never satisfied. 19. I couldn’t join the club since the membership cost a lot. 20. Remember to take you swimsuit in case we go to the beach.

1. Baby Jane won’t stop crying unless you give her a dummy. 2. Although Peter looks very interested in modern art, he doesn’t understand anything at all. 3. Robert has got a lot of friends due to her richness. 4. Even though they tried hard to save the company, they didn’t succeed. 5. My father can’t sleep well, so he sometimes takes sleeping pills. 6. Mary is the kindest person I’ve ever met. On the contrary, her husband never seems to like other people. 7. They’ll have the contract ready in case mark signs it. 8. Despite the heavy rain/ raining heavily (yesterday), Carol went jogging (yesterday). 9. Dave didn’t take the dog for a walk because of the wind /windy weather. 10. Peter is so nice, therefore everybody enjoys his company. 11. Get a library card in order to borrow books. 12. Mary copied my cheesecake recipe so that she could make it for her family.

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