Punctuation

Rewrite the sentences with the correct punctuation.

1. timothy is the president of the befrienders club. timothys speech will be made tomorrow.

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2. mummy says I’m not old enough to go to the next olympic games but I may watch it on tv when the games begin i said.

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3. mr ongs bus will arrive soon. the bus with the big blue sign is his.

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4. the soldiers aren’t going to give up their freedom. they can’t go back to their country.

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5.     national day is a big celebration in singapore. all singaporeans are especially

       proud of this day, aren’t they? 

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LEARNING SHEET LS5.6

Name: _____________________

Class:______________________                                               Date:_____________

For each question, choose a connector from the box below. Use it to combine the two given sentences into one.

and                 as well as                  because                     as                    since

 

1. I was doing my homework. I heard a loud noise.

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2. Jimmy is tired. Jimmy is hungry.

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3. My grandmother wanted to make a cup of coffee. My grandmother boiled water.

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4. The police told us to lock our doors. The police told us to lock our windows.

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5. Mary’s birthday is coming soon. Mary is expecting a birthday present.

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LEARNING SHEET LS5.7

Name: _____________________

Class:______________________                                               Date:_____________

Choose the most suitable answer and write its number in the brackets.

1.       Jane is selected for the music competition _________ she can play the violin very well.

(1) so that            (2) but             (3) because               (4) however               (        )             

2.     Please move in _________ more people can get on the train.

(1) so that            (2) but             (3) and                       (4) as well as             (        )

3.     There was a blackout_________ I heard loud screaming coming from the house.

       (1) so                   (2) since         (3) finally                   (4) next                       (        )

4.     Mr Lim is a friendly _________ generous teacher.

       (1) but                  (2) and           (3) because               (4) since                     (        )

      

5.     We can’t carry the bag _________ it is too heavy.

       (1) because        (2) and           (3) as well as             (4) but                         (        )

6.     The firemen broke the lock _________they could save the little girl.

       (1) finally             (2) first            (3) because               (4) so that                  (        )

7.     You must work hard _________ you want to get the first prize this year.

       (1) but                  (2) if                (3) as well as             (4) and                       (        )

8.     Jenny is pretty _________ her sister is prettier.

       (1) and                 (2) for              (3) as                          (4) since                     (        )

9.     My sister got into trouble _________ she didn’t follow instructions.

       (1) since              (2) so              (3) as well as             (4) however               (        )

10.  I have not been home_________ yesterday.

            (1) as              (2) because               (3) since         (4) but