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WRITING 1

ENG 107
Lecturer : Phan Thi Bao Khuyen
Email : [email protected]
Tel : +84 774 535 427
GAME:
UNSCRAMBLE
1. I couldn’t unlock it because I had the wrong key.
2. Because the weather was so bad, we couldn't go
sailing.
ADVERBIAL
3. Since the story was funny, the children laughed. CLAUSE OF
4. Lisa is learning English as she wants to get a REASON
better job.
5. Her luggage was so heavy that she couldn’t ADVERBI
carry it. AL
6. There was so much traffic that I was two hours CLAUSE
late for work.
7. It was such good coffee that I had another cup. OF
8. I felt so angry that I decided to cancel the trip. RESULT
ADVERBIAL
9. I tried to act as if I were not afraid.
10.He visits his family as often as he can CLAUSE OF
MANNER
ADVERBIAL CLAUSE
OF MANNER
Shows us how something happens
Manner Subordinators: as, as if, as though, as + adverb +
as
Example:
- Ryan walked past as if he hadn’t seen us.
- She acted as she was asked.
- My parents asked me to drive as carefully as I could.

Manner Subordinator + S + V +.......


NOTE: AS IF/ AS
THOUGH
1. The situation might be true.
Ex: It looks as if/ as though it is going to rain.
S1 + V1(present) + as if/ as though + S2 + V2 (present/ future)

2. The situation might not be true in the present.


Ex: She dresses as if/ as though it were cold even in
the summer.
S1 + V1(present) + as if/ as though + S2 + V2 (past)

3. The situation might not be true in the past.


Ex: He looked as if/ as though he had lost the money.
S1 + V1(past) + as if/ as though + S2 + V2 (past perfect)
EXERCISE 1: Put The Words in the
correct order
1. I / are / my / as / family / they /classmates /my / members / love.
I love my classmates as they are my family members.
2. The/ there/ messy/ explosion/ as/ had/ was/ boom/ room/ a/ very/ if/ been.
The room was very messy as if there had been a boom explosion.
3. I / as / Chinese /do / you / speak / as / speak / not / well .
I do not speak Chinese as well as you speak.
4. Cooking / a / though / speaks / he / as / knows / he / lot / about.
He speaks as though he knows a lot about cooking.
5. Were / if / shouts / monster / as /she / there / here / a.
She shouts as if there were a monster here.
ADVERBIAL CLAUSE
OF REASON
Shows us why something happens
Reason Subordinators: because, as , since

Example:
- Since the story was funny, the children laughed.
- Lisa is learning English as she wants to get a better job .

Reason Subordinator + S + V +.......


Exercise 2: Combine the pair of
sentences
1. Alice failed the University entrance exam. Her grades were bad.

2. The man was convicted of drinking and driving. He lost his driving license.

3. They moved to London. She got a job there.

4. She could only eat a salad in the restaurant. She is a vegetarian.

5. It was raining. We had to hurry indoors.


1. Alice failed the
university entrance exam
because her grades were
bad.

2. Because Alice’s grades


were bad, she failed the
university entrance exam.
1. As the man was
convicted of drinking and
driving, he lost his driving
license.

2. The man lost his driving


license as he was
convicted of drinking and
driving.
1. Since she got a job in
London, they moved to
there.

2. They moved to London


since she got a job here.
1. She could only eat a
salad in the restaurant as
she is a vegetarian.

2. As she is a vegetarian,
she could only eat a salad
in the restaurant.
1. Because it was raining,
we had to hurry indoors.

2. We had to hurry indoors


because it was raining.
Exercise 3: REDUCE
ADVERBIAL CLAUSES
1. Alice failed the University entrance exam because her grades were bad.

2. As the man was convicted of drinking and driving, he lost his driving license.
Being convicted of drinking and driving, the man lost his driving license.
3. They moved to London since she got a job there.

4. She could only eat a salad in the restaurant as she is a vegetarian.


Being a vegetarian, she could only eat a salad in the restaurant.
5. Because it was raining, we had to hurry indoors.
ADVERBIAL CLAUSE
OF RESULT
Tells us about consequences
Result Subordinators: so .... that/ such .... that,
so many/much/few/little .... that
Example:
- Her luggage was so heavy that she couldn’t carry it.
- It was such good coffee that I had another cup.
- There were so many people on the train that I couldn’t
get a seat.
Result Subordinator + S + V +.......
Complete The Following complex
EXERCISE 4
sentences
1. .............................................
He is so intelligent that
.....he knows everything.
(so....that)

2.They
............................................
are such beautiful pictures that
...
I want to buy them all.
(such....that)
Complete The Following complex
EXERCISE 3
sentences
She eats so little food that
3. ..................................................
she weighs only 40 kilos.(so little....that)

4. .......................................................
There were so few people that
........
we couldn’t lift the box.(so few....that)
Complete The Following complex
EXERCISE 3
sentences
It is such a cold day that
5. ...............................................
I just want to sleep. (such.....that)

There are so many people in the


6. ...................................................
meeting room that
...
there are not enough chairs.(so
many.....that)
Exercise 4: Complete the
1. She addressed the

following Sentences
crowd .....................................................................................

2. ..................................................,
as she we willpracticed
had take no further action against him.
in the mirror.

3. Since
Peterhe has
and apologized,
Rose had so much free time ........................................................

4. His electricity was cut that they decided to go picnic.

off .......................................................................................
because he had not paid the bill.
5. She as if she were starving for years.
ate ....................................................................................................................
since I passed the final exam.

.........

6. My parents was so
EXERCISE 5 Write a short paragraph about your
favorite holiday

+ 80-100 words
+ at least 2 adverbial
clauses of reason and result
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