EF3 sentence exercises

1.     I ate a big lunch before I went for a long walk.

After I went for a long walk, I ate a big lunch.

I ate a big lunch because/ so that I went for a long walk.

I go for a long walk every time I eat a big brunch.

I went for a long walk even though I ate a big lunch.

I will go for a long walk even if I eat a big lunch.

adverb cl- future, use present tense

I will go for a bike ride tomorrow if it will be is sunny.

If it will rain rains, I will stay home.

If it doesn’t rain, let’s go swimming tomorrow.

2.     Don played with the children while Mary took the dog for a walk.

While Don played with the children, Mary took the dog for a walk.

Mary took the dog for a walk when/ as soon as she got home.

3.     It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon, so they decided to go shopping.

It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon so that they decided to go shopping.

Since/ Because it was a beautiful, sunny afternoon, they decided to go shopping.

4.     He turned off the television because the TV show was boring.

The TV show was boring, so he turned off the television.

He turned off the television after the TV show was finished.

5.     He turned off the television although/ even though the TV show was very exciting.

Although/ even though the TV show was very exciting, he turned off the television.

Even if the TV show is very exciting, he will turn off the television.

Even though The TV show was very exciting, but he turned off the television.

He turned off the exciting TV show for some reasons.

6.     Jack was reading the newspaper when Ann came

home at 6 o’clock.

7.     Tom had no money, so Jack gave him $10.

Jack gave Tom ten dollars because he had no money.

Jack gave ten dollars to Tom because Tom had no money.

Jack gave Tom money because he had none.  He was happy when he gave him some, but he didn’t pay him back.

PRONOUNS???

8.     While Kelley and Tim ate supper, they listened to music to the radio.

9.     If we want to be on time, we must leave right now.

We want to be on time, so we must leave right now.

We want to be on time so that we must leave right now.

10. She was interrupted by a loud noise as/ when/ just as/ as soon as/ after she began to speak to the group.

11. We put on our best clothes before we went to the party.

We went to the party, so we put on our best clothes.

We will put on our best clothes before we go to the party.

We put on our best clothes because we went to the party.

**We put on our best clothes; afterwards, we went to the party.

**We went to the party after we put on our best clothes.

12. Even though Karen gets a pay cheque, she won’t be able to buy groceries.

Karen gets a pay cheque, but she won’t be able to buy groceries.

Karen won’t be able to buy groceries before she gets a pay cheque.

13. Whenever/ Every time I look at my mother’s photograph, I feel homesick.

When I feel homesick, I look at my mother’s photograph/ picture/ ph