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ANSWER KEY TO REPHRASING 2 PAEG MISCELANEA / CONECTORS / COMPARATIVES

MISCELANEA

1. - SHE IS REALLY GOOD AT PAINTING

2. - SIMPLE QUESTIONS CANNOT BE ANSWERED IN A SIMPLE AND SHORT WAY

3. - THEY ARE TAKING SKI LESSONS

5. - CELEBRITIES MAKE OUR LIVES BRIGHTER

6. - IM BORED WITH THIS KIND OF ACTIVITY (estar aburrido de/con algo)

7. WHAT DISTINGUISHES MAN FROM ANIMALS IS AN OCCULT QUALITY

8. WHAT SURPRISES EUROPEAN TOURISTS IS THE SIZE OF THE USA. (WHAT=the thing which)

9. IT IS THROUGH PARENTS THAT CULTURE IS TRANSMITTED

10 I PREFER WESTERNS TO THRILLERS ( prefer + noun + to + noun)

11 SHED RATHER STAY AT HOME THAN GO TO THE CINEMA. (d rather do sth + than + do
sth else)

12 ID RATHER TRAVEL BY TRAIN MORE THAN GO BY AIR.

13 ID RATHER COOK THAN EAT OUT.

14 NOT ONLY IS SHE A TALENTED FOOTBALLER BUT SHE IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT TENNIS
PLAYER. (NOT ONLY verb + subj.but also subj+ verb)

15 OUR BOSS MADE US WEAR A UNIFORM.

16 NOBODY HAS BOUGHT OUR FLAT YET.

17 THE RADIO HASNT BEEN FIXED YET.

18 - I DIDNT FEEL WELL AND I DIDNT EAT ALMOST ANYTHING YESTERDAY.

19 THERE IS NOTHING IN THE FRIDGE.

20 THE CASTLE USED TO BE INHABITED.

21 NOT MANY OF OUR FRIENDS WERE THERE.

22 I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT COMPUTERS.

SAXON GENITIVE

23 THIS IS THE JOHNSONS HOUSE.

24 MR. AND MRS. SMITHS SON IS AT HOME


CONNECTORS (PG 2)
o AS WELL AS
1. GORILLAS ARE INTELLIGENT AS WELL AS VERY STRONG
2. AS WELL AS PLAYING THE GUITAR , HE ALSO PLAYS SONGS.
(As well as + ing verb)
(to inf + as well as + bare infinitive : I have to clean the floor as well as cook the food).
o BOTH NEITHER
3. BOTH PAM AND DON HAVE A DOG.
4. NEITHER MARY NOR JOE COULD LIFT THE STONE.
o TIEMPO
5. AFTER HE HAD DONE A CLIMBING COURSE, HE CLIMBED THE EVEREST.
6. AFTER I HAD SPENT 6 YEARS AT SECONDARY SCHOOL, I WENT TO UNIVERSITY.
7. THE PROJECT DIDNT BEGIN UNTIL THE STAFF HAD BEEN TAUGHT.
8. ONCE WE HAD FINISHED OUR WORK, WE WENT TO THE CINEMA
9. WHE SHE FINISHED WRITING HER BOOK, SHE PUBLISHED IT.
10. BY THE END OF HIS HOLIDAY BILL HAD NO MONEY LEFT.
11. BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED AT THE WEDDING, THE CEREMONY HAD ALREADY BEGUN.
12. WHILE WE WERE EATING, WE DISCUSSED WHAT TO DO AT THE WEEKEND.
13. WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS ABSENT, SHE WAS VERY LONELY.
14. WHILE I WAS STUDYING AT UNIVERSITY, I MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS.
15. WHILE SHE WAS SPEAKING ON THE PHONE, THE ALARM WENT OFF.
o CONCESIVAS

1. Although, even though + subject + verb (Concessive clause)

3. In spite of, despite + noun or verb+ing (Not a concessive clause)

2. There are structural similarities between:

"in spite of", "despite" and "although", "even though"


"because of", "due to", "owing to", "thanks to" and "because", "since ,"as",
"for". (Expressing cause and effect)

In spite of + noun
Despite
Because of
Due to
owing to
Thanks to
Although + verb
Even though
Because
Since
For
As

16. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A TERRIBLE TRAFFIC JAM, HE ARRIVED ON TIME.


17. ALTHOUGH HE SEARCHED EVERYWHERE, HE COULDNT FIND THE TICKET.
18. EVEN THOUGH THE WINTER WAS HARD, MOST ANIMALS SURVIVED.
19. ALTHOUGH IT WAS A VERY OLD HOUSE, WE MANAGE TO SELL IT.
20. EVEN THOUGH THE DOCTOR ADVICED HIM NOT TO DO IT, HE PLAYED FOOTBALL LAST
WEEK.
21. DESPITE HAVING AN ENGLISH NAME/HIS ENGLISH NAME, HE IS IN FACT GERMAN.
22. DESPITE HER FRIENDS ADVICE, SHE WOULD NOT LISTEN.
23. IN SPITE OF MN BEING VERY FAMOUS IN SPAIN, SHE ISNT WIDELY KNOWN ABROAD.
IN SPITE OF MNS POPULARITY IN SPAIN, SHE ISNT WIDELY KNOWN ABROAD.
24. DESPITE BEING THE BEST TEAM, WE LOST THE MATCH.
25. IN SPITE OF THE HEAVY RAIN, WE ALL ENJOYED THE WALK.
26. DESPITE THE DOGS BARKING ALL NIGHT, WE STILL MANAGED TO SLEEP.
27. IN SPITE OF BEING EXTREMELY RICH, HE IS VERY MEAN.
IN SPITE OF HIS BIG FORTUNE, HE IS VERY MEAN.
28. IN SPITE OF BEING 70, MRS. JONES STILL GOES FOR A RUN EVERYDAY.
29. IN SPITE OF BEING UNATTRACTIVE, SS IS A FILM STAR.
30. DESPITE THE LOW SALARY, SHE ACCEPTED THE JOB.
31. DESPITE NOT HAVING DRUNK MUCH LAST NIGHT, I HAD A TERRIBLE HANGOVER THIS
MORNING.
32. IN SPITE OF COMING FROM A POOR FAMILY, HE BECAME RICH.

o CAUSALES

33. AS THE TABLE WAS LAID, YOU CAN SIT DOWN

34. AS THE WEATHER WAS FINE, WE DECIDED TO GO OUT.

35. SINCE HE GOT THE HIGHEST MARKS IN THE CLASS, HE RECEIVED A PRIZE.

36. THEY MADE THEIR WAY TO A NEARBY VILLAGE BECAUSE THEY NEEDED HELP.

37. IM BILINGUAL BECAUSE WE STILL SPEAK ITALIAN AT HOME.

38. HE LEFT EARLY IN ORDER TO AVOID THE RUSH HOUR.

39. JOAN EATS VERY LITTLE BECAUSE HE DOESNT WANT TO PUT ON WEIGHT.

o COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES.

40. DAD SPEAKS ENGLISH BETTER THAN DAD.

41. ANNE ENJOYED THE FILM MORE THAN DAVID.

42. TVS COST LESS THAN THEY USED TO.

43. DOGS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE TO KEEP THAN CATS.

44. CHEESE IS MORE FATTENING THAN FRUIT.

45. YOU CAN TYPE FASTER THAN ME

46. IN THE PAST DOMESTIC WORK WAS HARDER THAN TODAY.


47. THE ORIGINAL SHIP WAS A BIT BIGGER THAN THE SCALE MODEL.

48. APPLES ARE NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS ORANGES.

49. MY CANARY DOESNT SING AS WELL AS HIS.

50. NO ANIMAL RUNS FASTER THAN THE GAZELLE.

51. WE DONT UNDERSTAND AS MUCH AS THEY DO.

52. HAVE YOU GOT ANY CHEAPER FOOD?

53. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS PRONUNCIATION.

54. THIS IS THE DIRTIEST DOG I HAVE EVER SEEN.

55. JUNE IS THE BUSIEST MONTH FOR STUDENTS.

56. HE IS THE BEST TENNIS PLAYER IN THE CLUB.

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