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7 Rephrasing Subordinadas - Ejercicios

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7 REPHRASING: SUBORDINATE AND CONECTORS SOL UCIONES

CLAUSES OF CONTRAST. (Oraciones subordinadas adversativas)


Although /even though + subordinate clause. In spite of / despite+ noun or gerund.
1 She has plenty of money, but she is very mean.
Although…
Even…
2 I didn´t buy the car, even though I had the money.
-Despite…
3 She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy.
-Even though…
4 They have a car but they rarely use it.
- Although…
5 They went out for a walk, even though the weather was bad.
- In spite of…

CLAUSES OF PURPOSE. (Oraciones subordinadas de propósito)


In order to / so as to / to + infinitive. So that / in order that + subordinate clause.
1)He lifted me up because he wanted me to see what was happening.
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2)Try to write clearly. That way you will avoid being misunderstood.
-Try to write clearly …
3)What do I need to know, if I want to be a good doctor?
- What do I need to know …
4)If you want to have a hundred students, you will need at least three teachers.
- You will need at least three teachers …
5)They had to eat grass and drink melted snow in order to stay alive.
- They had to eat grass and drink melted snow so that…
CONSECUTIVE CLAUSES. (Oraciones subordinadas consecutivas)
1) He is so rude that everybody hates him.
- He is such…
2) Robert is so reliable as a friend that everybody loves him.
- Robert is such…
3) My neighbours are so noisy that we are always phoning the police.
- I have such…
4) It was such a delicious cake that we ate it all up.
- The cake was so…
5) The weather was so good that we decided to walk along the river.
- It was such…

CAUSE CLAUSES: (Oraciones subordinadas de causa) Because / as / since


1) I opened the window due to the heat.
- I opened the window because…
1) They lost the match due to the bad weather.
-As…
2)She missed the bus so she had to take a taxi.
-Since…
3)I´ve laid the table, so you can sit down.
-As the table…
4)The weather was fine, so we decided to go out.
-As…
5)He got the highest marks in the class; as a result, he received a prize.
- Since…
EFFECT CLAUSES. (Oraciones subordinadas de efecto o consecuencia). So /
Therefore / consequently / as a result.
1) We need to increase sales. Therefore, we´ll start a new advertising
campaign.
- We need to increase sales, so…
2)I´m going to bed because I´m really tired.
- I´m really tired, so…
3)As I didn´t know it was your birthday, I didn´t buy you a present.
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4)I left the cinema because the film was very boring.
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