Mastering Adverb Clauses, Prefixes, and Conditional Sentences

Posted on Mar 31, 2025 in English and Classical Studies

Adverb Clauses of Reason and Purpose

Match the main clause (1-5) with the adverb clause (a-e).

1. I am going to use a compare and contrast thought pattern. 1
2. I am definitely not going to use a compare and contrast pattern. 2
3. I am going to use a cause and effect pattern. 5
4. I will use a defining thought pattern for the first half of my talk. 4
5. So that the reasons why things happened will be clear. 3

• A I will use a cause and effect organization…
• B In order to help people understand what made this happen in the first…
• C Due to the fact that the idea is new to the audience, …
• D As I need to examine two things to find similarities and differences, …
• E Since I have to write about the order things happened, …

Prefixes: Complete the Sentences

Complete the sentences with a suitable prefix.

1. I love reading autobiographies, but it must be hard for the authors to write truthfully about themselves.
2. In some cultures, psychoanalysis is popular with people who want to deal with their emotional and mental problems.
3. He recommended this optician because she performs very detailed eye tests.
4. They overestimated the amount of food needed, and so there was a lot leftover.
5. The book was quite ambiguous in the end; the author never clearly stated what he meant.
6. Through his work as a(n) cardiologist, he discovered a new heart treatment, which has helped hundreds of people who have had heart attacks.
7. She is a very independent student, and she manages her time and workload well.
8. Despite his bad experience, he remains unafraid of swimming.
9. It was very irresponsible of them to leave the building without locking it.
10. It is impossible to finish this work on time. There is no way we can do it.
11. You can’t park here. Those red lines mean it is illegal.
12. This computer hardware is rather overpriced in my opinion. I just don’t think it’s worth it.
13. There is a big issue with crowding in this city; we urgently need new housing developments.
14. The number of literate people has fallen dramatically. Many people over eat nowadays, and so there is a growing obesity problem.
15. It is very important not to overreact when something goes wrong.

Sentence Correction

Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1. People should be taught how not to spread diseases. (Correct)
2. Much can be done about many dangerous diseases these days. (Correct)
3. We may never have been able to stop new diseases from developing.
4. The influenza outbreak in the last century could not be stopped.
5. A new disease might not be recognized in time to stop it spreading. (Correct)
6. If he hadn’t had his survival kit with him, he would have had a lot of difficulty.
7. They would have called us if they had had any kind of problem.
8. If we had started work last week, we would have finished on time. (Correct)
9. If she hadn’t been talking on the phone, she might not have had the car accident. (Correct)
10. I wouldn’t have been late if I had read my new timetable last night.
11. Many diseases can be prevented by eating healthily and exercising. (Correct)
12. If they had known about the traffic jam, they would have arrived on time. (Correct)
13. Most surgeons will be using robots by the end of the decade. (Correct)
14. They might have worked harder if they had known about the exam.
15. He wondered what time she would arrive. (Correct)