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Language activity

Exercise 1. Summarize your knowledge of the types of Subordinate Clauses.

Form one sentence out of two using conjunctions given in brackets and translate it.

  1. I don’t remember the day. They left for London. (when)

  2. We went across the fields. There stood Anne’s cottage. (where)

  3. I asked him. He wanted of me. (what)

  4. I thought. He was a good actor. (that)

  5. He managed to get such books. He did not tell me about it. (how)

  6. I couldn’t come to see you. I was unwell. (because)

  7. Wait for me a little. You are not in a hurry. (if)

  8. I met them. They arrived from London. (as soon as)

  9. I leave Stratford. I’ll let you know. (before)

  10. The reason is not clear. Many students were absent at the lecture. (why)

Exercise 2. Translate the sentences into English using conjunctions “which”, “when”, “if”, “as”, “where”, “that”, “till”.

  1. Школа, в которой (где) я учился, находится в центре города.

  2. Вот книга, которую вы хотели прочитать.

  3. Преподаватель сказал, что я должен много работать над английским произношением.

  4. Когда мы вернулись, было уже темно.

  5. Я буду ждать до тех пор, пока вы не позвоните.

  6. Мы не могли вас навестить, так как только вчера прибыли из Лондона.

  7. Если дождь не прекратится, мы не пойдем гулять.