Exercises on complex sentences -12- 2011 pdf

Exercises on complex sentences -12- 2011.

I- enough and too to V-inf

1- I haven’t got ……….money for holiday.

2- He wasn’t early …. to catch the train.

3- She can’t marry him. She isn’t old …………to get married.

4- She can’t marry him. She is ……….young to get married.

5- This coat is not thick ………for me to wear in this weather.

6- This chair is ……….weak for him to sit on.

7- They haven’t got ……….time to visit you.

8- That chair isn’t strong ………..for you to stand on.

9- George feels ………..tired to go to work today.

10- I think this jacket is ……..big for you to wear.

11- The weather wasn’t nice ……….to go camping.

12- The foreigner speaks Vietnamese ……….badly for us you understand.

13- The water is not clean ………for us to drink.

14- Jack is …..short to reach the top of the shelf.

15- There aren’t not ……….seats for everyone.

II- Complete the following sentences, using too or enough.

1- It/ be/ cold/ everybody/ go out.

2- The car/ travel/ slowly/ arrive/ the station/ in time.

3- Her English / be/ bad/ pass this exam.

4- The storm/ be/ heavy/ fishermen/ go/ the sea.

5- His dog/ be/ fierce/ we/ enter / the house.

6- The river/ be not/ clean/ we/ swim in.

7- They/ have not/ knowledge / take this exam.

8- They / not young/ find a job.

9- He/ not get / experience/ join/ interview.

10- They/ be not/ strong/ carry/ backpacks.

III- So or such?

1- They drank ……..much water that they couldn’t drive.

2- She met ……….a lot of students that she couldn’t remember their names.

3- Don’t read ……….a stupid book. It is harmful.

4- They have got ……..a lot of money that they don’t know how to spend them.

5- Everything is ……….expensive that we can’t make both ends meet.

6- Their questions were ………stupid that I didn’t know how to answer them.

7- It is ……….a nice day that we want to go out for a walk.

8- It was ……….a boring film that they felt asleep.

9- It is ……..a nice day.

10- The day is ……….nice, isn’t it?

11- They have never eaten ……..bad food.

12- The wind is ……….strong. It is very difficult to walk in ……..strong wind.

13- I was ………….excited about going away that I couldn’t sleep.

14- The water was………. dirty that we decided not to go swimming.

15- He speaks English ……….well that you would think that he is a native English speaker.

IV- Even though /Although/ because/ despite/ in spite of/ because of.

1- …..it rained a lot, they went out.

2- ………It rained, they stayed at home.

3- ………..rain, we couldn’t play football.

4- …………….rain, they still played football.

5- ……….she smoked 40 cigarettes a day, her health was very bad.

6- ……….she smoked 40 cigarettes a day, her health was not bad.

7- We lost the match ………we played badly.

8- …………. having a lot of money, she can’t have what she wants.

9- He studied very well………….his life was very difficult.

10-You can’t eat the soup …………it is very hot.

11- ……….they are tired, they work 15 hours a day.

12- ………..the crop is bad, the farmers are in debt.

13- He has a good job ……….he has a lot of qualifications.

14- ………he is a doctor, he can’t support his family.

15- I went to bed early ………..I felt tired.

V- Put a suitable questions word or tag questions in the blanks.

1- It is a nice day, ……………..?

2- The boys went on holiday, …………………?

3- She doesn’t like her new skirt, …………………?

4- You have drunk wine, ……………?

5- They will help you, …………………?