Nguyen Van Minh M.A
Clause and linking words
Clauses / Linking words
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1.- Fill in: where, whose, who, which, when and why
Buying a present for someone is often a tricky business. The first thing 1) …which….
you have to decide is what to buy and the shop 2) …… you should go to buy it. Then
you might want to buy a joint present with a friend, so you have to find a time 3) ……
you are both free. It is probably most difficult buying a present for someone 4) ……
you don‘t know very well and 5) …… tastes you know little about. You have tot ry to
find something 6) ……. you think they would like. However, it is also no easy job
buying a present for a close member of your family, such as your mother. I never know
what excuse to tell my mother when I go out. I can‘t tell her the reason 7) …….. I‘m
going out because I want to surprise her on the big day. Still, it is worth all the trouble
just to see the look of pleasure on someone‘s face the moment 8)…… they receive your
gift.
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2.- Fill in: who, which, whose, when, where or why.
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993 was the year 1) … (when) … I took my first holiday abroad. We were students at
the time, with very little money, which is the reason 2) ….. we decided to go to Spain.
We booked through the local travel agent, 3) ….. went to a lot of trouble to find us a
resort 4) ….. was quiet by day but 5) ….. had a lively night life. I went with my friend
Cynthia, 6) ….. has been my friend for nearly six years now. The flight to Malaga, 7)
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.. took over five hours, was very comfortable. Cynthia, 8)….. was a .‘ little nervous,
was comforted by an air stewardess 9) ….. was very courteous and helpful. The hotel
0) ….. we stayed was just a 10-minute walk from the centre. It had a swimming pool
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and a gym 11) ….. we used every morning. We spent the first day of our holiday on the
beach, 12) ….. was beautiful. Unfortunately, when we got back to the hotel that night
my friend, 13) ….. skin is very pale, realised that she had got badly burned. The
suncream 14) …..she had applied was simply not strong enough. I explained the
situation to the hotel manager, 15) …..was very helpful. He telephoned the local doctor,
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6) ….. arrived shortly afterwards. He advised my friend to stay in bed for at least three
days. After these three days, my friend, 17) ….. had fully recovered, was ready to go
out for the evening. We found a lovely restaurant 18)….. we tried some local dishes.
We had a great time for the rest of our holiday.
We found some very good discos 19) …..we spent many of our evenings. We also went
to some places 20) ….. had live Spanish music. We made some good friends 21) …..
we are still in contact with. Cynthia has learned her lesson, too. Whenever we go on
holiday in a country 22) ….. climate is hotter than ours, she remembers to bring a high
factor sun cream with her.
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3. Rewrite the sentences in as many ways as possible.
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The hotel where we stayed was in the mountains.
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The hotel in which we stayed was in the mountains / The hotel we stayed in was in
the mountains ….
That‘s the box where we keep the books.
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