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6. , the subway is very
convenient. (since it has opened a lot of new stations)
the Seoul subway provides passengers with easy Internet access. (because it offers free wi-fi in
stations and on subway cars)
8. , | want to ride the subway when I go to Seoul.
(because I have read about it)
PRACTICE
6 WRITE & SPEAK.
A_ Read the statements. Check #) the statement if the adverb clause can be reduced.
_v 1. After they arrived in London, Pam and Emily took a bus to their hotel.
—_____2. After he had spent a year in Mexico, Matt spoke Spanish fluently.
____ 3. Before Linda left for Australia, we had a party for her.
____4. After he saw the pyramids outside Cairo, Ed wanted to learn more about them.
—____5. Jackie learned some Turkish before she moved to Istanbul.
—____ 6. Since Claudia loves to dance, her trip to Brazil during Carnival was wonderful.
____7. While Cara was driving to the airport, her car broke down.
____ 8. Because she’s an art history major, Tanya really enjoyed her trip to Florence.
____ 9. After he left Lisbon, Scott went to Madrid.
____ 10. Since she had never been to Iceland, Anita was excited to spend a day there on her way
to Moscow.
B_ In your notebook, rewrite the sentences you checked in exercise A with reduced adverb
clauses.
After arriving in London, Fam and Emily took a bus to their hotel.
C In your notebook, write two more sentences with reduced adverb clauses about other cities,
but don’t include the names of the cities. Read your sentences to the class. Your classmates
will try fo guess the cities.
A: After arriving in this city, I visited Shinjuku.
B: The city is Tokyo!
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