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Sentence  structure


                                      7  She  comes  here  nowadays  - I  don't  think  she  likes  me.
                                         (seldom  /  frequently  /  nearly  always)
                                      8  We don't  go  there  every  week,  but  we  see them  quite,

                                         (seldom  /  often  /  occasionally)
                                     9   We  see  them,  at  least  once  a  week,  (frequently  /  occasionally  /  always)
                                      10  1  watch horror movies  -  I  don't  like them,  (frequently  /  nearly  always  /
                                         hardly  ever)


                81   Link words: and, but, so, then, before, after, because


                                 Practice


                                 Write  one  of the  above  words  in the  correct  place  in  these  sentences.  Use
                                 each  word  for  two  sentences.  Where  two  answers  are  possible,  choose the  more
                                 likely  one.


                                      1  I  got  out  of  the  car  ..and..  walked  into  the  house.
                                     2   The  weather  was  lovely          we  stayed  in  the  garden.
                                     3                we  went  to bed,  I  locked  all  the  doors.
                                     4   The  little  boy  was  wet and  cold       he  wasn't  hurt.
                                     5   We  turned  off  the  lights  and      left  the  room.

                                     6  I had  a bath             we played  football.
                                     7  I  sat  in the kitchen          read  a  book.
                                     8  She  worked  hard             failed  all  her  exams.

                                     9  I  do  some  exercises          I  go  to  work  in  the  morning.
                                     10  They took me  to  hospital          the  crash.
                                     11  We had no money               the  banks  were  closed.
                                     12  We paid  our hotel  bill  and        left.
                                     13  I  had  to  walk to  work        the  car  wouldn't  start.

                                     14  It was very  cold           we  didn't  go out.

















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