Grammar (Page: 119)
Connectives
A. Join the
following pairs of sentences using when and while.
a. Bibha Kumari was
doing her homework. The doorbell rang.
→ Bibha Kumari was
doing her homework when
the doorbell rang.
→ The doorbell rang while
Bibha Kumari was doing her homework.
b. I heard the
telephone ring. I picked it up.
→ I picked the telephone up When
I heard it ring.
→ I picked the telephone up While
I heard it ring.
c. Dil Maya found a
thousand rupee note. She was washing her pants.
→ Dil Maya was washing her pants when
she found a thousand rupee note
→ Dil Maya found a thousand rupee note while
She was washing her pants.
d. Tenjing gave his
measurements to the dressmaker. He was visiting the market yesterday.
→ Tenjing was visiting the market yesterday when
he gave his measurements to the dressmaker.
→ Tenjing gave his measurements to the dressmaker while was visiting the market
yesterday.
e. I was at the
butcher’s shop. I met Harikala.
→ I was at the butcher’s shop when
I met Harikala.
→ I met Harikala while
I was at the butcher’s shop.
f. The sales agent was
dealing with the customer. A thief stole the jewels.
→ The sales agent was dealing with the customer when A thief stole the jewels.
→ A thief stole the jewels while
the sales agent was dealing with the customer.
g. My small brother was
sleeping. I played chess with my father.
→ My small brother was sleeping when
I played chess with my father.
→ I played chess with my father while
my small brother was sleeping.
h. The old lady fell
down. She was climbing up the stairs.
→ The old lady was climbing up the stairs when she fell down.
→ The old lady fell down while
she was climbing up the stairs
i. The leader was
giving a speech loudly. He lost his voice.
→ The leader was giving a speech loudly when
he lost his voice.
→ The leader lost his voice while
he was giving a speech loudly
j. Kanchan broke her
backbone. She was lifting up the load.
→ Kanchan was lifting up the load when
she broke her backbone.
→ Kanchan broke her backbone while
she was lifting up the load
B. Study the
following sentences.
a. I know my father caused pain because he himself was in pain.
b. All of us share the core qualities of our human nature and
so sometimes we are generous and
sometimes selfish.
c. My father has long since died, but if I could speak to him today, I would want to tell him that I
had forgiven him.
Now, fill in the blanks with one of the connectives from the box.
|
-so -because -as -since -due to -owing to -because of |
a. We didn’t go for a morning walk
today ……………it was raining
→ We didn’t go for a morning walk today as
it was raining
b. I wanted to go home
early …………… I was not feeling well.
→ I wanted to go home early since
I was not feeling well.
c. My brother stayed at
home………………his illness.
→ My brother stayed at home because
of his illness.
d. I was late in the
class ………………..traffic jam.
→ I was late in the class due
to traffic jam.
e. He didn’t like
dogs…………….he was not happy when his wife brought a puppy home.
→ He didn’t like dogs so
he was not happy when his wife brought a puppy home.
f. He was not included in the team
…………..his knee injury.
→ He was not included in the team due
to his knee injury.
g. ……………I was tired, I
went to bed early.
→ Because/As I was tired, I went to bed early.
h. He was very unhappy
………….he lost one million rupees in share market.
→ He was very unhappy because
he lost one million rupees in share market.
i. We cancelled our
trip to Rara Lake …………………… the bad weather.
→ We cancelled our trip to Rara Lake owing
to the bad weather.
j. These two lines
intersect with each other. ……………they are not parallel
→ These two lines intersect with each other. So they are not parallel.
