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She had nowhere to
go, ______ she came here.
She had nowhere to
go, so she came here. |
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They spent the night here ______ it
was too late for them to go home. |
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I cannot afford to buy this watch
______ I like it very much. |
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She said that she can't come ______
she has a lot of work to do. |
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You must shut all the windows
______ the rain will not come in. |
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I returned the book to him ______
came back at once. |
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The front door was locked, ______ I
went round the house to the back. |
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I could not sleep at all ______ the
neighbor's cat was mewing the whole nigh long. |
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______ I had dressed as quickly as
I could, I missed the bus. |
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He was very wealthy, ______ he was
also one of the most miserly men I had ever known. |
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You can ______ use my bicycle
______ you can walk up the hill. |
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They have stopped the game ______
it has started raining rather heavily. |
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I have not seen your purse
anywhere, _______ have I taken it. |
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I read through the whole book,
______ I could not get the information I wanted. |
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______ he was very busy, he offered
to help me ______ I did not know anything about the subject. |
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I went to his house yesterday,
______ he was not in; ______ I left him a message to come to my
house as soon as possible. |
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Answers |
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They spent the night here
since it was too late for
them to go home. |
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I cannot afford to buy this watch
although I like it very
much. |
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She said that she can't come
as she has a lot of work to
do. |
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You must shut all the windows
so that the rain will not
come in. |
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I returned the book to him
and came back at once. |
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The front door was locked,
so I went round the house to
the back. |
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I could not sleep at all
as the neighbor's cat was
mewing the whole nigh long. |
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Even
though I had dressed as quickly as I could, I missed
the bus. |
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He was very wealthy,
but he was also one of the
most miserly men I had ever known. |
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You can
either use my bicycle or
you can walk up the hill. |
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They have stopped the game
because it has started
raining rather heavily. |
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I have not seen your purse
anywhere, nor have I taken
it. |
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I read through the whole book,
but I could not get the
information I wanted. |
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Although
he was very busy, he offered to help me
as I did not know anything about the subject. |
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I went to his house yesterday,
but he was not in;
so I left him a message to
come to my house as soon as possible. |
