Monday, 11 February 2013



1.       Too…………To
The man is too old …………………………………………
The girl was too silly …………………………………….
He is too dishonest ……………………………………..
The load is too heavy for me ……………………...
The problem was too hard for them ……………..
2.       So ……………….. that/ In order that
The boy reads more so that ………………………..
We eat food so that ……………………………………
He works hard in order that ………………………
I closed the door of my room so that ………….

3.       If/Provided/Providing that/Provided that/ In case
He will shine in life providing that …………………
The plane will take off in time provided ………..
I waited at the station in case …………………………..
4.       Unless/ If not
Unless you read attentively, …………………………….
He will not prosper in life ………………………………
5.       Lest
He ran away lest ………………………………………………
Read diligently lest …………………………………………
6.       Until/ Till
Wait here until ……………………………………………….
Wait here till …………………………………………………
7.       As long as
Wait here as long as ………………………………………..
He worked hard as long as ……………………………..
Allah will be with us as long as ………………………
8.       Though/although
Though he is poor,  …………………………………………
He could not catch the bus ……………………………
9.       Since/Because/as
Everybody admires him because ………………….
As he behaved rough …………………………………..
10.   In spite of / Despite
In spite of his poverty, ……………………………….
In spite of her having merit, ……………………………..
Despite his good qualification, …………………………
11.   In stead of / In lieu of/ In place of
The boy bought pens in stead of ………………………
In lieu of …………………………………………………………..
12.   Because of/ On account of/ Owing to/ due to
Everybody loves him because of his ……………………..
On account of his illness ……………………………………….
He could not attend the party due to …………………..
13.   Would rather/ sooner …………………than
I would rather die …………………………………………….
He would rather drink tea ……………………………..
14.   Had better
You had better ………………………………………………….
I had better ……………………………………………………….
15.   No sooner had………………than/ Scarcely had……………….when/
Hardly had ……………..when/before
No sooner had I gone out …………………………………….
Scarcely had we reached the station ……………………..
Hardly had he reached the college ………………………..
16.   It is time/ It is high time
It is time to …………………………………………………………..
It is time …………………………………………………………….
It is high time ……………………………………………………
17.   As if /  As though
He tells the matter as if ……………………………………
She pretends as though …………………………………
He denotes money as if ……………………………………..
18.   Let alone
He can not pass in the third division let alone……………
I can not swim a kilometer let alone …………………………
19.   Relative Pronoun
Who / which/ that/ whom/ whose
I saw the man who ………………………………………………
This is the house that ……………………………………….
The writer took a cabin which …………………………..
The boy whom you met yesterday ……………………..
Rina is my friend whose sister …………………………..
20.   Without/ By --------Gerund
Without working hard ………………………………………..
Without reading more ……………………………………….
By reading more ……………………………………………
By taking physical exercise …………………………..
21.   If Clause
If it rains, ……………………………….
If they wanted , …………………………………………..
If I had seen him, ………………………………………..
If I were a king, …………………………………………….
22.   The place …………………………where
Paris is the city …………………………………………………
A railway station is the place ………………………….
23.   The time ………………………………when
Saterday is the day ………………………………………
1971 is the year ………………………………………..
10 pm is the time ………………………………………………
24.   Would that/ I wish
I wish I ………………………………………………………
Would that he …………………………….
25.   Would you mind
Would you mind …………………………………………………
26.   Proverbs
Where there is a will, ………………………………………
Grasp all, ……………………………………………………..
As you sow, …………………………………………..
Faults are thick ………………………………….
The more …………………………………….
Patience is bitter, ……………………………………
All’s well …………………………………………………
Out of sight, ………………………………………..
When the danger is gone, ………………….
Danger often comes where …………………………
Look before …………………………………………………..




No comments:

Post a Comment