Adverbial Clauses

________ you have finished your work, you can go home.

• No sooner

• As soon as

• While

• Before

“Take a spare tyre __________ you have a puncture on the way to the beach.”

• in case

• if

• so that

• unless

The pool should not be made so deep _____ small children can be safe there.

• so that

• though

• if

• so as to

The price of meat has increased recently,_____ the price of vegetables has gone down.

• whereas

• whether

• when

• otherwise

As a millionaire who liked to show off her wealth, Mrs Smith paid _____ we asked.

• twice much as

• twice as many as

• twice as much as

• twice much than

________Tom broke the window, he did not feel guilty about it.

• Although

• Because

• Despite

• In spite of

There were ______ on the subject that we did not know where to begin.

• so many books

• so much books

• such books

• such as books

We will have prepared everything _______.

• as soon as the meeting will begin

• by the time the meeting begins

• as long as the meeting would begin

• after the meeting began

Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.

My mother is very busy with her work at the office. She still takes good care of us.

• In spite of being very busy with her work at the office, my mother takes good care of us.

• Because my mother is very busy with her work at the office, she takes good care of us.

• My mother is so busy with her work at the office that she cannot take good care of us.

• My mother is too busy with her work at the office to take good care of us.

____the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time.

• In case of

• In spite of

• Because of

• But for