Advanced 2 - Midterm

My friend fell. My friend was trying to reach a book on the shelf. Use a participle clause to join the sentences together.

______________ to the last summer we went to the beach, this summer is much hotter.

• Comparing to

• Compared to

I had forgotten my wallet. I couldn't pay the bill in the restaurant. The best participle clause is:

• Having forgotten my wallet, I couldn't pay the bill in the restaurant.

• Forgetting my wallet, I couldn't pay the bill in the restaurant.

Only a small number of people showed up to the meeting so they rescheduled it.

• So little people showed up to the meeting that they rescheduled it.

• So few people showed up to the meeting that they rescheduled it.

Turn down the volume - people in the other room are studying.

Turn down the volume ________ can study. Complete the sentence so it has the same meaning as the first:

Turn down the volume - people in the other room are studying.

Turn down the volume ________ can study. Complete the sentence so it has the same meaning as the first:

We use this box to organise the paperwork. It is also correct to say:

• We use this box for organising the paperwork.

• We use this box in order to organise the paperwork.