GRAMMAR REVIEW – UNIT 10 – ELATIVE, ADVERBIAL CLAUSES

A. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with suitable prepositions, or adverbials, if
necessary:

1. Most applicants get weeded _____ before the interview stage.

2. We have people on board geared _____ to help with any problems.

3. Despite our worries everything turned _____ well.

4. Marketing expenses amounted _____16 per cent of gross revenues.

5. The marketing campaign brought _____ over €6 million in sales.



B. In the spaces put in one of the following words - THAT, WHICH, WHERE, WHOSE, WHY - and add the
commas that are missing from the following sentences. If it is possible to omit the relative
pronoun, add nothing.


 1. The area of Britain _______ my family most likes to visit on holidays is Devon _______ is in
the south-west of England, and _______ the weather is usually warm and sunny in summer.
 2. We usually stay in a hotel _______ is run by a lovely Italian lady _______ English is almost
indecipherable. There are signs in the hotel _______ nobody can understand _______ doesn’t seem to
matter, because everything runs very smoothly. The hotel is near the beach _______ has the highest
tide in England.
 3. Unfortunately, my children _______ usually eat anything _______ is put in front of them aren’t
terribly fond of the food _______ is served there. This is because the people _______ prepare the
food most of _______ is Italian use too many herbs and spices for their liking. Everything _______
they cook is rather rich _______ suits my wife and I perfectly.
 4. Also, the meal times are rather late for the children. They are used to eating at 5.30 _______
is when they are hungry after playing all day, but the restaurant doesn’t open until 7.00.
 5. That is one of the reasons _______ we decided to cater for ourselves this year. We stayed in a
cottage _______ we saw advertised in the national press. The lady _______ cottage we rented is
often abroad on business _______ is _______ she lets it out most of the year.
 6. It was one of the nicest cottages _______ we have ever stayed at, and, of course, Devon is
lovely. It is an area of England _______ is rich in history, and _______ offers great hospitability
to its visitors.















C. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed above it:


1. We shouldn’t talk about anything to do with work during lunch.

While ___________________________________________________


2. She has had to use crutches (berly). She had an operation on her foot.

Since ___________________________________________________


3. You should plan to leave early tomorrow. You’ll avoid traffic jams on the way

      to the airport.

In order ___________________________________________________


4. We waited a few minutes until the rain stopped. We didn’t want to get wet.

           So as ___________________________________________________


5. There must be a good source of light or plants won’t grow indoors.

In order ___________________________________________________


6.  I disagree with his point of view, but I understand why he thinks that way.

Although ___________________________________________________


7. The old people didn’t have very much money, but they were really generous.

Despite ___________________________________________________







D. Choose the words or phrases which best complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is
1-3.


 1. Players may not leave the area without permission _________ the game is being played.


A         despite             B         during              C         much as           D
while


 2. Remember to wear a helmet _________ your head is protected.


A         in order that    B         so as                C         that                 D
to


 3. _________ they had been waiting in line all night, I was sure they’d get tickets.


A         as though        B         because of       C         since                D
until


 4. Sylvia said it was _________ lovely weather they all went swimming.


A         as                    B         as if                 C         so
D         such


 5. Once you _________ into a routine, you’ll find the work quite easy.


A         are settling      B         have settled     C         settled            D         will
settle