Exercise 2. The sentences in the exercise are complex sentences. Define the main clauses and the subordinate clauses. 1. Since I was five years old, I have read in bed at night.
2. For my twelfth birthday I received ―A light in the Attic‖, which is a book of poems.
3. Before I go to sleep, I sometimes read my favorite poems to my little brother.
4. As he listens to me, he closes his eyes and falls asleep.
5. When he wakes up in the morning, he usually asks about the ending of a poem.
6. I may be a writer or an editor when I grow up.
7. My Aunt Sabrina, who lives in Dallas, is a copyeditor for a newspaper.
8. If I study hard, I can become an editor, too.
9. A job as an editor makes sense for me because I love words.
10. The books that I love most sit on a special shelf in my room.
Exercise 3. Сӛйлемдерді шылауларға мән бере отырып, аударыңыздар. 1. They received a high mark on their exam because they had studied hard.
2. I'm studying hard because I want to pass my exam.
3. He works a lot of overtime because his rent is so expensive
4. Since he loves music so much, he decided to go to a conservatory.
5. They had to leave early since their train left at 8.30.
6. I have played tennis since I was a young boy.
7. They have worked here since 2007.
8. As the test is difficult, you had better get some sleep.
9. I went to Spain last summer because I wanted the guarantee of sunshine on every day of my
holiday.
10. As the performance had already started, we went up to the balcony and occupied some
empty seats there.
11. Since John had already eaten, I made do with a sandwich.
12. I decided to stop the work I was doing - for it was very late and I wanted to go to bed.
13. We moved to Cornwall because we wanted to live in the countryside.
