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SECTION 13 · Match sentence parts

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How to solve: MatchingMatch sentence beginnings with endings; one ending is extra.

What it tests

Sentence logic and grammar across the join: tense, subject–verb link, linking words and meaning.

In the exam: part XIII, 4 tasks.

Step by step

  1. Read each beginning and predict how it could continue.
  2. Look at the last word of the beginning: a comma, but, because, a preposition — each needs a certain kind of ending.
  3. Check grammar across the join: tense, subject, pronouns.
  4. Check the meaning of the full sentence.
  5. Leave the extra ending unused.

Watch out for

  • An ending that is grammatically possible but illogical.
  • Pronouns that don't match (he after a plural subject).
  • Endings that repeat the beginning's information.

Example

The writer Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Japan, … — 1) after they finish high school. 2) but his family emigrated to Britain when he was five.

2) — but contrasts Japan with Britain, and his refers to the writer.

Exercise 14
MATCHING

Match each sentence beginning with its ending.

BEGINNINGS

A In the past teens usually spent a lot of money on sweets, but now

B Most of the boys and girls in my class seem to

C I prefer texting my friends on my mobile – I hate

D The most common jobs for a woman of her age are

ENDINGS

1. and these days people use instant messaging to talk to friends.

2. it means some of them are working.

3. spend a lot of free time on computers.

4. sitting in front of a computer for hours.

5. they spend most of it on mobile phone cards.

6. babysitting, washing and cleaning the house.