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Exercise 52Book 1 · Section 13 · 52 / 80
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 52
MATCHING

Match each sentence beginning with its ending.

BEGINNINGS

A Sophie got her first computer when she was eight,

B She came second in the race in

C The expedition worked in the mountains under

D Danny started sailing when he was ten

ENDINGS

1. most terrible circumstances.

2. going out on sailing trips with his aunt.

3. despite rough weather conditions.

4. spite of so many obstacles.

5. and she’s been interested in the Internet since then.

6. as she wasn’t interested in computer design.