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Exercise 76Book 1 · Section 13 · 76 / 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 76
MATCHING

Match each sentence beginning with its ending.

BEGINNINGS

A In the 15th century, the Portuguese were

B Columbus not only discovered America, but also introduced

C When the gold Columbus found was not enough,

D He thought the Indians were gentler

ENDINGS

1. he made the natives into slaves.

2. in which he was successful.

3. the arts, law and religion to the primitive tribes of the New World.

4. and more intelligent than he had expected.

5. one of the most powerful nations on earth.

6. she was one of the greatest figures of Western civilization.