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SECTION 13 · Match sentence parts

Matching

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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 3
MATCHING

Match each sentence beginning with its ending.

BEGINNINGS

A Television can be a useful source of information

B Parents should stop their children from wasting their time on TV

C I can’t stand watching those silly quiz shows which are supposed to test

D It would be a good idea if

ENDINGS

1. your knowledge of a variety of subjects.

2. we watched the comedy on Channel 6.

3. and get them to read books or listen to some music.

4. if it helped to pass the time.

5. as it requires some knowledge of computers.

6. about what’s happening in the world.