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Exercise 49Book 2 · Section 13 · 49 / 60
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 49
MATCHING

Match each sentence beginning with its ending.

BEGINNINGS

A Tea can be grown at a height of 2,000 meters above sea level,

B The plant produces pointed, dark leaves, small white flowers

C Both black and green teas come from the same plant,

D To make green tea, workers put the freshly picked leaves into a steamer,

ENDINGS

1. which keeps them green.

2. but the best quality grows in higher regions.

3. but are processed differently.

4. so that workers can pluck the leaves easily.

5. change the taste and character of the tea.

6. and seeds that look like hazelnuts.