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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 5
MATCHING

Match each sentence beginning with its ending.

BEGINNINGS

A The church of Hagia Sophia was

B When waiting to go on a ride to Disneyland you have

C It is definitely worth visiting the dome of the church and the mosaic of

D Visitors are advised to allow at least 2 hours for their visit

ENDINGS

1. with all the famous pictures there.

2. built in 537 AD by the Emperor Justinian I.

3. the Virgin Mary, which are both quite spectacular to see.

4. as there is a lot to see.

5. to design the tallest tower in the world.

6. to stand in a queue for at least 40 minutes.