Basic English Sentence Patterns

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Exercise 5 
1. sweetly, yesterday 
2. here 
3. seldom
4. more wisely 
5. heavily, carefully 
6. noisily 
7. least
8. hard 
9. ever 
10. too 
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Exercise 6 
Pick out the prepositions in the following sentences. There may be more than one 
preposition in each sentence. 
e.g. My father works in a factory. . 
preposition: in
 
1. Take off your hat before you go into the room. 
2. I bought this book for fifty dollars. 
3. There is a bridge over the river. 
4. I like walking along the riverbank. 
5. She kept her jewellery in a box under the bed. 
6. The lifeguard had to swim against the currents to reach the drowning child. 
7. He is afraid of snakes. 
8. Homework should be finished at home. 
9. My parents do not work on Sundays. 
10. Rose is absent from school today.
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Exercise 6 
1. off, into 
2. for 
3. over 
4. along 
5. in, under 
6. against 
7. of 
8. at 
9. on 
10. from 
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Exercise 7 
Pick out the conjunctions in the following sentences.
e.g. A fish can swim but a bird cannot. . 
conjunction: but
1. Although he was late, he managed to catch the bus. 
2. My father had locked the door before he went to bed last night. 
3. I am dark but my sister is fair. 
4. We must hurry or we will be late. 
5. Do not move until the general gives the order. 
6. Since she was not there, I talked to her husband. 
7. They were disqualified because they cheated during the game. 
8. We can’t carry on for it is raining heavily. 
9. My brother had a serious stomachache, so he returned home. 
10. Though she was suffering much pain, she did not complain. 
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