Exercise 1 p. 69.
Write out the conjunctions used to join the adverbial clauses of comparison and manner.
1) The intervals were never as long as they had seemed (Gr). 2) Roy was as sick as he expected to be (Ald). 3) It proved more difficult to get out of the Phat Diem area than it had been to get in (Gr). 4) Roy watched these two men as he had never watched them before (Ald). 5) Roy was stretched to his full length moaning sometimes as if he were in pain (Ald). 6) “He will not be long,” she said as though I needed comfort for his absence (Gr).
It was strange but I COULDN’T find our cat, Tom, anywhere. The whole family got worried.
“He’s gone hunting,” my YOUNGER sister said.
“All cats hunt MICE. I read about it in a book.”
“I’m sure he IS SLEEPING in the armchair,” Mum said. But the cat wasn’t there either.
“Look! I HAVE FOUND him!” my little sister shouted. “He’s in the washing machine!” We watched in surprise as the cat got out of the washing machine.
“Come on, kitty, come here. We WILL GIVE you some milk.”