Exercise: Change the adverb clauses to adverbial phrases if possible.
1. Because Sam didn't want to hurt her feelings, he didn't tell her the bad news.
à Not wanting to hurt her feelings, Sam didn't tell her the bad news.
2. Larry tiptoed out of the room as he didn't want to disturb his sleeping wife.
à Not wanting to disturb his sleeping wife, Larry tiptoed out of the room.
3. Larry didn't want to disturb his sleeping wife. She needed to catch up on her sleep.
à (no change)
4. Although the children had a lot of things to do. They felt bored.
àHaving nothing to do, the children were bored.
5. As I had met the movie star in person, I understood why she was so popular.
à ……………………………
6. Because I had forgotten to bring a pencil to the examination, I had to borrow one.
à ……………………………
7. As Chelsea is a vegetarian, she does not eat meat.
à ……………………………
8. Because she had never flown in an airplane before, the little girl was surprised and a little frightened when her ears popped.
à ……………………………
9. As the taxi driver misunderstood my directions to the hotel, I was taken to the wrong place.
à ……………………………
10. Because Joey bought stocks when they were cheap, he made a lot of money.
à ……………………………
11. Since Lance was confused, he lost the race in France.
à ……………………………
12. As grocery coupons had disappeared from circulars, they can now be downloaded from the Internet.
à ……………………………
13. Although mom hunted for bargains in the paper, she wasn’t able to find as many bargains as she finds on the Internet.
à ……………………………
14. Though cheap items are found easily on the Internet, not all the cheap items are easy to get.
à ……………………………
15. Althoughshe feltstressful, she decided to keep the job.
à ……………………………
16. Because he gotup late, he was late for work.
à ……………………………
17. As I didn't wantto awake him, I turned off the radio.
à ……………………………
18. Before I talked to you, I had never understood that formula.
à ……………………………
19. Even though the storm damaged the village so badly, it killed nobody.
à ……………………………
20. After I read the chapter four times, I finally understood the author's theory.
à ……………………………
21. Because I remembered that everyone makes mistakes, I softened my view of his seemingly inexcusable error.
à ……………………………
22. Since he completed his Bachelor's degree, he has had three jobs, each one better than the last.
à ……………………………
23. Because the little boy believed that no one loved him, he ran away from home.
à ……………………………
24. Before he gained national fame, the union leader had been an electrician in a small town.
à ……………………………
25. Because we were enjoying the cool evening breeze and listening to the sounds of nature, we lost track of time.
à ……………………………
26. Before he became vice-president of marketing and sales, Peter McKay worked as a sales representative.
à ……………………………
27. Because I was unprepared for the test, I didn't do well.
à ……………………………
28. Before I left on my trip, I checked to see what shots I would need.
à ……………………………
29. Since Indians in the high Andes Mountains live in thin air, their hearts grow to be a larger than average size.
à ……………………………
30. Because I hadn't understood the directions, I got lost.
à ……………………………
31. My father reluctantly agreed to let me attend the game after he had talked it over with my mother.
à ……………………………
32. When I discovered I had lost my key to the apartment, I called the building superintendent.
à ……………………………
33. Jane's family hasn't received any news from her since she arrived in Australia two weeks ago.
à ……………………………
34. Garcia accidentally discovered the Grand Canyon while he was looking for the legendary Lost City of Gold.
à ……………………………
35. Because the forest area is so dry this summer, it is prohibited to light campfires.
à ……………………………
36. After we had to wait for more than half an hour, we were finally seated at the restaurant.
à ……………………………
37. Before Maria got accepted on her country's Olympic running team, she had spent most of the two previous years in training.
à ……………………………
38. Though George was paying attention to his driving, he couldn't see the large truck until it was almost too late.
à ……………………………
39. Although Nadia was in the hospital with her friends. I called her family to find out what was wrong.
à ……………………………
40. We slowly approached the door to the hospital. The nurse stepped out to greet us.
à ……………………………
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5. As I had met the movie star in person, I understood why she was so popular.
-> …Having met the movie star in person, I understood why she was so popular.…………………………
6. Because I had forgotten to bring a pencil to the examination, I had to borrow one.
-> …Having forgotten to bring a pencil to the examination, I had to borrow one.…………………………
7. As Chelsea is a vegetarian, she does not eat meat.
-> ……Being a vegetarian, Chelsea doesn't eat meat………………………
8. Because she had never flown in an airplane before, the little girl was surprised and a little frightened when her ears popped.
-> ……Having never flown in an airplane before, the little girl was surprised and a little frightened when her ears popped.………………………
9. As the taxi driver misunderstood my directions to the hotel, I was taken to the wrong place.
-> ………Misunderstanding my directions to the hotel, the taxi driver took me to the wrong place (hoặc chị có thể viết là I was taken to the wrong place by the taxi driver, nhưng em thấy cách đầu hợp hơn, take sb to swh)……………………
10. Because Joey bought stocks when they were cheap, he made a lot of money.
-> ……Buying stocks when they were cheap, Joey made a lot of money………………………
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