Focus on Words

some of the oil in the water or trash from the ships (7) ... into the ocean, the water (8)
... dirty. Many fish (9) ... in the sea, others (10) ... contaminated.
The second important problem is air pollution. Cars and factories pollute the air
we use. It also destroys the ozone layer which protects the Earth from the dangerous
light of the Sun. If we want our children (11) ... in the same world we live in, or in a
better and healthier world, we must learn to protect the water, the air and the earth from
pollution.
1. a. had better trying c. has been trying
b. tries d. is trying
2. a. invented b. will invent c. would invent d. invent
3. a. worked b. have worked c. work d. have been working
4. a. concerned b. are concerned c. are concerning d. concern
5. a. is b. are c. have been d. are being
6. a. is losing b. have lost c. had lost d. loses
7. a. put b. are but c. is put d. to put
8. a. becomes b. have become c. will be becoming d. become
9. a. will die b. is dying c. are dying d. dies
10. a. will get b. is getting c. are getting d. gets
11. a. to live b. to be living c. to have lived d. live
CONNECTING SENTENCES
Explanation: Contrary outcome
Before situation clause
Each of these connectors occurs with a pair
of independent clauses. It introduces the
situation-clause.
CONNNECTOR SITUATION CONTRARY
OUTCOME
Before contrary clause
Each of these connectors occurs between a
pair of independent clauses and introduces
the clause with contary outcome (idea,
opinion or action).
SITUATION CONNNECTOR CONTRARY
OUTCOME
Even though
(conj)
I shouldn’t eat
sugar,
I do (eat
sugar).
I shouldn’t eat
sugar,
but still
I do.
Though (conj)
I shouldn’t eat
sugar,
I do.
I shouldn’t eat
sugar,
yet (conj)
I do.
Although
(conj)
I shouldn’t eat
sugar,
I do.
I shouldn’t eat
sugar,
but (conj)
I do
anyway.
In spite of the
fact (that)
I shouldn’t eat
sugar,
I do.
I shouldn’t eat
sugar,
even so (adv)
I do.
Regardless of
the fact (that)
I shouldn’t eat
sugar,
I do.
I shouldn’t eat
sugar;
nevertheless,
(adv)
I do.
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