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UNIT
EXERCISES 95

95.1 Choose as, when or while, whichever is correct or more likely, to complete the sentences. If
there is more than one possible answer, write them all. (A, B, C & D)

1 he was twelve, he moved with his parents to Perth.
2 Tom started to cry Jenny left the room.
3 they were waiting for the taxi, Rod offered to give them a lift.
4 I cut myself I was shaving.
5 Leave the keys at the front desk you leave.
6 the bathroom window broke I was having a shower.
7 Do you remember we went sailing in Sweden with Carol?
8 Trish was on a skiing holiday in France she broke her leg.
9 It's hard to imagine life in the days there were no antibiotics or anaesthetic.
10 I tried to wake him, it became obvious that he was seriously ill.
11 Sarah was still angry she hung up the phone.
12 Richard hurt his back he was running for a bus.
13 She was walking along the street she tripped over.
14 I was quite good at maths I was at school.
15 I can't remember we last saw Alison.
16 1 get a pain in my left knee I walk up the stairs.
17 I start the car in the morning, the engine makes a terrible grating noise.
18 you gradually get better at the job, you'll find that it becomes easier.
95.2 Complete these sentences with the more likely one of when or while and an appropriate phrase.
Don't use 'as' in this exercise. (C & D)

Sam sat down. he recognised me. the scenery was being changed.
Judith stepped through the door. the results were being distributed.

1 There was a long interval while the scenery was being changed.
2 The chair broke...
3 Everyone shouted 'Happy Birthday'...
4 The students waited patiently...
5 He shook me by the hand...

95.3 Match the sentence halves and, if possible, reduce the when/while clause as in 1. (E)
1 The jury had no choice but to return a a ...when it is used as directed.
verdict of guilty... b ...while they are also keeping a watchful eye
2 Parents become good at holding a on their children.
conversation... c ...while she was under the influence of alcohol,
3 It is essential to take anti-malarial d ...when they were presented with all the evidence.
tablets... e ...while I was reading in my bedroom.
4 My parents were watching television f ...when you are visiting certain countries in
downstairs... Africa.
5 The manufacturers claim that the
insecticide is perfectly safe...
6 She was found guilty of driving...
Example: 1+ (d) The jury had MO choice but to retwrn a. verdict o-f guilty when tlic<j wcro
presented with all the evidence.
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