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Appendix 4

UNIT 93
1 She even may help you if you ask. X
<*• She may even help you if you ask. ^ ('even' goes in mid position)

UNIT 94
1 Have something to eat before you will go. X
*" Have something to eat before you go. f'
2 When you will have finished, do exercise 6. X
•" When you have finished, do exercise 6. f'
UNIT 95
1 I was driving under the bridge as a football hit my window. X
*" I was driving under the bridge when a football hit my window. ^
2 We stayed in Jim's flat during he was on holiday. X
'*• We stayed in Jim's flat while/when he was on holiday. • (or ...during the time that he
was on holiday.) ('During' is a preposition, not a conjunction, so it comes at the
beginning of a noun phrase, not a subordinate clause.)
UNIT 96
1 Because I'd lost my watch, so I was late for the meeting. X
(•• Because I'd lost my watch, I was late for the meeting, or I'd lost my watch, so I was late
for the meeting, t/ (We don't use 'because' and 'so' together in a sentence.)
2 We couldn't go sailing because the weather. X
<»" We couldn't go sailing because of the weather. ^
3 I couldn't understand the instructions due to I don't know German. X
*• I couldn't understand the instructions because I don't know German. •
UNIT 97
1 I got up at 6 o'clock not to be late for the interview. X
*• I got up at 6 o'clock so as not to be late for the interview. »/
2 He went to Scotland for playing golf. X
<•" He went to Scotland to play golf. •
UNIT 98
1 Although they played well, but they never looked like winning. X
•" Although they played well, they never looked like winning, or They played well, but they
never looked like winning. %/ (We don't normally use two conjunctions in the same
sentence.)
2 Despite the snow was still falling heavily, she went out. X
•" Despite the heavy snow, she went out. (or Although it was snowing heavily, or Despite
the fact that it was snowing heavily) ^ ('Despite' is a preposition, so it can't be followed
by a clause with a finite verb.)

UNIT 99
1 Peter had avoided the traffic jam if he'd set out a bit earlier. X
•* Peter would have avoided the traffic jam if he'd set out a bit earlier. •
2 If I would know what you wanted, I'd help you. X
<•" If I knew what you wanted, I'd help you. \/
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