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EXERCISES

D) Circle the correct conjunction.
1. Reading expands your horizons and knowledge. In addition to / Moreover, it helps you explore different perspectives
and learn new information about the world around you.

2. By AD 1200, Zimbabwean gold and copper were exported to Syria and Jordan, as well as / such as other parts of
Asia, in exchange for glass, beads, and Chinese porcelain.
3. Getting enough vitamin C in your diet can lower the risk of common health problems such as heart disease.
Besides / Aside from, vitamin C is essential for your bones, teeth, and small blood vessels.
4. Books that are particularly expensive, rare, or fragile, as well as other works thought to require protection, are kept
on closed access. In other words / For example, it is only available to the library staff.
5. Natural processes do not replenish non-renewable resources in a timely manner on a human timescale. Namely /
For instance, fossil fuels, the most non-renewable energy sources, take millions of years to form.

6. One of the easiest ways to prevent type 2 diabetes is to eat wholesome plant foods and healthy fats. Similarly /
That is, you can lower your risk by doing regular physical activity.
7. During the 20 century, the widespread adoption of intensive agricultural practices, what’s more / along with
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overgrazing and deforestation, contributed to the degradation of some agricultural lands.

E) Complete the sentences with paired conjunctions. More than one answer is possible.
1. Elephants are incredibly smart and have excellent memories. During a severe drought in 1993, researchers monitored
three herds of elephants and discovered that they ________ recognised one another ________ remembered paths
to alternative food and water sources when their habitual areas became dry.
2. Last year, rapid tests that could indicate ________ infections are caused by viruses ________ bacteria were trialled
at the University of Bristol, England.
3. There is no single procedure for researching the effects of global warming. Researchers can use ________ qualitative
________ quantitative methods to explore the consequences of climate change on biodiversity.
4. The lawyer had ________ entered the courtroom ________ he realised that he was in the wrong room.
5. The commission was assembled to negotiate the environmental issues, but ________ pollution ________ climate
change was discussed because of the tension among the members.
6. Contrary to early beliefs that the brain is shaped by heredity alone, recent studies have shown that ________
genetics ________ the environment influence cognitive development.
7. Liam had ________ looked through his telescope ________ he spotted an asteroid.
8. ________ you exercise for a healthy life style ________ to look fit, you will benefit a lot from doing sports.

F) Rewrite the sentences in their inverted forms.
1. Democracy functions properly only when all people in a nation are equally involved.
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2. People could not access this vast amount of information so quickly until the Internet was invented.
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3. If they damage a product, customers will not, under any circumstances, get a refund.
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4. I had barely taken that pill when I started to show symptoms of an allergic reaction.
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5. A scientist should on no account disregard scientific principles, ethical standards, or values.
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