Question

[army Tiêu]

Exercise 9: Use a phrase or clause of purpose to combine each pair of sentences

below.

1. My father drove carefully. He didn’t want to cause accidents.
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2. Sue dutifully followed her parent’s advice. She didn’t want to cause trouble for her
parents.
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3. Mr Thompson is learning Vietnamese. He wishes to read the Tale of Kieu.
 ..........................................................................................................................
4. Please shut the door. I don’t want the dog to go out of the house.
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5. The farmer built a high wall around his garden. The fruits wouldn’t be stolen.
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8 BÀI TẬP CUỐI TUẦN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 – TẬP 1

6. The police stopped the traffic every few minutes. The pedestrians might cross the
road.
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7. The notices are written in several languages. Everyone may understand them.
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8. I wish to have enough money. I want to buy a new house.
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9. Dick is practising the guitar. He can play for the dance.
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10. She needs a job. She wants to support her old parents.
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11. He moved the front row. He could hear the speaker better.
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12. She put the meat Into the oven. She wanted it to be ready for dinner.
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13. The boy stood on the benches. They wanted to get a better view.
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14. We lower the volume of the radio. We don’t want to bother our neighbours.
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15. I will write to you. I want you to know my decision soon.
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Answer 1

[Đào Thu Hiền]

Exercise 9: Use a phrase or clause of purpose to combine each pair of sentences below.

1. My father drove carefully. He didn’t want to cause accidents.
-> My father drove carefully so as not to cause accidents.
2. Sue dutifully followed her parent’s advice. She didn’t want to cause trouble for her parents.
-> Sue dutifully followed her parent’s advice in order not to cause trouble for her parents.
3. Mr Thompson is learning Vietnamese. He wishes to read the Tale of Kieu.
-> Mr Thompson is learning Vietnamese in order to read the Tale of Kieu.
4. Please shut the door. I don’t want the dog to go out of the house.
-> Please shut the door so that the dog can't go out of the house.
5. The farmer built a high wall around his garden. The fruits wouldn’t be stolen.
-> The farmer built a high wall around his garden so that the fruits wouldn’t be stolen.

8 BÀI TẬP CUỐI TUẦN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 – TẬP 1

6. The police stopped the traffic every few minutes. The pedestrians might cross the road.
-> The police stopped the traffic every few minutes so that the pedestrians might cross the road.
7. The notices are written in several languages. Everyone may understand them.
-> The notices are written in several languages so that everyone may understand them.
8. I wish to have enough money. I want to buy a new house.
-> I wish to have enough money to buy a new house.
9. Dick is practising the guitar. He can play for the dance.
-> Dick is practising the guitar so that he can play for the dance.
10. She needs a job. She wants to support her old parents.
-> She needs a job in order to support her old parents.
11. He moved the front row. He could hear the speaker better.
-> He moved the front row so that he could hear the speaker better.
12. She put the meat Into the oven. She wanted it to be ready for dinner.
-> She put the meat into the oven so that it could be ready for the dinner.
13. The boy stood on the benches. They wanted to get a better view.
-> The boys stood on the benches to get a better view.
14. We lower the volume of the radio. We don’t want to bother our neighbours.
-> We lower the volume of the radio so as not to bother our neighbors.
15. I will write to you. I want you to know my decision soon.

-> I will write to you so that you can know my decision soon.