Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the sentences correct?
1. I haven't got any money to lend you. But I can ask my brother for some.That is incorrect. Correct is: I haven&039;t got any money to lend you. However I can ask my brother for some.
2. We might as well go swimming although we are already wet.That is incorrect. Correct is: We might as well go swimming since / because we are already wet.
3. Personally I don't trust her. Moreover I feel she is always lying.That is incorrect. Correct is: Personally I don&039;t trust her. On the contrary I feel she is always lying.
4. Also failing to make your utility payments, you haven't paid rent either.That is incorrect. Correct is: As well as / In addition to failing to make your utility payments, you haven&039;t paid rent either.
5. He doesn't seem very friendly towards me, however I've known him for years.That is incorrect. Correct is: He doesn&039;t seem very friendly towards me, although / despite the fact that / even though I&039;ve known him for years.
6. I need to take our umbrellas with us since the rain.That is incorrect. Correct is: I need to take our umbrellas with us because of / due to the rain.
7. It's important to use cream as well as butter in this recipe.That is correct.
8. They decided to leave the hospital early, although being very ill still.That is incorrect. Correct is: They decided to leave the hospital early, despite / in spite of being very ill still.
9. You haven't paid rent in months. As a result I'm going to have to evict you.That is correct.
10. I don't enjoy television because of it's too violent.That is incorrect. Correct is: I don&039;t enjoy television because / since it&039;s too violent.