Note: The sample sentences in this document are only to show what the examination will be like. They are drawn and adapted from practices in the textbook and quiz, not from the examination paper. Therefore, there may be some differences, in respect of difficulty of vocabulary, structures, etc., from the actual examination. The underlined words written in blue are what the correct answers should be like
Part I: Noun Clause (7 points) A. Make a question from the underlined phrase and then change the question into a noun clause. (3 items = 3 points)
1. Suthee would like to watch a detective film. Question: ___What (kind of) film would Suthee like to watch__________________? Noun clause: Please tell me ___what (kind of) film Suthee would like to watch____.
B. Change the sentence into a noun clause. (4 items = 2 points) 1. Did you leave your purse at the library? I wonder ___if/whether you left your purse at the library.___________________
C. Complete the following sentences with a noun clause. Make sure the sentences are meaningful. Do not copy any part in this examination paper. (4 items = 2 points) 1. What ___Pantip is planning to do______________________________ is impossible. 2. It is unlikely ___that Suchart can do this homework by himself._________________
Part II: Adverb Clause (13 points) A. Combine each pair of sentences, using the subordinating conjunction given in brackets. (10 items = 5 points)
1. a) I attended the conference on time. b) I missed the bus. (although) …I attended the conference on time although I missed the bus.………...................... 2. a) The prices of goods are getting high. b) Consumers buy them. (in spite of) …Consumers buy the goods in spite of their high prices.………................................ …Consumers buy the goods in spite of their prices getting high.….......................... 3. a) The party was very noisy. b) We could not sleep last night. (due to the fact that) …We could not sleep last night due to the fact that the party was very noisy…........ 4. a) Helen prepared herself very hard. b) She passed the test easily. (so…that) …Helen prepared herself so hard that she passed the test easily.…….......................
B. Complete the sentences with a meaningful clause using the word or phrase given in brackets. Put commas where necessary. Do not copy any part in this examination paper. (8 items = 4 points) 1. It was such a good movie that we watched it 100 times.…..………………….……………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………. (such…that)
C. Complete the conditional sentences with a suitable form of verbs in brackets. (4 items = 2 points) 1. If there …had been…(be) any complaints, we …would/should/must have heard…(hear) about them.
D. Complete the conditional sentences with a meaningful clause. Do not copy any part in this examination paper. (4 items = 2 points) 1. If the traffic in Bangkok were not bad, …we would spend less than 3 hours a day on the road………………………………….…………………………………………… 2. Thailand’s economy would have been much better last year if …there had not been fight between Thaksin and Sondhi Limthongkul. ……………………………….………………………….
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