English Practice Test 
English Homework
Susan Schwarzkopf
Practice 11 page 317 1-5
1. When he was forty, he worked four days a week as the owner of a chain of fruit stores.
2. The adult in me knows I must face them.
3. The visiting team sat dejectedly in the dugout.
4. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” is mine.
5. The women thought it was insulting.
Practice 5 page 390 1-16
1, 2. Because I talk to it every day, this cactus has flourished.
This cactus has flourished because I talk to it every day.
3, 4. Whenever Ralph takes the train to Philadelphia, he likes to sit by the window.
Ralph likes to sit by the window whenever he takes the train to Philadelphia.
5, 6. If I had known you were coming, I would have vacuumed the guest room.
I would have vacuumed the guest room if I had known you were coming.
7, 8. The sandwich was named after the Earl of Sandwich because he was the first person to eat a slice of meat between two pieces of bread.
Because he was the first person to eat a slice of meat between two pieces of bread, the sandwich was named after the Earl of Sandwich.
9, 10. Akila was about to answer the final question when the buzzer sounded.
When the buzzer sounded, Akila was about to answer the final question.
11, 12. Daytime television is filled with soap operas although few of them remain on the radio.
Although few soap operas remain on the radio, daytime television is filled with them.
13, 14. When she connected the speakers, the room filled with glorious sound.
The room filled with glorious sound when she connected the speakers.
15, 16. Nobody complained to the local environmental agency although the chimney spewed black smoke and soot.
Although the chimney spewed black smoke and soot, nobody complained to the local environmental agency.
Practice 10 page 397 1-5
1. (for) My grandmother is in great shape, for she eats right and exercises regularly.
(because) Because my grandmother eats right and exercises regularly, she is in great shape.
(therefore) My
Susan Schwarzkopf
Practice 11 page 317 1-5
1. When he was forty, he worked four days a week as the owner of a chain of fruit stores.
2. The adult in me knows I must face them.
3. The visiting team sat dejectedly in the dugout.
4. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained” is mine.
5. The women thought it was insulting.
Practice 5 page 390 1-16
1, 2. Because I talk to it every day, this cactus has flourished.
This cactus has flourished because I talk to it every day.
3, 4. Whenever Ralph takes the train to Philadelphia, he likes to sit by the window.
Ralph likes to sit by the window whenever he takes the train to Philadelphia.
5, 6. If I had known you were coming, I would have vacuumed the guest room.
I would have vacuumed the guest room if I had known you were coming.
7, 8. The sandwich was named after the Earl of Sandwich because he was the first person to eat a slice of meat between two pieces of bread.
Because he was the first person to eat a slice of meat between two pieces of bread, the sandwich was named after the Earl of Sandwich.
9, 10. Akila was about to answer the final question when the buzzer sounded.
When the buzzer sounded, Akila was about to answer the final question.
11, 12. Daytime television is filled with soap operas although few of them remain on the radio.
Although few soap operas remain on the radio, daytime television is filled with them.
13, 14. When she connected the speakers, the room filled with glorious sound.
The room filled with glorious sound when she connected the speakers.
15, 16. Nobody complained to the local environmental agency although the chimney spewed black smoke and soot.
Although the chimney spewed black smoke and soot, nobody complained to the local environmental agency.
Practice 10 page 397 1-5
1. (for) My grandmother is in great shape, for she eats right and exercises regularly.
(because) Because my grandmother eats right and exercises regularly, she is in great shape.
(therefore) My