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The key answer of exercise 9

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 7.7 - Writing for the textbook Focus 4 - Student's Book with authors Kay Sue, Jones Vaughan, Brayshaw Daniel and Beata Trapnell from Pearson Education

Question

Rewrite each sentence in two ways. For each sentence b, use the same alternative to because as in sentence a.

Answer

  1. a) As phones are distracting, they should be banned at school.; b) Phones should be banned at school as they are distracting.
  2. a) Due to the high price of some phones, theft is not uncommon.; b) Theft is not uncommon due to the high price of some phones.
  3. a) Since they can be used to cheat during tests, phones should certainly not be allowed in classrooms.; b) Phones should certainly not be allowed in classrooms since they can be used to cheat during tests.
  4. a) Due to the ban that was introduced at our school, discipline has improved.; b) Discipline  has improved due to the ban that was introduced at our school.