1The consequence of his carelessness was ............... he failed.
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The conjunction "that" introduces a noun clause after "was".
2............... I am successful does not necessarily make me happy.
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Both "That" (formal) and "The fact that" can introduce a clause that is the subject of the sentence.
3............... I shall stay is doubtful.
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The phrase "How long" introduces an indirect question about duration.
4The news ............... the captain was killed spread like wildfire.
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The conjunction "that" introduces a clause explaining the content of the news.
5He sold the horse ............... belonged to his brother.
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"Which" and "that" can introduce a defining relative clause referring to an animal.
6I have no pen ............... I can lend.
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"That" and "which" can introduce a defining relative clause referring to a thing.
7A man ............... is dead needs no comforts.
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The relative pronoun "who" is used as the subject when referring to a person.
8The camel ............... was brought from Arabia is very big.
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"Which" and "that" can introduce a defining relative clause referring to an animal.
9I found the key ............... I had lost.
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"Which" and "that" can introduce a defining relative clause referring to a thing.
10You can eat as much ............... you want.
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The conjunction "as" completes the structure "as much as".
11The master was annoyed ............... his servant had not carried out his orders.
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"That" and "because" can introduce the reason for the annoyance.
12............... there is life, there is hope.
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The conjunction "As long as" introduces a condition.
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- The consequence of his carelessness was that he failed.
- That / The fact that I am successful does not necessarily make me happy.
- How long I shall stay is doubtful.
- The news that the captain was killed spread like wildfire.
- He sold the horse which / that belonged to his brother.
- I have no pen that / which I can lend.
- A man who is dead needs no comforts.
- The camel which / that was brought from Arabia is very big.
- I found the key which / that I had lost.
- You can eat as much as you want.
- The master was annoyed that / because his servant had not carried out his orders.
- As long as there is life, there is hope.