EXERCISE 21 Sentences with SINCE-clauses . (Chart 4-5 Directions: Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses . Put brackets around the since-clauses. 1. I (know) __ Mark Miller Lever since we (be) __ in college.J 2. Pedro (change) __ his major three times since he (start) __ school. 3. Ever since I (be) __ a child, I (be) __ afraid of snakes. 4. i can't wait to get home to my own bed.(sleep,not) __ well since I (leave) __ home three days ago. __ Ever since has the same meaning as since. 5. Ever since Danny (meet) __ Nicade, he (be, mont) __ able to think about anything or anyone else He's in love. 6. Otto (have) __ a lot of problems with his car ever since he (buy) __ it. It's a lemon. 7. A: What (you,eat) __ since you (get) __ up this morning? B: I (eat) __ a banana and some yogurt. That's all. 8. I'm eighteen. I have a job and am in school. My life is going okay now but I (have) __ a miserable home life when I (be) __ a young child. Ever since I (leave) __ home at the age of fifteen, I (take) __ care of myself. I (have) __ some hard times, but I (learn) __ how to stand on my own two feet.

1. I have known Mark Miller Lever since we were in college.2. Pedro has changed his major three times since he started school.3. Ever since I was a child, I have been afraid of snakes.4. I can't wait to get home to my own bed. I have not slept well since I left home three days ago.5. Ever since Danny met Nicole, he has not been able to think about anything or anyone else. He's in love.6. Otto has had a lot of problems with his car ever since he bought it. It's a lemon.7. A: What have you eaten since you got up this morning? B: I have eaten a banana and some yogurt. That's all.8. I'm eighteen. I have a job and am in school. My life is going okay now, but I had a miserable home life when I was a young child. Ever since I left home at the age of fifteen, I have taken care of myself. I have had some hard times, but I have learned how to stand on my own two feet.

This exercise is about using "since" clauses in sentences. "Since" is a conjunction used to indicate a point in time (a moment or an event) from which something has been happening or has been the case. It is also used to mean 'because'. In these sentences, the "since" clause is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It is providing additional information to the main clause. The verb tenses in the "since" clauses should match the tense of the main clause.