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  Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, officials say. Families will be able to enter the stadiums in three major cities - Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. It is another move towards giving more freedom to Saudi women, who face strict gender segregation rules, and follows the historic lifting of a driving ban. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is leading a major drive to modernise Saudi society and boost the economy. Saudi Arabia's sports authority said that preparations would start in the three stadiums so they can be "ready to accommodate families from early 2018". Restaurants, cafes and monitor screens would be set up inside the stadiums as part of the changes, it added. Up until now, the venues have been men-only areas. Understanding the changes The reforms are in line with a wide-ranging plan announced by 32-year-old Prince Mohammed to bring social and economic change to the oil-dependent king...

(JAKARTA, Indonesia) — An explosion and inferno at a fireworks factory near the Indonesian capital on Thursday killed at least 47 people, most of them female workers who were apparently locked inside, and injured dozens. Witnesses said a huge explosion was heard from the factory at about 10 a.m. and then smaller blasts echoed across the neighborhood as orange flames jumped from the building and columns of black smoke billowed from it. The death toll could rise as many of those who escaped suffered extensive burns, said Nico Afinta, general crimes director at Jakarta police. He said bodies were found piled at the rear of the building. Police said 103 people were working at the factory and 10 are still unaccounted for. It's possible some or all of those 10 had not come to work or suffered only minor injuries and didn't seek medical attention, said Jakarta police spokesman Argo Yuwono. A local resident told Indonesia's MetroTV he saw police and residen...

A. See whether these statements below are sentences or clauses, maybe even just a phrase! After reading the text out loud in the class Before can be placed in the beginning of the sentence. Since the moment I met her 2 years ago As soon as the project is finished While she was staring at the stars in the sky When did you learn to surf? Until the end of the semester No sooner than he graduate from college B.  Complete the verbs in brackets based on the time context in the sentences below! 1.        She _____ (take) the subway when she _____ (go) into town every week. 2.        I _____ (prepare) dinner before my friend _____ (arrive) yesterday evening.  3.        We _____ (go) out for drinks after we _____ (get) to the hotel next Tuesday. 4.        Before I _____ (answer) his question, h...

Fill in the blanks with   so   or   such : 1. The weather was _____   cold that we cancelled the trip . 2. The book is______   good that I can't put it down . 3. There was _______a long queue that we couldn't get into the cinema on time. 4. There was ________  a heavy traffic that we arrived late. 5. It was _________  a great book that I read it twice . 6. He's got ______   many friends that he's always out . Rewrite the sentences using so /such ... t hat ….! 1. He was very pleased. He wrote a letter to thank me for my help. ANSWER: -He was so pleased that he wrote a letter to thank me for my help. 2. They worked very hard. They finished everything in one afternoon. They …. ....................................................................................... 3. It’s a nice day. We should go out for a walk in the fresh air. It is such ….. ...

Rewrite each of the following sentences to correct the misplaced modifiers !  1. While cooking her famous holiday dinner, Tim noticed that his mom seemed tired.          ANSWER: While cooking her famous holiday dinner, Tim's Mom seemed tired and Tom noticed that.        - " While cooking her famous holiday dinner" modifies " Tim's Mom". 2. The charity offered a scholarship to the needy students out of kindness.  3. In the top of the closet, he could not find his bowling ball.  4. The dog house was built by my cousin in the backyard.  5. Locked away in jail for the rest of his life, Jenna still feared the criminal.  6. I put on the suntan lotion at the beach on my nose.  7. The Olympic team won the gold medal from Hungary.  8. Terrence turned in his resignation to his supervisor with great sadness.  9. Covered with thick, dusty cob-webs, Scott decided to ...

A. CORRECT IT! i. Using a variety of pedagogical techniques, the students were taught grammar. ii. More beautiful and one of the rarest, my brother bought an African cat. iii. Challenging and difficult, Rudi decided to take the tasks. iv. When in third grade, my mother went back to college. v. Doing my assignments, my cat ignored me. B.  COMPLETE THE SENTENCES! when buying your first car,…. upon arriving at the train station,…. working diligently on the project,…. running to catch the train,…. when only seven years old,…. —

 A. Do you know that report cards have become a controversy? Have a look at the text below to get a clearer information!     Some schools are giving parents report cards. Every five weeks, parents get a grade on whether their children are doing their homework, on whether the kids are absent too often, and on whether the kids are suitably dressed for school    Some people think it is a good idea. For one thing, a report card would get parents involved in their children’s education. That mean kids would do better in school. Further, a report card might also let parents know what the kids are doing well-and what they are no doing well. It would help them be better parents. Finally when parents get good grades, then they will feel rewarded-just like their kids.     On the other hand, some people don’t think it is necessary. First of all, parents should be able to raise their children the way they wants to. Teacher should not be telling ...

A. Previously, we have discussed how to differentiate between phrase and clause. Now, to refresh your memory,  the following exercise needs to be done. Decide whether the following are clauses or phrases and then specify the Subject an Verb! For example: the children yelled  - clause  ( the children: SUBJECT, yelled: VERB ) into the room  - phrase (NO SUBJECT AND VERB) 1. arriving at the store 2. Gina came into the store 3. although I could not play 4. The running water 5. from earlier centuries 6. before a hurricane occurs 7. during the rainy season 8. I took a quick jog 9. after I walked the path 10. through the winter months B. Next, you are going to review your understanding on how  Complex sentence and Simple sentence  differ. Combine these paired-up sentences to be a one-clause sentence. Then, underlined the Subject and the Predicate of the newly-formed sentence!        E.g .     ...