Exercise 294. Analyse the following sentences. How are the clauses joined? What type are they? 1. There was one woman in front of him, and she was certainly in no hurry eithea. 2. Diana and Nick lived just round the corner, but he thought that he might as well take the car right there with him, so he got back into it and drove himself fifty yards and parked. 3. Diana had a cut-glass full of marble eggs, she was holding one up now to the light. 4. The light went out, the curtains opened, and a man came on and started making introductory noises. 5. Simon was confused, he did not know what to say. 6. He watched her go: he went to his win- dow and watched her cross the courtyard below. 7. We looked at each other for a moment and then I turned away. 8. My watch had stopped, but I could tell the time from the Hospital wall. 9. I shut my eyes, and a bit later I heard the door close. 10. My mother lives near Hastings now, so there is no cause to go back. 11. Of course I like him vary much or I wouldn't think of marrying him. 12. I knocked on the door and there was no answer, otherwise I wouldn't have gone in. 13. Who did you speak to and what did you say?

My favourite hobby is collecting stamps. It’s important to mention that in fact my mother began collecting them when I was a child. When I turned ten she presented me the three albums she had already collected. Since that time I added two more, so that now I have got a bigger collection than any of my friends. I get my stamps in different ways. I rarely buy them in shops. My father who often travels abroad on business trips brings me stamps from different parts of the world. I also have got pen-friends in foreign countries and they send me stamps in return for the ones I send to them. I really love my hobby. It’s so pleasant to sit at a table in the evening with my albums arranging the new stamps in them, writing the names of the countries or, if I’m too tired, just looking through them. Each stamp has a story to tell about distant countries and famous people. I see pictures of men and women, birds and animals I have never heard of before.  Kings and presidents pass before my eyes and I can follow the history of whole nations. Besides, some of the stamps are of great value as they are very difficult to find. In conclusion I want to say that my stamp collection is my treasure. I hope one day I’ll be able to pass my hobby on to my younger brother. I think it’s a very good way of getting him interested in such subjects as history, geography and languages.

My favourite hobby is collecting stamps. It’s important to mention that in fact my mother began collecting them when I was a child. When I turned ten she presented me the three albums she had already collected. Since that time I added two more, so that now I have got a bigger collection than any of my friends. I get my stamps in different ways. I rarely buy them in shops. My father who often travels abroad on business trips brings me stamps from different parts of the world. I also have got pen-friends in foreign countries and they send me stamps in return for the ones I send to them. I really love my hobby. It’s so pleasant to sit at a table in the evening with my albums arranging the new stamps in them, writing the names of the countries or, if I’m too tired, just looking through them. Each stamp has a story to tell about distant countries and famous people. I see pictures of men and women, birds and animals I have never heard of before.  Kings and presidents pass before my eyes and I can follow the history of whole nations. Besides, some of the stamps are of great value as they are very difficult to find. In conclusion I want to say that my stamp collection is my treasure. I hope one day I’ll be able to pass my hobby on to my younger brother. I think it’s a very good way of getting him interested in such subjects as history, geography and languages.