Food from different geographic locations and of several ethnic groups often help distinguish specific cultural aspects.

The news of his spectacular achievements comes as a surprise to us.

The relative structure in “The judge praised the jury members who had respected the rules of court” means that some members of the jury failed to comply with the rules.

“Although Grant did not have any money” requires another clause introducing an expected result, such as he didn’t go to the movies.

The mixed conditional in “If John had followed his doctor’s advice, he wouldn’t still be ill” implies that John did not do what his doctor told him to, and that is why he is not well now.

“Prices in Europe are so high that it costs a fortune to spend a month there” is an example of a complex sentence.

There is no change in meaning in “Luke, you had better listen to me, or be ready to bear the consequences” if the linking word is replaced by besides.

“Mark’s friends don’t like Japanese food, and Mark doesn’t either” would still be correct if rewritten as Mark’s friends don’t like Japanese food, and so does he.

In “Medication is ineffective for some types of headaches; however, patients can learn how to deal with them”, the underlined connecting word is a conjunctive adverb linking two independent clauses.

“Playing video games and to watch sitcoms on cable TV are my favorite pastimes” is an example of coordinated structures with appropriate parallelism.